Diver Down
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From:
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Florida, United States
Style:
American Amber / Red Ale
Ranked #125
ABV:
8%
Score:
85
Ranked #21,613
Avg:
3.74 | pDev: 10.96%
Reviews:
27
Ratings:
75
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 04, 2023
Added:
Mar 25, 2015
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  26
This is an imperial red ale brewed with two-row caramel Munich barley and Magnum and Williamette hops. The beer is a rich, malty ale with a ruby-red hue and a thick, frothy head of foam.

40 IBUs
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Ratings by Jamstone714:
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Rated by Jamstone714 from Florida

3.25/5  rDev -13.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

Jul 24, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.18 by Jonathan-Morgan from Florida

Sep 04, 2023
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Reviewed by MadMadMike from France

4.15/5  rDev +11%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Cold tap pour into a snifter, at Mellow Mushroom in Fort Myers, FL. Coppery ruby color, tight tan head.
Aroma of malt and a note of caramel.
Taste is on point. Sweet and malty with enough of a hop to let you know it’s there. Little alcohol bite. Drinks bigger than its 8% ABV.
Feel is smooth, perfectly complimentary carbonation.
Overall - Brew Hub hit a home run with this nicely executed imperial red ale.,. Drink Local!!
Jul 31, 2023
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Reviewed by NorsemanOne from Utah

3.61/5  rDev -3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4
12 oz can

Pours deep ruby with a tan head that lingers
Aroma is sweet and slightly spiced
taste is deep, smooth, and caramelly.
Coming from a FL trade, it is one of the best FL beers I've had so far.
Oct 04, 2022
 
Rated: 3.62 by shadyside from Georgia

Aug 04, 2022
 
Rated: 3.85 by Winzlow from Florida

Nov 27, 2021
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Reviewed by Unholy_UFO from Indiana

3.64/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Look: Thick and foamy head that lasts a while with small bubbles pouring up. The color is somewhere between copper and amber, slightly hazy.
Smell: Faint smells of pepper and grain. Not that strong.
Taste: Slightly sweet, has a similar flavor to a Belgian, just not as forward with the malts or the heat in that way. Almost a fruity level to the ferment that a coffee would also have. Hops come in on the aftertaste, mostly bittering.
Feel: The feel is not as viscous as I was expecting, since there is some sweetness the beer feels slightly more thick, but not at all like syrup. As I drink, there is some heat, at 8%.
Overall: I think this a fine beer, its evenly balanced, there is just nothing screaming unique about this one. I would drink it again.
Oct 20, 2021
 
Rated: 3.68 by Paul_B_Jr

Jun 13, 2021
 
Rated: 3.69 by mattreitz49 from Florida

Jan 29, 2021
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Rated by lflotron from Florida

2.96/5  rDev -20.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
copper color, with a sweet smell. Way too malty with a very strong taste of alcohol and strong hints of spices
Sep 03, 2020
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Reviewed by chitoryu12 from Florida

3.56/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Look: Deep, crystal clear copper body. 1 finger of off-white head with good retention.

Smell: Very sweet malt, like bubblegum.

Taste: Sweet milk chocolate and caramel. Very, very mild bitterness that immediately fades.

Mouthfeel: Average body, with high carbonation.

Overall: Not quite as powerful as I would like, and a bit TOO sweet.
Aug 24, 2020
 
Rated: 3.79 by DougT from Ohio

Jan 30, 2020
 
Rated: 3.66 by NastyNorseman from New York

Nov 14, 2019
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Reviewed by tzbel013 from Tennessee

4.48/5  rDev +19.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured on draft at the Brewhub facility in Lakeland Fl. What a rich malty, creamy, hoppy brew that's absolutely a delicious red ale. Truly one of the best ones I've had. Dark Ruby red and you catch the malty aroma immediately. The malts offset the hops perfectly and hide the higher ABV quite well. Awesome!
Aug 11, 2019
 
Rated: 3.79 by Jbalintjr from Pennsylvania

Aug 09, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by Griphon from Florida

Jul 29, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by Griffith from Connecticut

Jul 13, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by twax from Florida

Jun 28, 2019
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Reviewed by Act25 from New Jersey

3.94/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
As good an imperial American Amber / Red Ale as gets which along w APA is a favorite style of mine.
Well done with Florida water water everywhere.
a) Pours a dark brownish copper body surmounted with khaki head that lasts and laces. Dark.
s) Reflective of the malty aroma that dominates some neat spicy hops
t) Flavor follows abundantly, Big flavor masks ABV, but slightly too sweet for 2.
f) Mid to creamy body, nice finish, crisp, a bit oily.
o) Great taste-off version of the Red Ale.
Apr 14, 2019
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Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina

3.74/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz can from FL with a 27 August 2018 canning date.
Pours with a deep copper body topped by a bone colored head. Decent lacing.
Rich malty flavor with a nice balancing load of spicy hops.
Medium-full body with a mild reflection of the 8% ABV.
Overall: recommended version of the style.
Apr 06, 2019
Diver Down from Brew Hub
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 75 ratings