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Cream Ale
Russell Brewing Company
- From:
- Russell Brewing Company
- British Columbia, Canada
- Style:
- Cream Ale
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 80
- Avg:
- 3.43 | pDev: 11.08%
- Reviews:
- 12
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 01, 2021
- Added:
- Mar 26, 2003
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 2
Our proud original. BC's supreme craft cream ale. A smooth, dark, full bodied beer made with premium Canadian barley, specialty malts from the US and aroma hops from Washington State. Cold conditioned for over three weeks, this beer is easy drinking with a creamy smooth finish. Here is to another 25 years!
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Reviewed by altstadt from Canada (BC)
3.4/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.4/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Clear red-brown color. Poured a short, brown-tan head that collapsed to a thin skiff after a minute. Too dark to see the carbonation level. Left no lacing.
Smells of medium roasted malt with just a little yeast. Swirling the glass kicked up a light barnyard and a hint of mint.
Mostly malt and malt related flavors, like light coffee and chocolate. Some light yeast at the start and end. The aftertaste is a bit stronger coffee and very light bitters.
A light tongue tingling as it grew to a full foam through a brief cream. Medium body. Slightly oily when foamy.
Nice clean flavor. Basic ale flavors. Not challenging or demanding of the drinker.
Nov 18, 2020Smells of medium roasted malt with just a little yeast. Swirling the glass kicked up a light barnyard and a hint of mint.
Mostly malt and malt related flavors, like light coffee and chocolate. Some light yeast at the start and end. The aftertaste is a bit stronger coffee and very light bitters.
A light tongue tingling as it grew to a full foam through a brief cream. Medium body. Slightly oily when foamy.
Nice clean flavor. Basic ale flavors. Not challenging or demanding of the drinker.
Reviewed by LampertLand from Canada (BC)
3.79/5 rDev +10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev +10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Russell Brewing 'Cream Ale' @ 5.0% , served from a 650 ml bomber purchased for $5.60
A-pour is a cola brown from the bottle to dark amber/brown in the glass with a small off-white head leaving a streaky lace along the pint
S-mild smelling
T-rich dark tasting cream ale
MF-mild carbonation , medium body
Ov-ok beer ,
prost LampertLand
Aug 05, 2015A-pour is a cola brown from the bottle to dark amber/brown in the glass with a small off-white head leaving a streaky lace along the pint
S-mild smelling
T-rich dark tasting cream ale
MF-mild carbonation , medium body
Ov-ok beer ,
prost LampertLand
Reviewed by CalgaryFMC from Canada (AB)
3.68/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pint on tap at Beer Revolution in Calgary. A darker than expected reddish brown with a finger of frothy suds for head.
Aroma is nutty brown sugar, vanilla, a slight coffee-like roastiness, a corn sugar undercurrent. Overall the smell is muted and unassuming. Palate is more robust and stands out compared with some other cream ales. There seems to be a few darker, maltier takes on the style (this one and Phillips Slipstream jump to mind) and many more lager-like exemplars with a thinner body and more floral overtones. Here I am getting a pleasing cacao butter flavor and a correspondingly slick mouthfeel, weak coffee, an anemic woody note, dry leaf hops ... Finishes arid and nutty. Classic mild ale body. Not as creamy as the designation might suggest. More bready.
Some interest here. Do not dismiss this one out of hand.
Jan 15, 2015Aroma is nutty brown sugar, vanilla, a slight coffee-like roastiness, a corn sugar undercurrent. Overall the smell is muted and unassuming. Palate is more robust and stands out compared with some other cream ales. There seems to be a few darker, maltier takes on the style (this one and Phillips Slipstream jump to mind) and many more lager-like exemplars with a thinner body and more floral overtones. Here I am getting a pleasing cacao butter flavor and a correspondingly slick mouthfeel, weak coffee, an anemic woody note, dry leaf hops ... Finishes arid and nutty. Classic mild ale body. Not as creamy as the designation might suggest. More bready.
Some interest here. Do not dismiss this one out of hand.
Cream Ale from Russell Brewing Company
Beer rating:
80 out of
100 with
33 ratings
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