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Starfish Imperial Red Ale
Fish Brewing Company / Fishbowl Brewpub
- From:
- Fish Brewing Company / Fishbowl Brewpub
- Washington, United States
- Style:
- Imperial Red Ale
- ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.55 | pDev: 10.42%
- Reviews:
- 24
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 08, 2017
- Added:
- Jul 08, 2011
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 5
No description / notes.
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Ratings by IronDjinn:
Reviewed by IronDjinn from Canada (AB)
3.68/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.68/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From a 650 ml brown bottle. Pours out a deep translucent amber hue, quick falling creamy off-white head.
Sweet malt and citrusy American hops on the nose, some spicy warm alcohol in the background.
Sweet, thick, sugary malt is immediately sliced through with spicy warmth and grapefruit pith from the hops, turning more into a grapefruit rind character towards the finish. Malt and hops are both somewhat intense, but balanced quite well.
Moutheel is full-bodied, slick and solky smooth texture, with low carbonation. Worth checking out and picking up again.
Enjoyable Red Ale, be it Imperial or not, with decent balance.
Aug 12, 2011Sweet malt and citrusy American hops on the nose, some spicy warm alcohol in the background.
Sweet, thick, sugary malt is immediately sliced through with spicy warmth and grapefruit pith from the hops, turning more into a grapefruit rind character towards the finish. Malt and hops are both somewhat intense, but balanced quite well.
Moutheel is full-bodied, slick and solky smooth texture, with low carbonation. Worth checking out and picking up again.
Enjoyable Red Ale, be it Imperial or not, with decent balance.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by mvanaskie13 from Pennsylvania
3.32/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.32/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Poured into a small chalice: color is hazy amber, dense looking, light amber head that presents about 1/2 inch thick then dissipates to ring and some spotty bubbles with lacing on the glass sides.
Smell is light toast, light caramel malt, light astringency, and some moderate bitterness.
Taste is similar with moderate flavor of light caramel and toasted malts, maybe some biscuit, bitterness is neutral or blended with earthy and maybe some pine.
Mouthfeel is sharp, not overly carbonated, but the bitterness focuses on the tongue and lingers strongly.
Overall an average stronger amber ale with a bit of harsh lingering bitterness.
Mar 08, 2017Smell is light toast, light caramel malt, light astringency, and some moderate bitterness.
Taste is similar with moderate flavor of light caramel and toasted malts, maybe some biscuit, bitterness is neutral or blended with earthy and maybe some pine.
Mouthfeel is sharp, not overly carbonated, but the bitterness focuses on the tongue and lingers strongly.
Overall an average stronger amber ale with a bit of harsh lingering bitterness.
Reviewed by buckyp from South Carolina
3.3/5 rDev -7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.3/5 rDev -7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Murky ruby color with a small tan head that disappears quickly. Leaves some minor lacing. Oddly, I almost smell nothing. Slight malty but I had to work hard to get even that. Flavor is malty with a decent hop bite. Bitterness lingers a little while. Not exactly bad but not one I'll buy again.
Oct 31, 2015Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota
4.17/5 rDev +17.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.17/5 rDev +17.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
A: Pours hazy reddish amber under a 2” frothy off-white foam cap that clings to the glass leaving thin sheets of lace.
S: Floral citrus with traces of north woods.
T: Rich malt with spice from the malt and light cardamom to cola
F: Creamy medium full body to chewy, medium low carbonation
O: A rich imperial red for those needing a jolt of hops.
Apr 07, 2015S: Floral citrus with traces of north woods.
T: Rich malt with spice from the malt and light cardamom to cola
F: Creamy medium full body to chewy, medium low carbonation
O: A rich imperial red for those needing a jolt of hops.
Reviewed by hreb from Washington
3.49/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.49/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
22oz bottle served in pint glass. Beer pours a muddy brownish red, moderately hazy. Thin tan head. Aroma is decidedly on the hoppy side of "Imperial red ale", though not particularly citrusy. A little bit of sweetness, too. Flavor is likewise hop-centric, though not particularly bitter (relative to gravity). Enjoyable, but I just don't find the flavor that interesting. Points to FishTale for making a decent, hoppier version of a classic style -- unfortunately it's just not a very interesting one.
Mar 11, 2015Rated by MonkeyPilates from Minnesota
2.75/5 rDev -22.5%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.75/5 rDev -22.5%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
I don't know if I had a bad beer, but it tasted of alcohol and little else.
Feb 08, 2015Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California
3.59/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.59/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Bottled 8/2014.
Pours a murky crimson-orange with a foamy khaki head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Thick rings of lace line the glass on the drink down. Smell is of toasted malt, earth, citrus zest, and grapefruit juice aromas. Taste is much the same with earth, citrus zest, and grapefruit juice flavors on the finish. There is a medium amount of hop bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp and medium bodied mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer with a nice mix of earth and citrus forward hop qualities all around.
Serving type: bottle.
Jan 12, 2015Pours a murky crimson-orange with a foamy khaki head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Thick rings of lace line the glass on the drink down. Smell is of toasted malt, earth, citrus zest, and grapefruit juice aromas. Taste is much the same with earth, citrus zest, and grapefruit juice flavors on the finish. There is a medium amount of hop bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp and medium bodied mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer with a nice mix of earth and citrus forward hop qualities all around.
Serving type: bottle.
Starfish Imperial Red Ale from Fish Brewing Company / Fishbowl Brewpub
Beer rating:
82 out of
100 with
48 ratings
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