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Red Racer Northwest Pale Ale
Central City Brewers + Distillers
- From:
- Central City Brewers + Distillers
- British Columbia, Canada
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.81 | pDev: 10.5%
- Reviews:
- 121
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 05, 2020
- Added:
- Apr 24, 2008
- Wants:
- 9
- Gots:
- 21
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
Formerly: Red Racer Classic Pale Ale
Hand-crafted using Mariss Otter barley from England and hops from Washington’s Yakima valley. This big bold pale ale has a citrus aroma and a full malt body giving it a distinctive character designed to inspire the beer connoisseur in all of us.
Hand-crafted using Mariss Otter barley from England and hops from Washington’s Yakima valley. This big bold pale ale has a citrus aroma and a full malt body giving it a distinctive character designed to inspire the beer connoisseur in all of us.
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Rated by ewpass from Canada (PE)
3.81/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Clear amber with a thick soapy head. Floral, pine, sweet citrus on nose. Light-medium malt body with a distinct pine resin finish. Very crisp. Yum.
Mar 23, 2020
Reviewed by altstadt from Canada (BC)
3.9/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Look: Clear dark red-straw color. Short head collapsed into small bubbles in a minute, but left a thin skiff across the surface. Slight lacing left on the side of the glass with much smaller bubbles than the head. Only small bubbles rising from the bottom of the glass.
Smell: Light fruit scents with a bit of malt underneath. Swirling the glass kicked up a funky yeasty scent.
Taste: Medium level bitters with some mild mixed fruit flavors. Malts join in after a few seconds. The bitters take over again for the aftertaste.
Feel: A little bit of tongue tingling effervescence as it turns into a small to medium sized bubble foam. Has a creamy feel only for a couple of seconds.
Overall: Very near to an IPA in overall flavor profile, but with a lower bitterness level than most IPAs. Quite refreshing.
Jun 15, 2019Smell: Light fruit scents with a bit of malt underneath. Swirling the glass kicked up a funky yeasty scent.
Taste: Medium level bitters with some mild mixed fruit flavors. Malts join in after a few seconds. The bitters take over again for the aftertaste.
Feel: A little bit of tongue tingling effervescence as it turns into a small to medium sized bubble foam. Has a creamy feel only for a couple of seconds.
Overall: Very near to an IPA in overall flavor profile, but with a lower bitterness level than most IPAs. Quite refreshing.
Rated by Pmicdee from Canada (ON)
4/5 rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
July 7 2019
May 29, 2019
Rated by LocalBeerGuy from Canada (SK)
4.25/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
a well made pale ale to enjoy maybe a have few more of these's or something else to have.
Feb 10, 2019
Reviewed by Hat_Fulla_Beer from Canada (AB)
4.12/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.12/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
355ml can poured into tulip.
Pours a clear honey amber with one skinny finger of white head that leaves marching inchworm lace as it recedes.
Smells of brown bread, fresh pine needles, orange rind, stone fruit, grapefruit zest and softly resiny hops.
Tastes of more bready caramel malt, citrus and pine. Peach, melon, lemon rind and more pleasantly dank piney hops.
Feels soft and creamy. Medium bodied with gently supportive carbonation. Finishes dry.
Verdict: Highly recommended. One of the best in Canada.
Jun 10, 2016Pours a clear honey amber with one skinny finger of white head that leaves marching inchworm lace as it recedes.
Smells of brown bread, fresh pine needles, orange rind, stone fruit, grapefruit zest and softly resiny hops.
Tastes of more bready caramel malt, citrus and pine. Peach, melon, lemon rind and more pleasantly dank piney hops.
Feels soft and creamy. Medium bodied with gently supportive carbonation. Finishes dry.
Verdict: Highly recommended. One of the best in Canada.
Reviewed by LampertLand from Canada (BC)
3.85/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Central City Brewers 'RR Pale Ale' @ 5.0% , served from a 6pack of 355 ml can's purchased for $11.50
A-pour is a pale gold from the can to a clear gold in the glass with a medium size off-white head leaving a spotty lace along the pint
S-mainland hops
T-ok tasting pale ale , no wow factor
MF-ok carbonation , medium body
Ov-ok/good beer & pale ale
prost LampertLand
May 08, 2016A-pour is a pale gold from the can to a clear gold in the glass with a medium size off-white head leaving a spotty lace along the pint
S-mainland hops
T-ok tasting pale ale , no wow factor
MF-ok carbonation , medium body
Ov-ok/good beer & pale ale
prost LampertLand
Red Racer Northwest Pale Ale from Central City Brewers + Distillers
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
224 ratings
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