Red On Red
Central City Brewers + Distillers
- From:
- Central City Brewers + Distillers
- British Columbia, Canada
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 9.5%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.89 | pDev: 6.94%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 24, 2013
- Added:
- Jun 01, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
The Canadian flag – red in the east; red in the west. Double Red. A perfect style for the “East meets West” collaboration born at the 2012 Session Toronto Craft Beer Festival between BC’s Central City Brewers & Distillers and Ontario’s Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery. This Limited Edition Double Red Ale has been single-hopped using the first release of the brand new “Mosaic” hops bringing out floral notes of Papaya and Guava, creating a unique flavour and aroma when married with the Pale, Munich and Three Crystal malts.
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Ratings by CanuckRover:
Reviewed by CanuckRover from Canada (ON)
4.04/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Deep dark red with pretty ruby highlights. Mocha head, great retention and lacings.
Boozy nose, almost whiskey-like. Intriguing hop presence, bittering.
Tongue coating bitterness right from the start. Toasty caramel playing a predictably important role here. Finish is nice and nutty with lingering bitterness.
Lovely body on this one. Super smooth and substantive. Beer to savour.
Good one.
Nov 24, 2013Boozy nose, almost whiskey-like. Intriguing hop presence, bittering.
Tongue coating bitterness right from the start. Toasty caramel playing a predictably important role here. Finish is nice and nutty with lingering bitterness.
Lovely body on this one. Super smooth and substantive. Beer to savour.
Good one.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by mtomlins from Canada (ON)
4.04/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a bomber into a stemmed tulip glass and shared with friends.
A: It pours a deep brownish red color (mahogany?) with a short tan head that leaves some decent lacing.
S: There is pleasant malt nose highlighting some toasted grains, caramel and bread. The predominate aroma however is a big blast of hops with lots of fruit (tropical and citrus) and some spicy/piney notes.
T: The taste follows suit, but the malt comes through a bit more and the hops transitions nicely from juicy fruit to dry, bitterness!
M: There is a good amount of carbonation and medium-high body making the brew smooth and round.
O: This is a really nice (imperial?) red ale with a tasty malt backbone with lots of diverse hop notes.
Dec 24, 2013A: It pours a deep brownish red color (mahogany?) with a short tan head that leaves some decent lacing.
S: There is pleasant malt nose highlighting some toasted grains, caramel and bread. The predominate aroma however is a big blast of hops with lots of fruit (tropical and citrus) and some spicy/piney notes.
T: The taste follows suit, but the malt comes through a bit more and the hops transitions nicely from juicy fruit to dry, bitterness!
M: There is a good amount of carbonation and medium-high body making the brew smooth and round.
O: This is a really nice (imperial?) red ale with a tasty malt backbone with lots of diverse hop notes.
Reviewed by leaddog from Canada (AB)
4.34/5 rDev +11.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.34/5 rDev +11.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
400th review!
Appearance- Pours a chestnut brown with a finger of frothy beige head.
Smell- Caramalts, papaya, gauva (mosaic hops)
Taste- Caramalts and then goes right to the Mosaic hops (papaya, guava). Finishes with a pleasant bitterness.
Mouthfeel- Medium to full bodied with moderate carbonation. Has a pleasant stickiness.
Overall- A well executed collaboration brew between Central City and Flying Monkeys. The mosaic hops add a unique flavour profile that makes this brew quite enjoyable. Glad I got my hands on a bottle.
Jul 20, 2013Appearance- Pours a chestnut brown with a finger of frothy beige head.
Smell- Caramalts, papaya, gauva (mosaic hops)
Taste- Caramalts and then goes right to the Mosaic hops (papaya, guava). Finishes with a pleasant bitterness.
Mouthfeel- Medium to full bodied with moderate carbonation. Has a pleasant stickiness.
Overall- A well executed collaboration brew between Central City and Flying Monkeys. The mosaic hops add a unique flavour profile that makes this brew quite enjoyable. Glad I got my hands on a bottle.
Reviewed by jrenihan from Canada (ON)
3.88/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.88/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
On-tap during Sessions 2013 festival.
Beer is dark red/reddish brown in colour.
Smell contains sweet caramel malt, perhaps a bit of rye. Some hoppy notes, a bit of fruit and floral scents. Toasty.
Hoppy flavours, fruity flavours that are hard to pin. Sweet caramel malt, floral. Toasted malt.
Medium bodied, moderately carbonated. Chewy and a bit oily. Really hides the ABV well.
Overall, pretty good.
Jun 27, 2013Beer is dark red/reddish brown in colour.
Smell contains sweet caramel malt, perhaps a bit of rye. Some hoppy notes, a bit of fruit and floral scents. Toasty.
Hoppy flavours, fruity flavours that are hard to pin. Sweet caramel malt, floral. Toasted malt.
Medium bodied, moderately carbonated. Chewy and a bit oily. Really hides the ABV well.
Overall, pretty good.
Reviewed by LampertLand from Canada (BC)
3.84/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.84/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Central City Brewing & Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery collaboration brew 'Red On Red' an Imperial Double Red Ale @ 9.5% , served from a 650 ml bottle purchased for $8
A-pour is a clear dark amber with a medium size off white head which is leaving a spotty lace along the stein
S-Pale , Munich & Three Crystal malts combined with a`new` Mosaic hops creates a smell similar to a Cascadian Dark Ale
T-big tasting red ale , ah Imperial !!
MF-mild medium carbonation , full bodied ,
has that hoppy bittersweet finish that lingers on the palate
Ov-ok good beer, glad I got to try it ,
should be sample alongside HS - 3 Beavers or Lagunitas - Lucky 13
prost LampertLand
Jun 15, 2013A-pour is a clear dark amber with a medium size off white head which is leaving a spotty lace along the stein
S-Pale , Munich & Three Crystal malts combined with a`new` Mosaic hops creates a smell similar to a Cascadian Dark Ale
T-big tasting red ale , ah Imperial !!
MF-mild medium carbonation , full bodied ,
has that hoppy bittersweet finish that lingers on the palate
Ov-ok good beer, glad I got to try it ,
should be sample alongside HS - 3 Beavers or Lagunitas - Lucky 13
prost LampertLand
Reviewed by Rutager from Canada (BC)
3.91/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.91/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Collaboration with Flying Monkeys.
Appearance. Pours a deep amber-brown with a finger of thick khaki head that leaves some decent bands of lace.
Smell. Big tropical fruits. Papaya, mango, pineapple, along with a little caramel and light notes of floral hops, cedar, pine and grapefruit.
Taste. Big juicy hops with lots of that tropical fruit flavour again but there's also a good amount of molasses that I didn't pick up in the nose. Nice bitterness in the finish.
Mouthfeel. Medium+ body with creamy smooth medium carbonation.
Overall. Great hops in this one.
Jun 01, 2013Appearance. Pours a deep amber-brown with a finger of thick khaki head that leaves some decent bands of lace.
Smell. Big tropical fruits. Papaya, mango, pineapple, along with a little caramel and light notes of floral hops, cedar, pine and grapefruit.
Taste. Big juicy hops with lots of that tropical fruit flavour again but there's also a good amount of molasses that I didn't pick up in the nose. Nice bitterness in the finish.
Mouthfeel. Medium+ body with creamy smooth medium carbonation.
Overall. Great hops in this one.
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