Red Ale
Great Northern Brewery and Restaurant
- From:
- Great Northern Brewery and Restaurant
- North Dakota, United States
- Style:
- Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
- ABV:
- 4.7%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.93 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 02, 2005
- Added:
- Jan 02, 2005
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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In the style of the British "Northern Style Brown Ale" although we toned down the bitterness some and added a little East Kent Golding aroma hop. The character of the beer comes primarily the crystal and chocolate specialty malts. Base malt is an American two row.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by feloniousmonk from Minnesota
3.93/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
3.93/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
Clear and amber-colored, with full froth atop, very presentable.
Nose is soft and yeasty, lightly hoppy, some citrus, lemon and orange, apples, bright and inviting.
Taste: coppery feel at first, light, and easily consumed. High, high drinkability, if light in texture and feel. Light, but appreciable hops, crisp taste, drinks down like a dream. Very close to an ESB, less like an amber, though they call it a "red" so I'll leave it at that. In their words,"a red ale in the style of British "Nothern Style Brown Ale"...I'm confused..."although," says the brewer, "I toned down the bitterness some and added a little East Kent Goling aroma hop." Hmmm....malt is big and in charge, but the hops are no slackers, either.
Very nice session ale, this one works, yes, it does.
Jan 02, 2005Nose is soft and yeasty, lightly hoppy, some citrus, lemon and orange, apples, bright and inviting.
Taste: coppery feel at first, light, and easily consumed. High, high drinkability, if light in texture and feel. Light, but appreciable hops, crisp taste, drinks down like a dream. Very close to an ESB, less like an amber, though they call it a "red" so I'll leave it at that. In their words,"a red ale in the style of British "Nothern Style Brown Ale"...I'm confused..."although," says the brewer, "I toned down the bitterness some and added a little East Kent Goling aroma hop." Hmmm....malt is big and in charge, but the hops are no slackers, either.
Very nice session ale, this one works, yes, it does.
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