Red Felt Ale
Goose Island Beer Co.

Red Felt AleRed Felt Ale
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From:
Goose Island Beer Co.
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
American Amber / Red Ale
ABV:
6%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.1 | pDev: 7.56%
Reviews:
40
Ratings:
56
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 12, 2016
Added:
Apr 25, 2002
Wants:
  34
Gots:
  3
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Ratings by heizerbjj:
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Rated by heizerbjj from Kentucky

3.25/5  rDev -20.7%

Dec 21, 2013
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Rated: 3.75 by 22Blue from Kansas

Mar 12, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by ystazi from Illinois

Mar 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by emerge077 from Illinois

Oct 25, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by Hopheadjeffery from Illinois

Aug 01, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by matjack85 from Illinois

Feb 11, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by spycow from Illinois

Jan 17, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by krazybartender from Illinois

Aug 15, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by birdsellam from Indiana

Apr 11, 2012
 
Rated: 4.5 by homebruontap from Ohio

Mar 06, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by imperialking from Illinois

Feb 20, 2012
 
Rated: 4.5 by thomismydad from Illinois

Feb 09, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by hilgart1 from Illinois

Jan 17, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by brandoman63 from Illinois

Nov 30, 2011
 
Rated: 5 by scootercrabb from Illinois

Nov 26, 2011
 
Rated: 4 by bstyle from Indiana

Nov 26, 2011
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Reviewed by barczar from Kentucky

4/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a brilliantly clear reddish amber with a dense cream colored head that lingers .

Aroma is sweet caramel malt, floral hop, grapefruit and pine.

Medium body, fairly low carbonation, the sip ends with a slightly astringent feel.

Flavor begins with muted grapefruit notes, sweet malt, and ends with a bitter tea-like finish.

Overall a decent offering, a bit more hop bitterness than expected. There is a slight phenolic character that becomes more evident as the beer warms, but it likely would be undetectable in the bottle or on tap.
Oct 17, 2011
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Reviewed by Treebs from Illinois

4/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: Pours a deep red/cranberry with an off-white, almost light pinkish head with great lace. Holding up to the light gives this a beautiful ruby color.

S: A fig-like smell with some nice back spice. Malts are present with small hints of raspberries and blackberries.

T: Light grape with other subtle fruits with a dry malt back. Taste is not as pronounced as the smell but still good.

M: Medium body while going down smooth. Not much mouth feel as the tastes do not linger for very long.

O: A good, but not great red ale. I enjoy some aspects about the smell, but the taste sort of fell short for me.
May 17, 2011
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Reviewed by AgentZero from Illinois

3.86/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
A - Copper colored beer that had one finger of white head that receded to a small cap with no ring.

S - Smell is kind of dull, some caramel malts and a muted hop profile. Not a whole lot going on, but not offensive.

T - Strong caramel backbone with a healthy, and surprising given the aroma, dose of hops. A lot of citrus, and resin, but not real piney. This is surpringly good tasting.

M - Slightly creamy with some fizz and carbonation, medium bodied.

O - I was very impressed with this beer, and am usually not a fan of the Amber/Red varieties. Good stuff if you are looking for a hoppy version of one.
Mar 18, 2011
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Reviewed by jrallen34 from Illinois

3.91/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
On tap into a tasting glass...A light clear and bright amber. An off white head, ok retention...A boring aroma that does not show off the hops like I was expecting or the tastes reveals...The taste is a really good hoppy red beer. Caramel backbone, sweet malts to start but a big burst of pine pines on the back, fresh, seems dry hopped. Powerful, flavorful and very tasty to drink if you want a hoppy beer with flavor. Slight metallic resin finish that I could do without.

Worth trying.
Oct 10, 2010
Red Felt Ale from Goose Island Beer Co.
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 56 ratings