Festivus 2014
Town Hall Brewery
- From:
- Town Hall Brewery
- Minnesota, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 6.1%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.51 | pDev: 12.82%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 13, 2015
- Added:
- Dec 16, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
83
Good
83
Good
Cedar-aged red ale with spruce tips.
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Reviewed by feloniousmonk from Minnesota
3.63/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.63/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Clear, bright crimson coloring, slim, soon gone head.
Aroma: Lightly spicy, fruity, floral, a little sweet and mostly malty.
Taste: A big bolt of sweet at first, That spruce shines through it all. Wood-aging at work, too. Big spruceness meets a flash of sweet. Rosy, fruity and sweet. 'm almost ready to go ahead and call it a spruce bomb. Just because. The spruce is matching the malt, and threatening to stay on top.
In the end, I have to think: a noble experiment, but not what I want. Based on that, I do wish I had chosen a mini-growler for this one. four pints is a bit more than I feel like getting into. But, I made this bed, and I will lie in it.
Dec 13, 2015Aroma: Lightly spicy, fruity, floral, a little sweet and mostly malty.
Taste: A big bolt of sweet at first, That spruce shines through it all. Wood-aging at work, too. Big spruceness meets a flash of sweet. Rosy, fruity and sweet. 'm almost ready to go ahead and call it a spruce bomb. Just because. The spruce is matching the malt, and threatening to stay on top.
In the end, I have to think: a noble experiment, but not what I want. Based on that, I do wish I had chosen a mini-growler for this one. four pints is a bit more than I feel like getting into. But, I made this bed, and I will lie in it.
Rated by vette2006c5r from Minnesota
3.56/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.56/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Sweet, spruce tips come though. Earthy flavors, some fruit notes.
Jan 18, 2015
Reviewed by MattyG85 from Minnesota
4.1/5 rDev +16.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev +16.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at the brewpub. Served in a standard shaker glass.
Appearance: Color is a deep brownish amber. Moderate amount of bubbles and about two fingers of off white head with decent retention.
Smell: A fairly sweet and toasty malt forward aroma with hints of caramel and toast. Toasted malt with hints of caramel, toffee, toasted bread, biscuit, cracker, and yeast. Picking up some sweet hints of brown sugar and fruit. The spruce hints come through. Hops are laid back but there are some earthy and floral hints. A nice red aroma.
Taste: Like the smell suggests, a toasty and sweet malt driven taste with some notes of caramel and toast. Toasted barley malt with upfront notes of biscuit, caramel, toffee, toasted bread, cracker, and yeast. Sweet taste of brown sugar and some cherry like fruit. Notes of the spruce tips come through nicely. Backing presence of floral and earthy hops. A pretty solid taste.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with a moderate amount of carbonation. Creamy and very smooth with a fairly drying finish.
Overall: A solid spin on a Red Ale. Nice sweet caramel malt flavor with an interesting kick from the spruce.
Dec 24, 2014Appearance: Color is a deep brownish amber. Moderate amount of bubbles and about two fingers of off white head with decent retention.
Smell: A fairly sweet and toasty malt forward aroma with hints of caramel and toast. Toasted malt with hints of caramel, toffee, toasted bread, biscuit, cracker, and yeast. Picking up some sweet hints of brown sugar and fruit. The spruce hints come through. Hops are laid back but there are some earthy and floral hints. A nice red aroma.
Taste: Like the smell suggests, a toasty and sweet malt driven taste with some notes of caramel and toast. Toasted barley malt with upfront notes of biscuit, caramel, toffee, toasted bread, cracker, and yeast. Sweet taste of brown sugar and some cherry like fruit. Notes of the spruce tips come through nicely. Backing presence of floral and earthy hops. A pretty solid taste.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with a moderate amount of carbonation. Creamy and very smooth with a fairly drying finish.
Overall: A solid spin on a Red Ale. Nice sweet caramel malt flavor with an interesting kick from the spruce.
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