Irish Red Ale
Blue Heron BrewPub
- From:
- Blue Heron BrewPub
- Wisconsin, United States
- Style:
- Irish Red Ale
- ABV:
- 5.1%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.33 | pDev: 7.51%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 27, 2017
- Added:
- Apr 18, 2009
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
3.59/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.59/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Reviewed from notes. The appearance was a semi-dark copper color with an off white foamy head that slowly dissolved. Spider web lace. The aroma had a clean sweet caramel/toffee malt, some cherry sweetness, floral hop character and a little bit of earthy/herbal hoppiness. The flavor was moderately sweet with a little bit of red delicious apple coming in for a decent blend. Aftertaste was semi-sweet along with the finish. The palate was between light and medium bodied with a pretty good sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt fine. Good smoothness along my tongue. Overall, I think I liked this one for me as it really wasn’t much of an Irish red. Sure is different if anything.
Jun 27, 2017
Reviewed by SykDoc from Wisconsin
3.08/5 rDev -7.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.08/5 rDev -7.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Sampled at the brewery and then tasted formally at home. I poured it from the growler into a pint glass. It pours a moderate brown with no sediment. A quick 2+ inch head forms and quickly reduces to a almost full coverage lacing.
The aroma is a bit unusual to me, primarily consisting of dirt and some sweet maltiness in the background.
The taste is a bit weak. It has notes of caramel malts and some earthy tones. Minimal hops presence. Not much else.
The mouthfeel shows a medium body but not a lot of stiffness. The carbonation seems a bit low for the level of head. It is reasonably smooth, but not much else as a very minimal bitterness lingers on the upper palate. Kind of creamy.
Overall, this is a fair beer. This brewery makes many others that are quite a bit better. It does not quite get to where it needs to be in the flavor or aroma and although it is decent, it could be better. A worthwhile try if you like irish reds and are looking for something different.
Apr 18, 2009The aroma is a bit unusual to me, primarily consisting of dirt and some sweet maltiness in the background.
The taste is a bit weak. It has notes of caramel malts and some earthy tones. Minimal hops presence. Not much else.
The mouthfeel shows a medium body but not a lot of stiffness. The carbonation seems a bit low for the level of head. It is reasonably smooth, but not much else as a very minimal bitterness lingers on the upper palate. Kind of creamy.
Overall, this is a fair beer. This brewery makes many others that are quite a bit better. It does not quite get to where it needs to be in the flavor or aroma and although it is decent, it could be better. A worthwhile try if you like irish reds and are looking for something different.
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