Bill Brand Imperial Red Ale
Firehouse Grill & Brewery

Beer Geek Stats
From:
Firehouse Grill & Brewery
 
California, United States
Style:
American Strong Ale
ABV:
10%
Score:
+8 ratings needed
Avg:
3.76 | pDev: 13.03%
Ratings:
2 | reviews: 2
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jun 01, 2010
Added:
Feb 11, 2010
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  0
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Reviewed by Durge from Connecticut

4.25/5  rDev +13%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Fortunate enough to find this on tap at the Sunnyvale brewpub, this imperial red ale has a deep mahogany color with a decent light beige colored cap and good lines of lacing in its wake. I smell some peat and lots of deep toffee malt and a touch of herbal hops. Very nice and happily very spot on with the first mouthfull. Maybe a little more pine in the hops but lots more malt, sweet and full, rich and such a nice combination. I don't taste the peat quite as much, but there is a toasted grain quality that settles so nicely on the palette. It's resinous, smooth, near a full bodied brew but dangerously drinkable with minimal alcohol influence in the taste by my sensors. I could enjoy this anytime and would recommend it to all fans of malt/hop marriages!
Jun 01, 2010
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Reviewed by nickd717 from California

3.28/5  rDev -12.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
On tap at the Rose & Crown in Palo Alto.

Deep, clear reddish brown color with a nice off-white head.

Aroma is rough citrusy and earthy hops, caramel malt, and slight buttery and vegetal notes.

Flavor is dominated by intense rough hops - citrusy, piney, and earthy. Also a good amount of caramel malt. A little buttery.

Fairly full bodied and mildly syrupy with brutal hop oils that demolish your palate. Somewhat boozy; the 10% ABV makes itself known.

Drinkability is not great, as the glass was a bit of a struggle to finish. Decent overall, except for a few minor flaws.
Feb 11, 2010