Fall Festivus
Cricket Hill Brewing Co.

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From:
Cricket Hill Brewing Co.
 
New Jersey, United States
Style:
American Amber / Red Ale
Ranked #376
ABV:
4.8%
Score:
78
Ranked #26,892
Avg:
3.36 | pDev: 14.88%
Reviews:
38
Ratings:
72
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 10, 2022
Added:
Nov 08, 2008
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  1
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Ratings by SFC21:
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Rated by SFC21 from Florida

3.5/5  rDev +4.2%

Nov 10, 2012
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by jgido759 from New Jersey

3.35/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
On tap at the brewery. Pours a darker amber with a thin head that dissipates quickly. Aroma is malty, with a hint of Fall spices. Taste is malty with a hint of caramel with a slight peppery bitter finish. Medium carbonation. A good Fall beer. . .
Oct 10, 2022
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Reviewed by KTCamm from New Jersey

3.73/5  rDev +11%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
12/28/20...pours medium dark amber w/ a fluffy head of white foam. Sweet malty caramel nose. Caramel sweet with peppy bitter. Starts as an amber ale but pops a bit more. Real solid bitter for balance. Solid.
Apr 04, 2021
 
Rated: 3 by Jdells09 from New Jersey

Jan 16, 2020
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Reviewed by dacrza1 from New Jersey

3.23/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
DATE: December 9, 2018... OCCASION: resting after a good and busy weekend... GLASSWARE: Stoudts pint... pours a feverish, copious amount of off-white head that clumps into an Elvis-like head atop a dark chestnut body alive with bubbling clusters.... the first impression is its malt-forward, bready and toasted, with earthy and light floral hops... the whole aroma is somewhat mellow, if not down-tuned.... this sips with a bold body, medium strength and substantial for an ESB--almost an Americanization of the style--with a worthwhile mouthfeel and a buttery finish... besides the toasted malts, butter, and flower, one can note tea, plum, grapefruit, and some uneven qualities... at 6.5%, this strong-arms the drinking experience with a heightened bitterness that requires some puckering... overall, I can see what Cricket Hill is going for, and it weds reasonably well with the season that was... the bitterness and muddled flavors drop this a bit, but the effect is close to a late fall pairing...
Dec 10, 2018
 
Rated: 3.21 by chiefz1 from New York

Sep 22, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by Icemann383 from New York

Jan 02, 2017
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Reviewed by strohme2 from Michigan

3.47/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Chestnut brown with autumn highlights. Earthy and wood on the nose. Smell is kind of off-putting.
Caramel, tobacco, sweet malt, pine and slight citrus hop profile. Medium mouthfeel.
Listed as an IPA, feels more like an amber.
Oct 02, 2016
 
Rated: 3.97 by BFCarr from New Jersey

Oct 01, 2016
 
Rated: 3.97 by SammyJaxxxx from New Jersey

Mar 08, 2016
 
Rated: 3.56 by kkmiller76 from New Jersey

Nov 17, 2015
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Reviewed by njcraftguy from New Jersey

3.99/5  rDev +18.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
A nice fall/winter beer. Good flavor but nothing special. Would drink again. Pretty low ABV for a fall style beer but also smooth and drinkable. Fairly tasty
Nov 09, 2015
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Reviewed by RJIV from New Jersey

4.61/5  rDev +37.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Had on draft.
Much different form what I remember, which was more of a red dominant marzen.
This beer pours a nice, solid copper color.
Smell of hops upfront with an underlying caramel sweetness.
Hops follow through with the upfront flavor, but gives way to a nice caramel, toffee sweetness.
The beer is thicker than other amber.
You can either call this a hoppy amber ale or red IPA - either way this beer is extremely well balanced between hops and malts. Really impressive from a brewery that does a lot of good not great beers.
Oct 13, 2015
 
Rated: 2.97 by Hendy011 from Pennsylvania

May 26, 2015
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Rated by ChadwickHines

3.25/5  rDev -3.3%
Excellent fall beer. Too much hops lately for a fall beer. To the IPA and Pale ale person such as myself it is not an issue.
Nov 22, 2014
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Rated by seedyone from New York

3.5/5  rDev +4.2%
10/17/12 On tap at Rattle n Hum, NYC. Great body. Creamy. Balanced. All that good stuff, but I need to keep looking. Obsessed by the quest.
Oct 25, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by WOSean from New Jersey

Oct 10, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by JMS1512 from New Jersey

Sep 21, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by civicm87 from New York

Jun 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by muskiesman from New Jersey

Mar 15, 2014
Fall Festivus from Cricket Hill Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 78 out of 100 with 72 ratings