Red Snapper Special Bitter
Arbor Brewing - Plymouth Taproom
- From:
- Arbor Brewing - Plymouth Taproom
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 4.9%
- Score:
- 81
- Avg:
- 3.47 | pDev: 14.41%
- Reviews:
- 51
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Nov 25, 2015
- Added:
- Jul 30, 2002
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
81
Good
81
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by dfillius from Iowa
3.75/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.75/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Poured into a pint glass
A: Aggressive pour yields 1+finger of off-white head with good retention atop a light brownish orange liquid. Nice head, SRM is a bit dark.
S: Restrained but pleasant citrus hops with slight dank edge. Caramel, slightly earthy/peaty side to malt adds complexity and intrigue. Slight alcohol is perceptible.
T: Strongly bitter with grapefruit rind aspect. Malt opens but quickly yields to hops. Wow. Punishingly bitter. I'd prefer if it was a bit more balanced. A tad too one-dimensional.
M: Brutally bitter - surprising. Almost a bit astringent.
O: Quite nice. I'd order another and buy a 6-er. Enjoyable and hoppy!
Dec 03, 2012A: Aggressive pour yields 1+finger of off-white head with good retention atop a light brownish orange liquid. Nice head, SRM is a bit dark.
S: Restrained but pleasant citrus hops with slight dank edge. Caramel, slightly earthy/peaty side to malt adds complexity and intrigue. Slight alcohol is perceptible.
T: Strongly bitter with grapefruit rind aspect. Malt opens but quickly yields to hops. Wow. Punishingly bitter. I'd prefer if it was a bit more balanced. A tad too one-dimensional.
M: Brutally bitter - surprising. Almost a bit astringent.
O: Quite nice. I'd order another and buy a 6-er. Enjoyable and hoppy!
Reviewed by RblWthACoz from Pennsylvania
3.65/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.65/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This is a fairly interesting beer. There are thick malt tones with a kind of smoky thing going on as well. This is far from being the typical amber, but it's still nice to drink. Not sure if it's for everyone though. It may be a bit too unique for some people.
Aug 25, 2012
Reviewed by JohnnyHopps from Indiana
2.3/5 rDev -33.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.3/5 rDev -33.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Poured from the bottle, the ale had a lot of head which stayed for a while. With no date on the bottle, it made me wonder if the beer was in the best condition. A deep amber in color, it smelled like a typical amber ale with a noted maltiness. Initial taste has more bitter than expected for the style and lacked the smoothness. A citrusy finish was a surprise, but did not compensate for an underwhelming ale.
Aug 19, 2011
Reviewed by Stinkypuss from Pennsylvania
3.45/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.45/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Arbor Red Snapper
Pours a deep amber color with an inch of froth and lacing down the glass. Mildly floral aroma with some caramel malt backing. The taste revolves around roasted malt and lightly piney citrusy hops. Theres caramel, roasted barley, earthy bitterness, and citrus, but all very mild making this beer quite sessionable. Mouthfeel is alittle thin, with adequate carbonation though somewhat loose. Overall, a mild, easy drinking session pale with maltyness to back it up.
Aug 18, 2011Pours a deep amber color with an inch of froth and lacing down the glass. Mildly floral aroma with some caramel malt backing. The taste revolves around roasted malt and lightly piney citrusy hops. Theres caramel, roasted barley, earthy bitterness, and citrus, but all very mild making this beer quite sessionable. Mouthfeel is alittle thin, with adequate carbonation though somewhat loose. Overall, a mild, easy drinking session pale with maltyness to back it up.
Reviewed by violanojblues from Michigan
3.78/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.78/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
my bottle labeled this as a "roasted pale ale" and it does name it "red snapper" and it has the fish and everything so i don't know if that's new or really old. hm.
12 oz bottle poured into a 14 oz goblet.
A - little dark for a pale ale. nice head. lingered for a bit leaving some nice lacing.
S - more malty than the hoppiness i was expecting. so many brewers are dry-hopping their pale ales that it seems the catagories need to be redifined. this one has not fallen victim to that trend. refreshing.
T - very clean tasting. good bitterness - quite assertive, actually. blends nicely into a prominent toasty biscuitiness. light caramel. i'm not getting as much roast malt as i am biscuit malt. the bitterness lasts till the end. leaves kind of a dry aftertaste. the ABV above states that this is 4.9%, but it tastes more potent then that. my bottle isn't labeled with that info. i would be interested in the IBU's.
M - pretty standard for a pale ale. the bitterness i think leaves the aftertaste a little dry, but other than that it's pretty par for the course.
O - a pretty good example of an english pale. a little too much first-addition hops. it's really quite good. a nice autumn ale. they should try this malt-bill with a belgian yeast.
Aug 11, 201112 oz bottle poured into a 14 oz goblet.
A - little dark for a pale ale. nice head. lingered for a bit leaving some nice lacing.
S - more malty than the hoppiness i was expecting. so many brewers are dry-hopping their pale ales that it seems the catagories need to be redifined. this one has not fallen victim to that trend. refreshing.
T - very clean tasting. good bitterness - quite assertive, actually. blends nicely into a prominent toasty biscuitiness. light caramel. i'm not getting as much roast malt as i am biscuit malt. the bitterness lasts till the end. leaves kind of a dry aftertaste. the ABV above states that this is 4.9%, but it tastes more potent then that. my bottle isn't labeled with that info. i would be interested in the IBU's.
M - pretty standard for a pale ale. the bitterness i think leaves the aftertaste a little dry, but other than that it's pretty par for the course.
O - a pretty good example of an english pale. a little too much first-addition hops. it's really quite good. a nice autumn ale. they should try this malt-bill with a belgian yeast.
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