Elevator Bleeding Buckeye Red Ale | Elevator Brewery & Draught Haus
Brewed by:
Elevator Brewery & Draught Haus
Ohio, United States
elevatorbrewing.com
Style: Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 5.70%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
Formerly known as Bott Brothers ESB (the original occupants), this alehouse favorite is a complex medley of malt and hops.
Added by AtLagerHeads on 06-14-2002
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Ratings: 179 | Reviews: 57
3.62/5 rDev +4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
The Bleeding Buckeye....while having a kick ass name....it decent. The beer poured an slightly hazy amber with white head that laced like a Vicky secret catalog. The taste and scent did not deviate much from standard red/amber ales. The taste was not as smooth as reds that I have had so I downgraded it by a 0.25. The mouthfeel was medium in body with good carbonation. Overall its good.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
The Bleeding Buckeye....while having a kick ass name....it decent. The beer poured an slightly hazy amber with white head that laced like a Vicky secret catalog. The taste and scent did not deviate much from standard red/amber ales. The taste was not as smooth as reds that I have had so I downgraded it by a 0.25. The mouthfeel was medium in body with good carbonation. Overall its good.
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3.18/5 rDev -8.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.34/5 rDev -4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
On tap at the brewpub where it is listed as a "Red Ale ... like an ESB".
Pours dark amber with good clarity, a very fine looking head and plenty of lacing
Aroma: mild aroma lacks hop presence, as expected
The flavor is a bit more hoppy, but still more malty, as expected for style. Good bitter-sweet balance.
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look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
On tap at the brewpub where it is listed as a "Red Ale ... like an ESB".
Pours dark amber with good clarity, a very fine looking head and plenty of lacing
Aroma: mild aroma lacks hop presence, as expected
The flavor is a bit more hoppy, but still more malty, as expected for style. Good bitter-sweet balance.
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3.63/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.18/5 rDev -8.6%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
A little cloudy, tried pouring slow but still had a lot of head. Very interesting taste malt with some bitterness. Would drink again for something different.
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look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
A little cloudy, tried pouring slow but still had a lot of head. Very interesting taste malt with some bitterness. Would drink again for something different.
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3.53/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Review date: 5-1-15. Threshold glass. Bottle date 3-11-15.
Appearance: Pours a dark reddish amber, almost brown with 1 finger beige head quickly receding. Clear with active visible carbonation. OK, some lacing. Retains a thin skim of foam.
Aroma: Very sweet, slightly roasty aroma. Quite malty, smells almost like a brown ale.
Taste: Sweet, toasty malt arrival. Sweet & Malty, slightly tart/roasty mid-palate. Finishing bitterness comes as much from the roast as the hops. Very low hopping. (Re-reviewed 5-12-17 at work! Hoppier than I remember.)
Mouthfeel: Heavier side of mid-weight. Less carbonation than it appears, slightly slick.
Overall: Would not call this an ESB, so much as an Amber, but it is a good, quaffable amber. I could see this being too heavy and sweet to want to session, though. Really drinks like a brown ale. Very malty and balanced. I can see myself buying this if in the mood for a sweeter beer. (On re-review, less sweet than I initially remember).
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look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Review date: 5-1-15. Threshold glass. Bottle date 3-11-15.
Appearance: Pours a dark reddish amber, almost brown with 1 finger beige head quickly receding. Clear with active visible carbonation. OK, some lacing. Retains a thin skim of foam.
Aroma: Very sweet, slightly roasty aroma. Quite malty, smells almost like a brown ale.
Taste: Sweet, toasty malt arrival. Sweet & Malty, slightly tart/roasty mid-palate. Finishing bitterness comes as much from the roast as the hops. Very low hopping. (Re-reviewed 5-12-17 at work! Hoppier than I remember.)
Mouthfeel: Heavier side of mid-weight. Less carbonation than it appears, slightly slick.
Overall: Would not call this an ESB, so much as an Amber, but it is a good, quaffable amber. I could see this being too heavy and sweet to want to session, though. Really drinks like a brown ale. Very malty and balanced. I can see myself buying this if in the mood for a sweeter beer. (On re-review, less sweet than I initially remember).
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3.49/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.62/5 rDev +4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
2.87/5 rDev -17.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
3.42/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.16/5 rDev -9.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3
3.89/5 rDev +11.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.74/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.8/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Good beer great food you can cook on a hot stone
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Good beer great food you can cook on a hot stone
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2.74/5 rDev -21.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.5
Eh. Tastes kind of dirty. Not earthy. Dirty. Kind of like dirty water. With some amber tones thrown in. (This is an ESB? Or, supposedly one? Really?) I don't get it.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.5
Eh. Tastes kind of dirty. Not earthy. Dirty. Kind of like dirty water. With some amber tones thrown in. (This is an ESB? Or, supposedly one? Really?) I don't get it.
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3.27/5 rDev -6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.85/5 rDev +10.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.25/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.5/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.22/5 rDev -7.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Average amber, not great but could find worse
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look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Average amber, not great but could find worse
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Elevator Bleeding Buckeye Red Ale from Elevator Brewery & Draught Haus
Beer rating:
3.48 out of
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179 ratings
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