El Charro Cafe' 1922 Amber Ale
Barrio Brewing Company

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From:
Barrio Brewing Company
 
Arizona, United States
Style:
American Amber / Red Ale
ABV:
Not listed
Score:
+9 ratings needed
Avg:
3.75 | pDev: 0%
Ratings:
1 | reviews: 1
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jun 08, 2017
Added:
Apr 11, 2014
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
In celebration of our 90th year of doing business in Tucson, we proudly announce the arrival of our own private label .... El Charro Cafe' 1922 Amber Ale.
This ale is a locally double malt beer with touches of American crystal and light chocolate malts which give it a light caramel taste.

Columbus and Cascade hops round out the finish making our 1922 Amber Ale a perfect companion to our delicious Tucson style Mexican food.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

3.75/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
The appearance had a deep dark amber / red color with a decent half finger white head (bar pour, so no points taken off) no lacing. The smell was super malty, must have been a super large amount of caramels added to this bad boy. The taste was mainly sweet through the malts, and a decent amount of bitter hops does end up balancing it in the flavor. slight caramel aftertaste with a dry finish. On the palate, it sat about heavy than a lot of so-called sessionable Red ales I think I read that this was supposed to be a beer to go with food and I guess it could be to an extent, however, it doesn’t seem as sessionable to me. Overall, I say its a good brew as an American Amber/Red Ale worthy of coming back to but to have with food, hmm... Barrio might want to tone down those malts a bit. I realize they’re trying to make a Mexican beer that would be malty enough to clear some Mexican heat in food, but something just feels a bit too heavy to have with food.
Jun 08, 2017