Scottish Red
Barrio Brewing Company
- From:
- Barrio Brewing Company
- Arizona, United States
- Style:
- Scottish Ale
- ABV:
- 5.8%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.27 | pDev: 24.16%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 08, 2017
- Added:
- Feb 11, 2010
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
3.58/5 rDev +9.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.58/5 rDev +9.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
The appearance was a ruddy burnt amber color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that dissipated at a decent pace. Mild messy lacing. The aroma had some caramel malts with a fair herbal to earthy hoppiness, low key with a touch of butterscotch. The flavor blended those aromas subtle with a touch of smoke and some biscuits. Malty aftertaste with a refined clean grassy to herbal finish. On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt fine for the most part. Overall, decent as a Scottish ale with a touch of an amber ale trying to make a presence of a blend perhaps.
Jun 08, 2017
Reviewed by Gueuzedude from Arizona
3.27/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
3.27/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
Sampled on tap at Barrio Brewing; March 2010
This beer arrives with a hazy appearance and is topped by a lightly amber / brown tinged, tan colored head. The beer is a touch more amber hued than the Dunkel Weizen I just had, but still brown in color. When held up to the light it shows that it is not opaque, but definitely hazy and has an amber-red color. The aroma is mildly malty and fruity up front; as it warms it even starts to take on a sort of cotton-candy like note to it that boosts the fruitiness, this last, ultimately, comes to dominate the aroma. There is a hint of spiciness in the nose as well. The aroma is actually interesting because it is so far out of the bounds of the style.
The flavor is super, super fruity tasting, which accentuates the sweetness of the beer; this is just so out of place for a normally clean Scottish styled beer. There is some toasted grain and just a hint of husky (from grain husks) roasted notes that add some spiciness to this brew. The fruit notes lean towards berries and currant like flavors. Some definite light roast notes contribute a hint of astringency and some bitterness to the finish. This has a medium'ish body to it, though it maintains a fair amount of drinkability. As the style dictates, this is richly malty, though much of the caramelized malt character is buried under the expressive fruit flavors.
Not a bad beer, but it is definitely unexpected given the billing of this beer; I am curious where all this fruitiness came from, as a traditional Scottish ale yeast is quite clean when fermented properly.
Mar 20, 2010This beer arrives with a hazy appearance and is topped by a lightly amber / brown tinged, tan colored head. The beer is a touch more amber hued than the Dunkel Weizen I just had, but still brown in color. When held up to the light it shows that it is not opaque, but definitely hazy and has an amber-red color. The aroma is mildly malty and fruity up front; as it warms it even starts to take on a sort of cotton-candy like note to it that boosts the fruitiness, this last, ultimately, comes to dominate the aroma. There is a hint of spiciness in the nose as well. The aroma is actually interesting because it is so far out of the bounds of the style.
The flavor is super, super fruity tasting, which accentuates the sweetness of the beer; this is just so out of place for a normally clean Scottish styled beer. There is some toasted grain and just a hint of husky (from grain husks) roasted notes that add some spiciness to this brew. The fruit notes lean towards berries and currant like flavors. Some definite light roast notes contribute a hint of astringency and some bitterness to the finish. This has a medium'ish body to it, though it maintains a fair amount of drinkability. As the style dictates, this is richly malty, though much of the caramelized malt character is buried under the expressive fruit flavors.
Not a bad beer, but it is definitely unexpected given the billing of this beer; I am curious where all this fruitiness came from, as a traditional Scottish ale yeast is quite clean when fermented properly.
Reviewed by UberWasser from Arizona
3.73/5 rDev +14.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5
3.73/5 rDev +14.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5
Very dark red color, almost black. Mild aroma, just a touch of toasted grain smell with some dark sugars to follow.
Taste was of toasty, roasty, smokey grains with a bit of caramel and a soft hop bitterness in the finish.
Really nothing to jump for joy about but a good tasting example of a dark red ale. I enjoyed it.
Feb 11, 2010Taste was of toasty, roasty, smokey grains with a bit of caramel and a soft hop bitterness in the finish.
Really nothing to jump for joy about but a good tasting example of a dark red ale. I enjoyed it.
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