Steve's Back Yard Red Ale
Lawson's Finest Liquids

Steve's Back Yard Red AleSteve's Back Yard Red Ale
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From:
Lawson's Finest Liquids
 
Vermont, United States
Style:
American Amber / Red Ale
Ranked #108
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
85
Ranked #21,243
Avg:
3.76 | pDev: 9.84%
Reviews:
26
Ratings:
130
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 07, 2022
Added:
Jan 21, 2012
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  4
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Ratings by msondel:
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Rated by msondel from Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +19.7%

Nov 27, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.77 by Gkruszewski from New York

Oct 07, 2022
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Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania

3.77/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
16 oz can from the brewery, dated 8/10/22

pours a very dark red, but clear. thick cream colored head. aroma of mild earthy hops and caramel malt. similar flavor, the hops balance the malt sweetness, with a mildly bitter and dry finish. medium bodied.
Oct 01, 2022
 
Rated: 4.23 by lakewy17 from New Hampshire

Sep 10, 2022
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Reviewed by brewme from Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Had a single draft at Lawson's Liquids in Waitsfield, Vermont for about seven dollars. My seventeenth brew from these guys. Just ok, not my favorite style.
Aug 30, 2022
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Reviewed by edthehead from Maryland

3.77/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Draft pour into a tulip glass.
Dark red copper appearance with a foamy off-white head. Malt, caramel, date notes. Medium body, medium carbonation, creamy.
Aug 12, 2022
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Reviewed by Pivopijak from Washington

4.5/5  rDev +19.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
draught
Light tan head. Semi-murky, deep reddish caramel color. Really good, subtle clove/allspice aroma, with the slightest of any hoppy note, at all. Really good, balanced body and malt to hop ratio, with a bit of a malty, in the way of a medium heavy toasted flavor, a bit of crispness at first, yielding to the malt and the slightest hop bite and touch of medium toasted oak.
Nov 10, 2021
 
Rated: 4.16 by McSeal from Connecticut

Sep 01, 2021
 
Rated: 3.79 by MDDMD from Pennsylvania

Aug 28, 2021
 
Rated: 4.22 by smb71481 from Vermont

Dec 26, 2020
 
Rated: 3.5 by Holderness from Massachusetts

Dec 25, 2020
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Reviewed by malrubius from Vermont

4.15/5  rDev +10.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Can. Dark amber with lasting eggshell head. Caramel earthy aroma with some fruit. Toasted caramel and grainy malt body with nice dry herbal and fruity finish. Medium body with some hard water minerallyness. Excellent for the style, which I think is only Steve's favorite these days.
Dec 23, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by Velivolus1 from Vermont

Dec 16, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by zotzot from Vermont

Mar 13, 2020
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

3.99/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This was poured into a becher pint glass. The appearance was a semi-transparent ruddy amber color with some carbonation seen rising to fill a one finger white foamy head that dissipated nicely. Messy lacing clings to the glass. The aroma starts off with sweet and bitter citrus rind and pulp over top of deep rich sweet caramel and toffee malts. The flavor takes in all of the previously mentioned aromas with a dry sweet semi-grainy aftertaste and finish. On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium in body with a nice sessionable trait about it. Carbonation rides under allowing a ton of malts to stick to my tongue decently, not cloying, but yes, decent. Overall, I’d say this was a pretty good Irish red ale that I could have again.
Jun 05, 2017
 
Rated: 3.67 by Lunchboxhead from Massachusetts

Nov 05, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by Ross_Marshall from Connecticut

Oct 15, 2016
 
Rated: 3.54 by acurtis from New Jersey

Sep 03, 2016
 
Rated: 3.93 by outoffocus from Pennsylvania

Aug 31, 2016
 
Rated: 3.77 by NotAlcoholicJustAHobby from Vermont

Aug 28, 2016
Steve's Back Yard Red Ale from Lawson's Finest Liquids
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 130 ratings