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Hot Rod Red
Aviator Brewing Company
- From:
- Aviator Brewing Company
- North Carolina, United States
- Style:
- Irish Red Ale
- ABV:
- 6.1%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.61 | pDev: 14.68%
- Reviews:
- 46
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 15, 2020
- Added:
- Dec 04, 2008
- Wants:
- 6
- Gots:
- 19
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by briandschorr from North Carolina
3.96/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
I always get the Irish Red when I am on a beer hunt. So, this was a pleasant surprise for me. Pours a clear deep amber red brown with a one finger tan frothy head. The nose was a great blend of toast, malts, grains that were complemented with an earthy, floral and citrus hop profile. The aftertaste is a lingering bitter meets earthy malt profile. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. A good beer that is a must try for the red fans.
Aug 24, 2017Reviewed by mothmanscott from Georgia
3.76/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.76/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pours a clear deep amber/pale reddish brown producing 2 fingers of tan, moderately lasting, frothy head that leaves nice spidery webs of Jack Frost like lace. Aroma is toast & caramel malts, grain, dried apples with an earthy, floral & citrus hop profile. Taste is toasted pumpernickle, roasted nuts, caramel malt sweetness & a heady fruitiness backed by a earthy, floral & thin citrus note in the finish. Aftertaste is a toasted, lasting, bitter, earthy maltiness. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation, lightly juciy it finishes grainy, not clean.
Mar 18, 2017Reviewed by Ciocanelu from Romania
3.8/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.8/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Clear dark amber color with a bit of beige head. Aroma is malty with caramel and some nuts. Taste follows with nice toasted malt and nutty finish. Some hops with earthy bitterness are also in the background balancing out the malts. Medium body and carbonation. Really straight-forward, classic, well made red ale.
Sep 06, 2016Reviewed by Cyberkedi from Georgia
4.18/5 rDev +15.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev +15.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4.25
Malty aroma is a little spicy - mainly cloves - and just a bit yeasty, inviting a taste. It pours a slightly hazy chestnut with a fine bubbled cream-tan head that leaves some good lacing. Satisfying flavor has malty, clove, nutty, and subtle hoppy and woody notes. Smooth texture has about average fizz and body, the beer’s only real weak point. Let this hot rod roar down your throat!
May 30, 2016Reviewed by Timothy_Scott_Goeft from Taiwan
3.79/5 rDev +5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev +5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Great color abv .10 % higher than style but accepted medium mouthfeel and the ibu is way high for the style 41 IBU compared to a.max 28 with the hops . But i like a hoppy beer so its good
Nov 24, 2015
Hot Rod Red from Aviator Brewing Company
Beer rating:
82 out of
100 with
172 ratings
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