Red Hoptober
New Belgium Brewing Company
- From:
- New Belgium Brewing Company
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.77 | pDev: 13.26%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 178
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 12, 2026
- Added:
- Jul 21, 2012
- Wants:
- 39
- Gots:
- 46
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
Centennial, Cascade & Eldorado hops
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Reviewed by ttoadee from Texas
3.6/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.6/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
RB transfer
Nice clear amber, tight packed , off white, head. Nose is chocolate malt, Belgian yeast, and piney hops. Leans bitter. Woody on the tongue, dark fruit, and good spicy hop finish. Good beer.|10/15/2012
Jan 12, 2026Nice clear amber, tight packed , off white, head. Nose is chocolate malt, Belgian yeast, and piney hops. Leans bitter. Woody on the tongue, dark fruit, and good spicy hop finish. Good beer.|10/15/2012
Reviewed by mothmanscott from Georgia
4/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From notes 11/27/12: Pours a clear, very dark amber with red hues producing 2 fingers of frothy, lasting, tan head that leaves exquisite clumpy rings and sheets of lace. Absolutely beautiful! Aroma is biscuit, toast, chocolate and a hint of caramel with grassy, pine and citrus hops hints declining in that order. Taste is fronted by toasted malts with a biscuity burnt bread undertone backed by by pine and grass hoppiness. The finish is a peppery, lightly dry, burnt brown sugar and hop bitterness with a similar but even drier aftertaste that is rapidly predominated by the bitter. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, smooth with moderate carbonation.
Oct 29, 2019
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.45/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.45/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Brown and red look, small tan head over a quarter of an inch. Mild red and nutty aroma, slight hops.
Taste yielded good c hops. A lot of brown and red malts, toasted appropriately. Feels like October, a little malt, still some last hops from the summertime brews.
Dec 25, 2015Taste yielded good c hops. A lot of brown and red malts, toasted appropriately. Feels like October, a little malt, still some last hops from the summertime brews.
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