1892 Traditional Ale
Quidi Vidi Brewery
- From:
- Quidi Vidi Brewery
- Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
Ranked #552 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 78
Ranked #37,718 - Avg:
- 3.33 | pDev: 15.32%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 31
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 23, 2025
- Added:
- Jul 26, 2003
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 10
SCORE
78
Okay
78
Okay
Brewed with the finest two-row malt and a generous helping of hops. This is a full bodied, reddish amber ale that will be enjoyed by those who prefer European-style beers with substantial flavor.
1892 Traditional Ale commemorates the year of the great fire in St. John’s, Newfoundland.
1892 Traditional Ale commemorates the year of the great fire in St. John’s, Newfoundland.
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Reviewed by detgfrsh from Texas
3.46/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.46/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On tap. Clear amber color with a thin layer of white foamy head. Caramel malt aroma. Medium body with a little stickiness. Caramel malt flavor with moderate sweetness and some fruity esters on the finish. Decent. I'm used to this style having more of a bitter finish, but caramel malt dominates here.
Sep 23, 2025
Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts
3.4/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.4/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Beautiful caramel amber color. Absolutely clear. Good starting head but it settles to rim bubbles leaving intermittent thin streaks.
Mostly caramel aroma with a strong metallic smell. No notable hop.
Fairly pedestrian flavor. The toasted malt wins out. Less metal flavor than smell (good) but the hop is nearly nonexistent (bad). Short and blasé finish. Moderate body with a light touch on the carbonation. Overall, okay.
Aug 25, 2019Mostly caramel aroma with a strong metallic smell. No notable hop.
Fairly pedestrian flavor. The toasted malt wins out. Less metal flavor than smell (good) but the hop is nearly nonexistent (bad). Short and blasé finish. Moderate body with a light touch on the carbonation. Overall, okay.
Reviewed by johnnnniee from New Hampshire
3.37/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.37/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Beer at the hotel bar Port Au Choix NL
Mostly clear deep golden almost amber in color with a bubbly off white head that persists. Rich bready malt with a hint of caramel and some earthy light pine hops to counter. This brewery reminds me so much of the 603 Brewery in NH. They make clean beer but its so gateway and mediocre that its hard to enjoy them.
Jul 07, 2018Mostly clear deep golden almost amber in color with a bubbly off white head that persists. Rich bready malt with a hint of caramel and some earthy light pine hops to counter. This brewery reminds me so much of the 603 Brewery in NH. They make clean beer but its so gateway and mediocre that its hard to enjoy them.
Rated by papat444 from Canada (QC)
2.75/5 rDev -17.4%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.75/5 rDev -17.4%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
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