Small Batch Series No. 6: Flanders Red Ale
Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling

Small Batch Series No. 6: Flanders Red AleSmall Batch Series No. 6: Flanders Red Ale
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From:
Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling
 
Texas, United States
Style:
Flanders Red Ale
ABV:
8%
Score:
81
Avg:
3.53 | pDev: 21.53%
Reviews:
12
Ratings:
64
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 18, 2020
Added:
Sep 14, 2013
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  4
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Ratings by alaimoa:
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Reviewed by alaimoa from Connecticut

3.74/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Slightly better than the ratings would lead you to believe although a touch of oxidization from the bottle 7/2013. Overall a deep mahogany pour with a dark fruit tangy smell with a hint of oxidization. Taste follows the nose on the dark fruit side, touch of cherry raspberry and oak. Bit of leather in the taste . Feel is fairly easy to drink me nice depth
Mar 22, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.74 by Sammy from Canada (ON)

Nov 18, 2020
 
Rated: 3.5 by RiceOwls27 from Texas

Apr 10, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by nathanmiller from New York

Nov 14, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by SD0430

Oct 29, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by JGlitz87 from Texas

Oct 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by spycow from Illinois

Sep 29, 2014
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Reviewed by Justin8mypants from Oklahoma

3.8/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Got this bottle in a trade from @Brogen13. Bottle marked 7/1/13.

Poured a murky brown, slight head dissipating quickly into nothing.

Pronounced aromas of oak, bourbon, vanilla, honey, cherry, and slight lemony sourness.

A lot of the Bourbon/Oak come through in the taste along with the lemony sourness. Mild cherry flavor on the sides of the tongue and a nice refreshing sour finish.

The body could be a bit thicker. Also the carbonation is quite low.

Overall, very refreshing but has a very satisfying warmth between the oakiness and 8% abv. I would totally drink this again, not sure why a fairly low rating. The only problem I could see is the low carbonation. Not sure if that is from the style or the age. Even with such slight carbonation I really enjoyed this beer.
Sep 22, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by XicanoBeerRun from Texas

Sep 09, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by Buttstallion from Texas

Aug 27, 2014
 
Rated: 1.16 by GameOfBeers from Pennsylvania

Aug 18, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by thereal_adam from Texas

Aug 07, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Cynic-ale from Texas

Jul 31, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by ThreeFishes from Florida

Jul 16, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by JuanAlberto from Texas

May 31, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by SmellsofMahagony from Texas

May 30, 2014
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Reviewed by kmatlack from California

3.84/5  rDev +8.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bottle poured into a chimay goblet.

A- Rusty bottle cap under thick black wax, pour relatively boring. Deep red color, muddled up, foggy, little bubbles. Boring, honestly...but an interesting color.

S- Big Caramel on the nose, vanilla, oaky, funky, red wine, malty, green apple peels, nose is definitely nice.

T- initial burst of sweetness and vanillin followed by tartness. Mid palette is oak and sour apple. Huge lingering oak and vanilla on the back end. Despite my shitty rating, there is quite a bit of complexity on this one. It is sweet, but dry, which is obviously conflicting but somehow comes together here.

M- doesn't look like it, but there is plenty of carb here. Nice and prickly. Medium mouthfeel, drinkable But not crushable due to the 8% abv.

O- This was a surprisingly good beer. I know ranger creek has had some issues with these small batch beers, mostly infection issues if memory serves me right. Figure you can't go wrong with something that is already supposed to be sour right? Glad I did.
May 25, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by bkeller04 from Texas

May 16, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by hansenme from California

May 08, 2014
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Reviewed by BeerandWhiskeyHQ from Illinois

3.62/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Bottled: 7-2 -2013

Appearance
A thick/rich looking non-transparrent medium earthy brown. Any head to speak of relatively white/off white in color and quickly dissipating

Nose
Tart fruit, banana, red apple, almost has a red wine nose

Palate
Very tart, light mouthfeel and easy drinking. Slight alcohol note, fruit, cherries, figs, yeast, sherry that ends with a slightly tart and aged fruit finish.

Overall
This beer has a wild and interesting blend of tart fruit and ale characters, it is light yet slammed with flavor . The sour elements aren’t over the top but rather add dynamic and are surprisingly refreshing. Batch No. 6 won the 2013 Bronze at the World Beer Championships and for good reason.

-BeerandWhiskeyHQ.com
Apr 15, 2014
Small Batch Series No. 6: Flanders Red Ale from Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling
Beer rating: 81 out of 100 with 64 ratings