Cardinal Ale
Ohio Brewing Company

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From:
Ohio Brewing Company
 
Ohio, United States
Style:
Irish Red Ale
ABV:
5%
Score:
75
Avg:
3.08 | pDev: 26.3%
Reviews:
18
Ratings:
37
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 15, 2015
Added:
Oct 12, 2010
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  1
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Ratings by hustlesworth:
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Reviewed by hustlesworth from Ohio

3.49/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
A- somewhat hazy orange amber with golden highlights. the head is dense and creamy and yellow tinted eggshell in color and leaves some thick blankets of lace. the foam isn't very expansive, but it does hold solid at about 1/4in thick for a decent amount of time.

S- the same floral aroma i found in their kolsch, almost soapy, and doesn't belong here, but with a toasty bready caramel background. hints of peanut butter and toasted pecan are deep in there with a mild woodsiness.

T- far hoppier than the nose let on, and heavier on the malt as well. there's none of that out of place floral whatever it was in the flavor. hop flavor is lemony, herbal, and grassy with a metallic edge. the malt side is toasty sweet, whole grain bread, a touch of brown sugar and praline, peanut butter, dates, and raisins with some very mild chocolatey roasted flavor. finishes grainy and bready with quickly fading hop bitterness. not bad, but everything seems all smashed together and lacking in depth. the yeast flavor to me seems like grocery store yeast packets and sort of cardboards out on the back end taking the malt flavor from good to boring.

MF- full and soft, perfect under medium very tight carbonation. the bubbles are borderline nitro tiny but are very prickly and cooling, giving this bird a menthol feel that compliments the flavor as well as the rich texture. dry on the cheeks as well, so there's no monosaccharide blues.

D- friendly brew, not diggin the flowery smell, but tastes fine and feels better in fact the feel nails it down for me, and with the easy 5%abv there's no reason why a couple of these would be any trouble. problem is, i'm reaching for an oktoberfest right now...
Oct 12, 2010
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 2.88 by msquared36 from Ohio

Mar 15, 2015
 
Rated: 1 by beltz15 from New Jersey

Nov 11, 2014
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Reviewed by DrDemento456 from Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +21.8%
A - Starts off looking quite good over an inch of tan colored head atop of a very deep amber brown colored beer. Mild sediment layer may mean I held onto this a bit long but its still good.
S - Quite mild tones of biscuit, some bready malts and some sweet caramel malts. No harsh chemical smells or metallic tarnish so I may have gotten a good bottle.
t - Not as bad as Killians Irish Red for sure. Some metallic notes with mostly bread, dry hops, and some sweet caramel malts in the finish.
M - Light to medium its easy enough to drink.

Overall I guess the bad rating is weighed on old or bad bottles since the bottle I had is quite good. Worth picking up again if you got an infected one.
Aug 20, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Ezra-Poundit from Ohio

Jul 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by ahommell from Mississippi

Jun 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by cbuckl14 from Virginia

Jun 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by JimmyFlatRock from Ohio

May 02, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by GOBLIN from Ohio

Apr 02, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by timesnewspartan from Ohio

Sep 02, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by PStriedl from Maryland

Jul 13, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by pathman from Ohio

Jul 13, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by ejimhof from Pennsylvania

Jun 28, 2013
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Reviewed by BeerLab45 from Virginia

2.49/5  rDev -19.2%
look: 1 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Sampled from a bottle. Also infected as many here have noted.

Poured out the six pack. Better beers deserving limited fridge space.
I really am dissapointed as i no longer live in Ohio and i could have brought something else back with me...

Like a great lakes varietal per chance
May 04, 2013
 
Rated: 2.5 by johnnydicfore from Ohio

Jan 24, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by jheberle from Ohio

Jan 14, 2013
 
Rated: 1 by Noelito76 from New York

Oct 13, 2012
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Reviewed by barczar from Kentucky

2.04/5  rDev -33.8%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Huge cream head from a slightly warm gusher of a bottle lingers, leaving hints of lacing and condensing into a clear, ruddy amber color. When I could finally empty the bottle, a plume of head 3 inches tall remained indefinitely.

Aroma is citrus hop, toasted malt, and breadcrust. There's a metallic tang evident.

Flavor is tangy, metallic, and soapy. There's an underlying bready malt. I think I got an infected bottle.

Body is moderately light, with extreme carbonation.

Think and hope this was infected. Will update score after another try, if I can find another bottle.
May 31, 2012
 
Rated: 2.75 by acurtis from New Jersey

Mar 25, 2012
Cardinal Ale from Ohio Brewing Company
Beer rating: 75 out of 100 with 37 ratings