Rustic Red Ale
Pateros Creek Brewing Co.

Poured from pint can into schooner glass.
(Reviewed for a 2nd time after trading in ’bad’ beers for supposedly good ones)

Appearance: pours a thin off white head that recedes with just a hint of lacing. Color is a reddish amber with moderate streaming carbonation.

Aroma: roasted barley dominates the smell, picking up something akin to burnt toast. Otherwise there is a bit of ripe fruit, some yeastiness and some pungent earthy hops.

Mouthfeel: fairly light, somewhat fluffy and sticky with a somewhat dry finish.

Flavor: burnt toast, overripe fruit, an unpleasant bitterness and a somewhat alcohol dominate finish. Some definite off flavors that I cannot describe. Beer may be infected.

Overall: this beer is so-so. Definitely taste different from any other Irish Red I have tried (not in a good way). It seems to lack balance -- there is very little pleasant malt sweetness and the unpleasant bitter taste overwhelms the palate. The off flavors kill any possibility of enjoying this beer.

 

 

Pretty good beer. It pours with a thick white read that dissipates in about five minutes with a red amber color. The smell has a lot of malted barley, with a little hops. The taste is like slightly burnt toast and malt, with a ever so slight bitterness (the bitterness is just barely there). It finishes with a sweet coffee/chocolate taste. I think that other reviewer got a bad batch, it's a good beer. I'll enjoy the six pack I purchased.