Sunburnt Irish Red
Eight Degrees Brewing
- From:
- Eight Degrees Brewing
- Ireland
- Style:
- Irish Red Ale
Ranked #75 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 84
Ranked #31,873 - Avg:
- 3.67 | pDev: 9.81%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 9
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 23, 2025
- Added:
- May 19, 2011
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 16
SCORE
84
Good
84
Good
New from May 2011
Like an Irishman on holiday in the Canaries, this beer has a red tint but with a chilled out mellow feel.
A traditional Irish style with a twist, it has subtle caramel notes balanced with a pleasant fragrant aroma from New Zealand and Australian hops. Goes really well with roast beef, lamb or a traditional Irish stew, but beware: keep out of direct sunlight.
Like an Irishman on holiday in the Canaries, this beer has a red tint but with a chilled out mellow feel.
A traditional Irish style with a twist, it has subtle caramel notes balanced with a pleasant fragrant aroma from New Zealand and Australian hops. Goes really well with roast beef, lamb or a traditional Irish stew, but beware: keep out of direct sunlight.
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Reviewed by JamFuel from Sweden
4.25/5 rDev +15.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +15.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a clear dark copper with soft tan head.
Smell is fruity and roasted with notes of pine, citrus, toast, orange peel and burnt sugar.
Taste is fruity and roasted with a moderate bitterness. Notes of pumpernickel, pine, citrus, toast and rye with some floral hints.
Mouthfeel is medium, smooth and well carbonated.
Overall, a very nice red ale.
Mar 23, 2025Smell is fruity and roasted with notes of pine, citrus, toast, orange peel and burnt sugar.
Taste is fruity and roasted with a moderate bitterness. Notes of pumpernickel, pine, citrus, toast and rye with some floral hints.
Mouthfeel is medium, smooth and well carbonated.
Overall, a very nice red ale.
Reviewed by flyingpig from Scotland
3.42/5 rDev -6.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.42/5 rDev -6.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
440ml Can from SuperValu, Fermanagh (£2.50):
Copper coloured with a translucent body & a quarter cm, foamy head that's light tan coloured & okay retention. Caramel malts & biscuit notes open the nose, I got some citrus, roasted notes & spice right at the end too but it's not that complex. The taste is a little fresher with citrus & floral flavours initially, before the biscuit malts come through. The caramel sweetness is lighter here but does feature while it's a medium body & the finish has a roasted bitterness to it but it was also a little water as well.
Jan 08, 2021Copper coloured with a translucent body & a quarter cm, foamy head that's light tan coloured & okay retention. Caramel malts & biscuit notes open the nose, I got some citrus, roasted notes & spice right at the end too but it's not that complex. The taste is a little fresher with citrus & floral flavours initially, before the biscuit malts come through. The caramel sweetness is lighter here but does feature while it's a medium body & the finish has a roasted bitterness to it but it was also a little water as well.
Reviewed by CrazyDavros from Australia
3.42/5 rDev -6.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.42/5 rDev -6.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Pours copper with a fading head.
Nose shows soft fruity ester, some toasty and bready malt.
Flavours include sweet bready malt and spicy hops with a balancing bitterness.
Well-made.
Aug 12, 2015Nose shows soft fruity ester, some toasty and bready malt.
Flavours include sweet bready malt and spicy hops with a balancing bitterness.
Well-made.
Reviewed by oldglory78 from Ireland
4/5 rDev +9%
4/5 rDev +9%
Quite a nice red Irish ale. Sweet, maybe a little too sweet but not too strong in alcohol so could use this one as a session ale. Nice for a change from my usual IPA or APA. Not unlike 5am Saint from Brewdog. More understated. All in all a decent beer from a very good brewery. Would recommend.
Nov 30, 2014
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