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Rutting Elk Red
The Grizzly Paw Brewing Company
- From:
- The Grizzly Paw Brewing Company
- Alberta, Canada
- Style:
- Scottish Ale
Ranked #78 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 79
Ranked #26,503 - Avg:
- 3.4 | pDev: 14.71%
- Reviews:
- 19
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 10, 2023
- Added:
- Nov 25, 2003
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 12
A medium bodied beer with slight caramel and roast flavours.
This traditional Scottish style amber ale uses a combination of various roasted and pale malts to create its distinctive character.
Mahogany in colour, Rutting Elk Red is a great intro into the darker beers. People who want to move beyond our pale beers or have some beer knowledge will enjoy this classic.
This traditional Scottish style amber ale uses a combination of various roasted and pale malts to create its distinctive character.
Mahogany in colour, Rutting Elk Red is a great intro into the darker beers. People who want to move beyond our pale beers or have some beer knowledge will enjoy this classic.
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Ratings by vanrassel:
Reviewed by vanrassel from Canada (AB)
3.55/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
3.55/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
I'm not a huge fan of this style, but the Grizzly Paw has done a decent job with this beer and I'd have another if offered.
This is a good-looking beer, pouring a nice copper colour with some amber hues and a creamy head capping it off. The head quickly dwindled to a thin ring that left almost no lacing on the sides of my glass.
I smelled mainly grassy hops and that's what I tasted as well: a nice bitterness up front. The malt is there, ever so slightly, with a just a hint of bread in the aroma. There's a nice dry finish, but the mouthfeel is a little watery for my liking.
I bought a six-pack of bottles at the pub in Canmore, but it's nice to see some of the Grizzly Paw labels making it to stores in Calgary. I'll definitely keep my eyes open for others to try.
May 19, 2006This is a good-looking beer, pouring a nice copper colour with some amber hues and a creamy head capping it off. The head quickly dwindled to a thin ring that left almost no lacing on the sides of my glass.
I smelled mainly grassy hops and that's what I tasted as well: a nice bitterness up front. The malt is there, ever so slightly, with a just a hint of bread in the aroma. There's a nice dry finish, but the mouthfeel is a little watery for my liking.
I bought a six-pack of bottles at the pub in Canmore, but it's nice to see some of the Grizzly Paw labels making it to stores in Calgary. I'll definitely keep my eyes open for others to try.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by patre_tim from Thailand
3.59/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.59/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Deep amber filtered with lots of carbonation and a half finger of beige head.
Rust, malt and toast.
Toasted malt, caramel and skunk.
Medium body with moderate carbonation.
I got this in Banff, AB and am drinking it in Redding, CA, October 8th, 2019.
Oct 09, 2019Rust, malt and toast.
Toasted malt, caramel and skunk.
Medium body with moderate carbonation.
I got this in Banff, AB and am drinking it in Redding, CA, October 8th, 2019.
Reviewed by Martin194 from Iowa
3.49/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.49/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Look: Clear ruby red, light tan head.
Smell: Clean, crisp hops, some smooth malts.
Taste: Some hops and grains, a bit grassy. Sort of underwhelming since I really liked the look and smell of it.
Feel: Normal carbonation, crisp mouthfeel, dry finish.
Overall: A solid amber ale, it's a little weak to be blunt but I'd drink it again.
Jul 13, 2018Smell: Clean, crisp hops, some smooth malts.
Taste: Some hops and grains, a bit grassy. Sort of underwhelming since I really liked the look and smell of it.
Feel: Normal carbonation, crisp mouthfeel, dry finish.
Overall: A solid amber ale, it's a little weak to be blunt but I'd drink it again.
Reviewed by dbl_delta from Pennsylvania
3.38/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.38/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Draft into pint glass. Pours a nice clear reddish amber with a decent off white head. Initial impression is caramel malts and roasted nuts. Mouthfeel is medium, as is carbonation. Alcohol is lost in the shuffle. Finish is sweet and not very satisfying.
This is not a Scottish Ale by any stretch of the imagination. Might be an Amber Ale, but even then I think it's stretching things a bit.
May 31, 2017This is not a Scottish Ale by any stretch of the imagination. Might be an Amber Ale, but even then I think it's stretching things a bit.
Rutting Elk Red from The Grizzly Paw Brewing Company
Beer rating:
79 out of
100 with
48 ratings
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