Devils Head Red
Pikes Peak Brewing Company

Really nice dark amber appearance
Medium body with the carbonation also being around average
Aroma is very weak but still an appealing mix of caramel, malt and some sweet bread
Taste has some sweetness but also a nice mild hop bite. Theres caramel, toasted dark bread and some toasted grain.
Very enjoyable beer

 

 

This smelled like a bad IPA. The taste was slightly better but you have to be looking for malt to find it. Minority or not I found this a terrible representation of the style. Although reps have a knack for giving bad samples...

Having educated myself a bit this wasn't that bad and IN FACT it is a solid representation you just ha e to know if you're getting a hoppy red or not. I still agree with reps giving not the best samples though.

 

 

Poured from a can into a tulip glass nary a 1/2F tan head is formed that fades in seconds to nothing. Color is brick brown with a slight red tint and 90% opaque.

On the nose I get a bit of dark wheat bread and some light yeast.

On the palate I detect lightly roasted malt with a light bitter hoppiness and some dark alcoholic dryness on the finish. The dryness fades a bit as the beer warms and I detect a bit of interesting tanginess as well.

Mouthfeel is medium but it feels a bit on the light side, is creamy and a bit slick, but not cloying.

Overall pretty nice with some resemblance to Belhaven Scottish Ale. Not sure if I would buy again but worth a shot on a single to see how you like it for sure.

12oz can with a canned on date of 11/06/20.
Orangish red color with a finger of head. It is hazy which does not surprise me anymore. Malty aroma of caramel and toffee. Earthy hops compliments the caramel and toffee malt flavor. Finishes just a tad sweet despite the heavy malts. Medium body with nice carbonation. Feels almost creamy.

 

Poured from 2 nicely chilled 12 oz. aluminum cans into a sparkling clean English pint glass. It appears the brewer has changed the label design and upped the ABV to 7.3%. In a word: Scrumptiousness. Has a milky sensation of a Brown Ale, but with a nip of hops in a good swig but also a long after taste of it, too, the hops. Solid. Enjoyable. Hearty.

 

On tap at Hop n Drops and holy crap if this isn’t the best beer I’ve had all day! So I singed it a little on color and head because, well, it’s light and the head was just gone. But, golly, I do love the caramel and biscuit of this one.... It’s only noon and I’ve got miles to go before I sleep.

 

Bright color. Smooth and balanced. Slightly weak in the malt department. Awesome can design.

 

Can. Khaki head. Burnt orange/amber color.

Nice hoppy flavor with a balanced malt profile. Caramel and bready. Earthy, grapefruit citrus, pine, and a hint of resin.

Really drinkable.

Working my way through a mix pack from Pikes Peak and onto the red ale. Gave it a hard pour and ended up with a nice head on the glass, slowly sinking but reaches a sort of holding point about halfway down and looks like a milkshake - nice. The body is orange-rust-red and cloudy. Love to see some cloud in a red ale. The nose is more toffee and malt than I thought it would be, almost like a brown ale; most of the red ales I've had I consider closer to IPAs. The body is medium but fairly crisp, and the taste is not as aggressive as I thought it would be (though I am having this directly after their hazy IPA). The hops are there but well-balanced against the malt. A bit of a different take on the reds I've grown accustomed to and I have to say I like this quite a bit. Perfect late-summer / fall beer.