The Redeye Irish Red Ale
Mudhook Brewing Company
- From:
- Mudhook Brewing Company
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Irish Red Ale
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.42 | pDev: 11.7%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Sep 13, 2019
- Added:
- Aug 17, 2011
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
82
Good
82
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by mynie from Maryland
2.64/5 rDev -22.8%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
2.64/5 rDev -22.8%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
On tap at the brewpub.
Pour is red, duh. The aroma is British-ish, very nutty with minimal hops. I know that "red" is a rather nebulous style, but this lacks the sharpness I usually associate with the style. It's not bad, but kind of bland.
And that blandness carries over into the flavor. It tastes like an okay British pale ale circa 1985--much less adventrous than, say, Millstream's Schild Brau, or Pete's Wicked Ale. Nutty malt up front, and the slightest hint of red ale sharmpess at the back.
I think maybe they were trying to ape Killian's Irish Red? Which seems inexplicable now, but you got to remember that was a huge crossover beer for a couple decades. This one, unfortunately, doesn't really hold up.
Sep 13, 2019Pour is red, duh. The aroma is British-ish, very nutty with minimal hops. I know that "red" is a rather nebulous style, but this lacks the sharpness I usually associate with the style. It's not bad, but kind of bland.
And that blandness carries over into the flavor. It tastes like an okay British pale ale circa 1985--much less adventrous than, say, Millstream's Schild Brau, or Pete's Wicked Ale. Nutty malt up front, and the slightest hint of red ale sharmpess at the back.
I think maybe they were trying to ape Killian's Irish Red? Which seems inexplicable now, but you got to remember that was a huge crossover beer for a couple decades. This one, unfortunately, doesn't really hold up.
Rated by JonSchwartz from North Carolina
3.18/5 rDev -7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.18/5 rDev -7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
On tap at the brewery.
May 06, 2016
Reviewed by akorsak from Pennsylvania
3.18/5 rDev -7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.18/5 rDev -7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On-tap at the brewpub.
A: The Irish red is a lighter brown color (as compared to The Live Bait), translucent but barely so. Another beer that sorely needs a head.
S: Aromas are soft, light with caramel malts and very little in the way of hops. Not quite as malty as I was expecting it to be.
T: The first sip isn't bad though. Chewy with caramel and toffee featured prominently. The hops are an afterthought, allowing the malts to linger and drive the flavor. While the roasted caramel isn't as strong as other Irish reds, it does carry enough flavor.
M: In my notes, I wrote the word 'boring'. On reflection, I think that boring is the wrong word. Put another way, the ale lacks frills.
My least favorite of the line-up. I think it needs a little more of the malts to stand out.
Aug 17, 2011A: The Irish red is a lighter brown color (as compared to The Live Bait), translucent but barely so. Another beer that sorely needs a head.
S: Aromas are soft, light with caramel malts and very little in the way of hops. Not quite as malty as I was expecting it to be.
T: The first sip isn't bad though. Chewy with caramel and toffee featured prominently. The hops are an afterthought, allowing the malts to linger and drive the flavor. While the roasted caramel isn't as strong as other Irish reds, it does carry enough flavor.
M: In my notes, I wrote the word 'boring'. On reflection, I think that boring is the wrong word. Put another way, the ale lacks frills.
My least favorite of the line-up. I think it needs a little more of the malts to stand out.
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