Arkansas Red Ale
Core Brewing & Distilling Co.

 

 

 

Aroma is a deep burgundy hue that reveals a crystal-clear transparency when held against the light. Head is two fingers of rocky, foamy off-white head. Head retention is good. Aroma is sweet with bubbly, smooth malts. Caramel, bready, earthy, toasty malts round out the malts, with fragments of toffee and molasses adding to the sweetness. Flavor profile is a melody lead by malts, with caramely and bready forming the main pair, with earthy and toasty malts offering a little support. Mouth feel is medium-thick with a slightly odd fuzzy-crispness. Overall, big malts, but falling short of that creamy texture.

Served in a 15.5oz Spiegelau tulip from a 12oz can.

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 oz bottle poured into Uinta can glass. "Best Before" box is empty. Reading the bottle, they sure do take a lot of pride in their beers and show attention to detail. I really have enjoyed their Behemoth Pilsner in years past when I could get it in South Dakota, and there was also a honey brown of some sort that I thought was good.

Pours a totally opaque rusty brown-red with a grey head of 2 fingers. Lots of nice lace left behind.

Lots of sweet pie crust aromas, with lots of beautiful floral notes, like walking through a field of daisies. There's hints of bright melon and dew grass as well.

Flavor comes across a little stale, but there's that solid CORE finish that their beers all have - it wraps everything together in a satisfying format at the end. Flower stems, lemon peel, mild coffee, amber malt, and some faded hop.

Feel is sharp with carbonation with a drying sandpaper finish.

Overall, a solid beer that I think I would like to try fresher. Overall CORE is an underrated and underappreciated brewery.

 

Pours to a receding white head and moderate lacing. Color is amberish red and nearly clear. Low esters. Aroma is malty/doughy and slightly floral. Flavor is clean, easy drinking AAA. Slightly toasty finish and dryness. Closer to an Irish Red but with a neutral yeast. MF is on the light side with a touch of astringency. A solid citizen in the world of weiner dog beers.

 

 

12oz can, 120717 on the bottom.

Dark brownish red. Quickly dissipating head.

Bready sweetness.

Dark bread, walnut, medium high bitterness, some sweetness, but not too much.

Medium bodied with medium carbonation.

Decent red ale that's not too sweet.

Thanks to RedhawkPoke for this one, from NBS BIF #6. 12oz can poured into 16oz glass. Poured a very attractive, clean, clear reddish-amber with about a half inch of off-white head that had good retention and lacing.

Some caramel and sweet grains on the nose, with just some light hopping in the background. Same on the palate,, with the hops being a bit brighter than in the aroma.

The body was as expected, nicely medium, with a semi-sweet, yet clean, finish. Drinkability was great, I could knock off a sixer at a cookout with ease. Overall, an enjoyable, solid brew. worth your time if you see it.

 

 

Poured from a can into a pint glass. Color is Jewel tone brown, no head to speak of. Smell of toast, taste follows with a smoky, charcoal bite. Medium carbonation, tasty.