Flanders Style Red Ale
Otto's Pub and Brewery
- From:
- Otto's Pub and Brewery
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Flanders Red Ale
- ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.13 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 03, 2005
- Added:
- Mar 03, 2005
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Reviewed by ski271 from Pennsylvania
3.13/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.13/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
This was definitely an odd one.
Appearance: deep reddish-brown with slightly off-white, large, creamy head with good retention. Excellent lacing. Biggest problem here was how it was pouring from the tap. Filling the glass up with head would yield a fraction of an ounce of beer, so it took a long time to pour a 12 oz. glass.
Smell: This is where it starts getting weird. Smell is very sweet. The Brettanomyces gives it a smell kind of like a lot of PA wines I have tried. An odd mix of perfume, straw, citrus, grape and a musty medicinal smell. It was a bit off-putting at first, but when I went back another day knowing what I was going to be experiencing, it wasnt so bad.
Taste: Ive never had a beer before that was this sour! Also malty and fruity. Grapes and a little bit of dark fruit. And almost a little like broth. Complex and interesting. Slightly astringent on the finish with a very light alcohol presence.
Mouthfeel: The sourness is the most notable thing here. Medium body, dry, wine-like texture. Despite the huge head, the carbonation is relatively low.
Drinkability: This drinks like a wine, not anything you would want to down in a hurry or have a pitcher of. Im not good at pairing, but Im sure there are a lot of foods that this would go well with very well.
This is not my style of beer, but it is also the first flanders ale Ive had as well. After reading up on the characteristics of the style, Id have to say that is probably a good representation of what I can expect from ales of this style. Id be interested to see what somebody with a good basis for comparison has to say about this beer.
Mar 03, 2005Appearance: deep reddish-brown with slightly off-white, large, creamy head with good retention. Excellent lacing. Biggest problem here was how it was pouring from the tap. Filling the glass up with head would yield a fraction of an ounce of beer, so it took a long time to pour a 12 oz. glass.
Smell: This is where it starts getting weird. Smell is very sweet. The Brettanomyces gives it a smell kind of like a lot of PA wines I have tried. An odd mix of perfume, straw, citrus, grape and a musty medicinal smell. It was a bit off-putting at first, but when I went back another day knowing what I was going to be experiencing, it wasnt so bad.
Taste: Ive never had a beer before that was this sour! Also malty and fruity. Grapes and a little bit of dark fruit. And almost a little like broth. Complex and interesting. Slightly astringent on the finish with a very light alcohol presence.
Mouthfeel: The sourness is the most notable thing here. Medium body, dry, wine-like texture. Despite the huge head, the carbonation is relatively low.
Drinkability: This drinks like a wine, not anything you would want to down in a hurry or have a pitcher of. Im not good at pairing, but Im sure there are a lot of foods that this would go well with very well.
This is not my style of beer, but it is also the first flanders ale Ive had as well. After reading up on the characteristics of the style, Id have to say that is probably a good representation of what I can expect from ales of this style. Id be interested to see what somebody with a good basis for comparison has to say about this beer.
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