Red Ale
California Brewing Company
- From:
- California Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 1.8 | pDev: 2.78%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 15, 2012
- Added:
- Mar 05, 2008
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by charlzm from California
1.85/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 1 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 1
1.85/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 1 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 1
Consumed at brewery, 03/03/08.
I'm just going to say this upfront: the beer was infected. In my 7+ years of being a craft beer aficionado, I have never been served a sour beer at a bar or brewpub. Wow.
Clear, moderate reddish brown beer. No carbonation apparent, but some lacing of the foam head.
Aroma is lightly smoky.
Flavor: SOUR. Think pickle juice. Ack! And when it warmed up for about 30 minutes, I tried it again. Mistake. Even the greatest lover of Flemish ales wouldn't have been able to choke this stuff down. I literally had to spit it out, as swallowing it suddenly seemed like a very, very bad idea.
On the plus side, mouthfeel was chewy and thick.
Utterly undrinkable.
Mar 05, 2008I'm just going to say this upfront: the beer was infected. In my 7+ years of being a craft beer aficionado, I have never been served a sour beer at a bar or brewpub. Wow.
Clear, moderate reddish brown beer. No carbonation apparent, but some lacing of the foam head.
Aroma is lightly smoky.
Flavor: SOUR. Think pickle juice. Ack! And when it warmed up for about 30 minutes, I tried it again. Mistake. Even the greatest lover of Flemish ales wouldn't have been able to choke this stuff down. I literally had to spit it out, as swallowing it suddenly seemed like a very, very bad idea.
On the plus side, mouthfeel was chewy and thick.
Utterly undrinkable.
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