Toronado Red
Alpine Beer Company
- From:
- Alpine Beer Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- +2 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.45 | pDev: 8.41%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 13, 2016
- Added:
- Jul 20, 2010
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.19/5 rDev -7.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.19/5 rDev -7.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Red leaning darker into light brown territory, very small 1/6" head on it. Aroma was pretty faint in terms of hops and malt.
Taste imparted a little more hops, mouthfeel came in under expected malt heft. Mildly toasted red malts, average bitterness. I really expected a highly hopped west coast red ipa or something along those lines.
Funny, Toronado and Alpine, not quite up to par for both excellent places.
Mar 13, 2016Taste imparted a little more hops, mouthfeel came in under expected malt heft. Mildly toasted red malts, average bitterness. I really expected a highly hopped west coast red ipa or something along those lines.
Funny, Toronado and Alpine, not quite up to par for both excellent places.
Reviewed by pmarlowe from Virginia
3.7/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.7/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
This beer is identical to McIlhenney's Irish Red, but Toronado SD brands it as Toronado Red for inexplicable reasons. Tulip glass.
A: Pours a deep, reddish amber with a finger of light khaki head. Some minimal streaks of lacing, but thick foam sits around the ring of the glass for awhile.
S: Sweet amber malt with some good complexity, caramel and even a little spiced cherry, which I think is contributing a little acidity.
T: Amber/pale malt, nutty (almond), molasses, with a lengthy, malty, and slightly spicy finish. Off dry.
M: Medium-light carbonation and medium-full body with a thickness/creaminess.
O: Very malty, enough so that it's fatiguing to drink anywhere near a pint. Maybe it's the style, but I don't really see myself drinking much of this again.
Nov 12, 2012A: Pours a deep, reddish amber with a finger of light khaki head. Some minimal streaks of lacing, but thick foam sits around the ring of the glass for awhile.
S: Sweet amber malt with some good complexity, caramel and even a little spiced cherry, which I think is contributing a little acidity.
T: Amber/pale malt, nutty (almond), molasses, with a lengthy, malty, and slightly spicy finish. Off dry.
M: Medium-light carbonation and medium-full body with a thickness/creaminess.
O: Very malty, enough so that it's fatiguing to drink anywhere near a pint. Maybe it's the style, but I don't really see myself drinking much of this again.
Reviewed by Beerandraiderfan from Nevada
3.38/5 rDev -2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.38/5 rDev -2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On tap at Toronado SD, poured a sturdy red and light brown to it, barely any head to the beer. Aroma was faint, if not nonexistant.
Taste, a little bit hoppy for style, just barely, mouthfeel was a little thin compared to expectations built off it being from Alpine, at Toronado, and the appearance itself. A little toasty bread with the usual red base malts lead to somewhat of a letdown. Minimal bitterness. Not bad, just pedestrian. Barely an upgrade over something like Killians.
May 19, 2011Taste, a little bit hoppy for style, just barely, mouthfeel was a little thin compared to expectations built off it being from Alpine, at Toronado, and the appearance itself. A little toasty bread with the usual red base malts lead to somewhat of a letdown. Minimal bitterness. Not bad, just pedestrian. Barely an upgrade over something like Killians.
Reviewed by brokensail from California
3.31/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.31/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
On-tap at Toronado SD
A: The pour is a pretty interesting color. Deep, dark red, perhaps garnet with a thin off-white head.
S: The nose is pretty bland, unfortunately. Maybe some toffee and caramel, a hint of cacao. No hops to be seen, which is odd for an Alpine beer.
T: The flavor is a little bit better, but not by much. Some toffee, bread, toasted malt, and some molasses. A light bitterness and some burnt sugar.
M: The mouthfeel is decent: medium body and carbonation.
D: One of the few Alpine beers that is just plain bland. At least the bad fruit flavored ones have a strong flavor to them.
Jul 20, 2010A: The pour is a pretty interesting color. Deep, dark red, perhaps garnet with a thin off-white head.
S: The nose is pretty bland, unfortunately. Maybe some toffee and caramel, a hint of cacao. No hops to be seen, which is odd for an Alpine beer.
T: The flavor is a little bit better, but not by much. Some toffee, bread, toasted malt, and some molasses. A light bitterness and some burnt sugar.
M: The mouthfeel is decent: medium body and carbonation.
D: One of the few Alpine beers that is just plain bland. At least the bad fruit flavored ones have a strong flavor to them.
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