Rock River Red Ale
Adams Street Brewery

Rock River Red AleRock River Red Ale
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From:
Adams Street Brewery
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
American Amber / Red Ale
ABV:
Not listed
Score:
71
Avg:
2.93 | pDev: 23.55%
Reviews:
25
Ratings:
47
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 04, 2015
Added:
Oct 18, 2008
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  3
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Ratings by WastingFreetime:
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Reviewed by WastingFreetime from Wisconsin

2.23/5  rDev -23.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Reviewed from session notes.

Pours out a darker coppery color with another instance of a lazy collar of froth instead of a head, same as all the other Berghoffs so far. All I can smell on this one is the world's tiniest amount of toffee malt, thinner than an anorexic ghost. Flavor is a sludgey mash of murky malts with the same sickly medicinal aftertaste I had in an earlier Minhas brew. Body is somewhat thin and watery...
Looks like this one lives 'down' to all the bad hype surrounding it. I'm avoiding it in the future if it ever crosses my path again.
Jan 24, 2012
More User Ratings:
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Rated by Beerguy1969 from Michigan

3.46/5  rDev +18.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Was sad to see this beer had been retired. Smooth taste and easy on the mouth. Maybe they will bring it back...
Feb 04, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by Sweffin from Wisconsin

Jun 10, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by JohnnieNepal from Michigan

Apr 05, 2013
 
Rated: 2.5 by tyleeis from Wisconsin

Jan 31, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by BRD14 from Illinois

Jan 17, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by Renae from Wisconsin

Dec 18, 2012
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Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina

3.1/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, best before 4/9/2013. A moderate gusher upon opening. Pours fairly clear reddish copper color with a small foamy white head with decent retention, that reduces to a thin lacing cap that lingers. Minimal lacing on the glass. Aromas of raisin, prune, apple, caramel, bread, toast, molasses, and light herbal. Decent aromas with good strength and decent balance; very malty and fruity. Taste of caramel, raisin, toast, apple, bread, toffee, molasses, and light herbal. No bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, raisin, apple, toast, bread, toffee, molasses, and herbal on the finish for a bit. Decent flavor balance and robustness; with minimal cloying flavors present on the finish. Light-medium carbonation and medium bodied; with a creamy and slick mouthfeel that is ok. Alcohol is well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish. Overall this as a decent amber, though it seems to be more like a Belgian. This was a little better than I expected it to be. Decently enjoyable.
Dec 17, 2012
 
Rated: 2.75 by JALIEN from Illinois

Nov 25, 2012
 
Rated: 4.25 by CWhite from Wisconsin

Sep 29, 2012
 
Rated: 3.25 by Stevie_Janowski from Illinois

Sep 28, 2012
 
Rated: 2.5 by MikeIN from Indiana

Sep 24, 2012
 
Rated: 2.75 by Whiskeydeez from Kansas

Sep 21, 2012
 
Rated: 3.25 by MarshMan71 from Illinois

Sep 10, 2012
 
Rated: 4.25 by jcmittag

Sep 09, 2012
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Reviewed by BrownAleMale from Wisconsin

4.12/5  rDev +40.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
12 oz bottle poured into a Horny Goat pint glass.

Appearance- Ruby red in color with very small bubbly carbonation that creates a large cloudy head.

Smell- Lots of grape with some fresh bread.

Taste- A light malt that flows right to the back of the tongue where it is smashed over the head with a grape like sour hop bomb. Not over powering though. Like a parent (the hop) grabbing the child's (malt) hand and leading it down your esophagus.

Mouthfeel- Like a flat pop with a good taste. So drinkable. The tiny bubbles coat the throat and goes down easy.

Overall- I think the hop and malt balance is perfect and I don't understand the ubber low rating.
Sep 03, 2012
 
Rated: 2.5 by mattafett from Iowa

Aug 09, 2012
 
Rated: 3 by nheinzie57 from Illinois

Jun 27, 2012
 
Rated: 2.5 by illini4x4

May 29, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by A60sburnout from Illinois

May 27, 2012
Rock River Red Ale from Adams Street Brewery
Beer rating: 71 out of 100 with 47 ratings