Redhawk Ale
Rockyard Brewing

Redhawk AleRedhawk Ale
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From:
Rockyard Brewing
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
American Amber / Red Ale
ABV:
5%
Score:
78
Avg:
3.29 | pDev: 17.33%
Reviews:
14
Ratings:
28
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 29, 2017
Added:
Oct 02, 2003
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  6
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Ratings by Tone:
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Reviewed by Tone from Missouri

3.05/5  rDev -7.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Pours a cloudy, copper color. 2/3 inch head of an off-white color. Good retention and spoor lacing. Smells of hops, grain, rice, and slight citrus. Fits the style of an American Amber / Red Ale. Mouth feel is sharp and crisp, with an average carbonation level. Tastes of slight sweet malt, pale malt, rice, hint of grain, slight hops, and a hint of citrus. Overall, body and aroma dominated by slight citrus and grain/rice flavors.
Dec 02, 2011
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by KTCamm from New Jersey

3.47/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
June '17 - a bronzed finish, almost red with a nice ring of foam. Light malty nose. Simple clean malty taste. Likened to an english pale., more classic. Tasty malt too. Nicely pulled together.
Jul 29, 2017
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Reviewed by Beaver13 from Colorado

1.7/5  rDev -48.3%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5
12 oz bottle. Pours light golden amber with a small fizzy white head that goes to a thin film that leaves little lacing.

The aroma is sweet fruity caramel malt with some grassiness and a little peat.

The flavor is sweet vegetal malts with a little grassy peat. The mouthfeel is a bit thin and watery.

Overall, not very good.
Oct 24, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by psmith161 from Indiana

Aug 06, 2016
 
Rated: 3.47 by DrAnnaNemis from Illinois

Jan 25, 2016
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Reviewed by dcscientist from Colorado

2.93/5  rDev -10.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
I didn't really get the flavors that the label promised me on this one. Instead of a malty, nutty red, I got a straight amber with a pretty metallic aftertaste. They were likely going for a lighter version of the style anyway, given the 5% ABV, but it didn't quite hit the mark for me.
Apr 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.35 by pagesofphotographs from Colorado

Feb 10, 2015
 
Rated: 3.17 by BDeibs from Colorado

Jan 28, 2015
 
Rated: 2.25 by Robloc303 from Colorado

Sep 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Bobhoya from Arizona

Jul 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by WDJersey from Colorado

May 25, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by R_J_FearNoBeer from Colorado

May 07, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by unshodjogger from Arizona

Mar 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by crobinso from Colorado

Dec 15, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by famous_mortimur from Colorado

Oct 07, 2013
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Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado

3.09/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
Very clear reddish copper body but the head fizzed away very quickly. Warm, toasty grain aroma. Light malt flavors with a stronger hop bitterness throughout, especially at the finish. Medium-light body yet it still seems somewhat thin and watery; crisp, dry finish.

A pretty mediocre Scottish ale (that's the style shown on the label). Virtually no head or lacing really detracts from the appearance, but worse yet is a pretty flat and uninspired malt profile with a tea-like aftertaste.
Aug 26, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by JMBSH from Colorado

Jan 21, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by stampfler07 from Colorado

Apr 09, 2012
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Reviewed by allforbetterbeer from Colorado

3.03/5  rDev -7.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Poured from an undated bottle into a stange glass.

Pours with three fingers of light tan head that slowly falls to a scrappy layer on the surface. The body is almost exactly copper in color, and is very clear.

Smells of toasted barley and a little hint of hop bitterness and a faint touch of peat. Simple aroma.

Perhaps a little light on flavor, what I do taste reminds me of an American-style red ale more than a Scottish ale. Caramel, crystal malt, and a kiss of fruity simple hops. Not much in the way of deeper more complex malts and smoky tones often found in Scottish ales.

The mouthfeel is rather light and fizzy. Not a whole lot of character.

Conclusion: I was expecting more from this beer because the label states it is a Scottish ale. What it seems to be is a rather generic American red ale (in line with Killian's Irish red), which isn't bad, it just isn't what I was led to believe it would be.
Apr 03, 2012
 
Rated: 4.5 by Jtthegreat from Colorado

Mar 14, 2012
Redhawk Ale from Rockyard Brewing
Beer rating: 78 out of 100 with 28 ratings