High Rock Red Ale
New Sarum Brewing Company

Brown-red color. Surprisingly malty and smokey for the style.

I liked it a lot. Guess I didn't love it, but it's a local brew and you gotta give some love to the home team.

What High Rock's red ale did right was its slight (nearly none-existent) hop profile. Far too many reds, browns, and...hell, pilsners! suffer from over-hopping. This is a red ale, and unashamedly so.
What they did wrong was the look and mouthfeel. While I typically welcome a slightly less carbonated beer, I think this particular brew could have done with more carbonation to keep things crisp, and more clarity in the glass would have been more visually pleasing.
But, after all, it's and ale, not a lager, so the lack of clarity comes with the territory.

Overall a fine, fine drink, one I'd recommend to any malt-favoring beer drinker.

From a can at the Burning Can Festival (NC)

Very durable beige head over a dark brown body.
Moderate strength for style. Mildly bitter.
No obvious flaws but just OK.

Poured into a teku pint. No freshness date.

A- Pours a reddish dark amber color with a 1/2 inch light tan head that retains well before becoming a thick ring around the edge of the glass and a full sheet of sheer surface foam. Semi-resilient lacing leaves large clots behind.

S- Malty aroma with some plastic-y hop aroma.

T- Flavor is a bit better as there's some toasty malt sweetness bringing to mind dark bread, caramel and shortbread. Not much hop character or bitterness.

M- Standard red ale feel with medium carbonation and a body leaning toward the fuller side.

O- Kind of a generic red ale that leans toward the sweet side. No noticeable flaws but also doesn't have much character.