American Red Spring Ale
Bull & Barrel Brew Pub

Poured 22 oz to a shaker pint.

Look - Clear amber with a slight red hue, decent caramel colored head but dissipated very quickly to leave no lattice.

Smell - Bready, with some resinous hops. This also dissipated quickly once opened.

Taste - Mildy bitter and very bready, lot of hop bitterness but not a lot of hop character. Nothing lingers besides the yeast character and a thin flavor of hops.

Mouthfeel - A little chewy in a pleasant way, likely the Crystal malts. High carbonation, seems too high for the style. Possible bottling error?

Overall - Somewhat watered down version of a fresh hopped American red. Not bad, but I was hoping for much more character and depth. It's very possible my bottle wasn't carbonated properly (washed out quickly), which would have destroyed a lot of the character of the beer. With other strong options out there (Mayflower Spring Hop), I'd probably not purchase again at $10/22oz.

On tap at brewery: Pours a clear amber with a thin cap of head that dissipates without leaving any lacing. The faintest of malt aroma. All malt, somewhat chrisp.