Archie's Red Ale
Mismatch Brewing Company

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From:
Mismatch Brewing Company
 
Australia
Style:
American Amber / Red Ale
ABV:
5%
Score:
Needs more ratings
Avg:
3.47 | pDev: 5.48%
Reviews:
2
Ratings:
4
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 17, 2016
Added:
May 18, 2014
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Reviewed by doktorhops from Australia

3.22/5  rDev -7.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
Next up on board the Mismatch train is Archie’s Red Ale. After their Session Ale, which was ironically a mismatch for me as I love my beers BIG* (as you should well know by now, tisk-tisk) Archie’s Red Ale could be the correctly-matched saviour to my qualms. However - and this is a ‘HOWEVER’ in caps - it lists rye as one of the malts. Now don’t get me wrong: I love rye. In fact one of my pet peeves is for brewers to say a beer has rye in it and for me not to taste earthy/peppery rye. Don’t let me down with a wry mismatch Mismatch.

Poured from a 330ml bottle into a nonic pint.

A: More of a brown than a red, there is a style called ‘Brown Ale’ Mismatch (just saying), cloudy russet hue body with a decent 1 centimetre off-white head that sticks around pretty well. Colour not being red the only major drawback in this “Red Ale”. 6/10.

S: Caramel sweetness mingles with earthy tones, a light honey note and some malt as well... definitely slanted in the Amber Ale/Red Ale territory, which is good. Not really getting any hops on the nose either. Still it’s a pretty alluring aroma. 7/10.

T: Starts out earthy and dusty (rye’s hand in this brew) then mid palate hints of caramel/honeyed sweetness (though it could definitely hit with more of this), it’s towards the finish where flavour simply vanishes with dryness that feels a bit amiss. TBH it started out OK, then became progressively better before dropping off the palate completely. As per the Session Ale: More flavour would be great. Mid palate really hints at something grand - I want more of that caramel/honey goodness! Hops? Not noticeable - but that’s fine as this works better as a sweet beer anyhow. 6/10.

M: Mid to light bodied with a thin but dense carbonation which works well. 8/10.

D: So far there’s a running theme with these Mismatch brews: Needs more flavour. I’m about to write up the Extra Pale Ale and I’m hoping/wishing/praying/kwanzaing that Mismatch have nailed a hop profile in that beer. Their website says: “this is an ode to the English...” I only got that far before I mouthed a word that starts with ‘f’ and ends with ‘k’. Which is a big shame because both of these brews are promising but far too timid for me. 6/10.

Food match: Stew (beef is a good option), throw in some crusty bread too.

*Bearing Immense Gusto, or Delectation... but BID doesn’t work as well IMO.
Nov 17, 2016
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Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio

3.51/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
The Archies Red is good....trying it at Kings Head in Adelaide. It poured a hazy amber with thin white head that is leaving a lace. The scent is baseline like for ambers. The taste is slightly bitter and clean. The Mouthfeel is lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall it's ok easily sessionable.
Jun 23, 2016
 
Rated: 3.4 by life_of_agony from Australia

Jul 10, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by Kroehny_Loves_Hops from Australia

May 18, 2014
Archie's Red Ale from Mismatch Brewing Company
Beer rating: 3.47 out of 5 with 4 ratings