Red Horse Beer
San Miguel Brewery Inc.

Red Horse BeerRed Horse Beer
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From:
San Miguel Brewery Inc.
 
Philippines
Style:
European Strong Lager
Ranked #37
ABV:
8%
Score:
66
Ranked #28,315
Avg:
2.76 | pDev: 25.36%
Reviews:
60
Ratings:
195
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 27, 2024
Added:
Jan 03, 2012
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  48
Red Horse is San Miguel's high alcohol beer brand. Red Horse Beer is a deeply hued lager with distinctive sweetish taste balanced by a smooth bitterness that leads in a strong alcohol kick. The brand's popular rock image is most appealing to male drinkers who are 18-24 years old in the middle and lower socio economic groups.
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Reviewed by Lexluthor33 from New York

2.77/5  rDev +0.4%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Clear orange with a small head.
Aroma of alcohol, grains, corn and strong ethanals.
taste - sweet with a fruit citrus hint and a light alcohol burn.
the balance is completely off.
high carbonation.
cant say I really enjoyed this, but I have had worse.
Feb 27, 2024
 
Rated: 2.68 by Supper1

Jan 29, 2024
 
Rated: 1.75 by BrisLoganite from Australia

Nov 04, 2023
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Reviewed by 1BrewBacca from Georgia

2.73/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.75
typical pale yellow lager color. head quickly vanished.
I'm primarily a stout drinker but every once in a while I will venture out and try something different.
As in the description below, I'm near 70 yrs old and, I'm going to hand this off to the 18-24 yr olds to "enjoy".
Wonder if the San Miguel Brewery wrote that?
Oct 28, 2023
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Reviewed by Chocolatefreak from Tennessee

3/5  rDev +8.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Smells & tastes malty. Well hidden 8% ABV. My first taste in this style. The taste up front is malty with it fading on the backend. Will drink more of this style to determine its value.
Aug 26, 2023
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Reviewed by hman43 from North Carolina

2.91/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Look: It pours golden and clear with a white head that has low head retention.

Smell: It has some grainy sweet aromas with a bit of spice and herbs. There are some grassy elements as well.

Taste; It is sweet with noticeable alcohol. There are light spices and grains with herbs.

Feel: It has a medium body with a sweet aftertaste.

Overall, nothing is really noteworthy or distinctive in the flavors or aromas.
Jun 04, 2023
 
Rated: 3.38 by Bogdawg from Massachusetts

May 27, 2023
 
Rated: 3.28 by Duff27 from Illinois

Mar 23, 2023
 
Rated: 2 by mpenske from California

Mar 17, 2023
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Reviewed by Pmicdee from Canada (ON)

3.34/5  rDev +21%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a darkish gold colour, headless. Strong alcohol on the nose. Corny and grainy on the taste along with the booze. I think the sole purpose of this 8% beer is to get drunk
Jan 9 2023
Jan 10, 2023
 
Rated: 3.13 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Feb 27, 2022
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Reviewed by MikeWard from Pennsylvania

3.19/5  rDev +15.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
330ml bottle into a pint glass. Freshness dating no help in determining age, but a recent arrival at my usual bottle shop.

Looks very nice in the glass. Crystal clear golden yellow body. Small white head shrinks to a fat collar and faint covering. Leaves a spider web of lacing.

Slightly musty aroma with a side of sweet malt.

On tasting, sweet, not as strong as the abv would suggest, though there is a late light burn in the throat.

Mouth above medium, finish slightly sweet, barest hint of aftertaste. No bitterness at all.

Overall, generic smooth strong lager. Not unpleasant, but no character to it.
Feb 26, 2022
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Reviewed by Tony787 from Canada (ON)

2.99/5  rDev +8.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Just picked up a can today at LCBO in Ontario 500ml at 8%.
Poured into glass
1 finger head clear good carbonation
Sweet and malty Apple Juice flavors very low or smooth bitterness level
Hint of lime .
Overall it's ok to drink nothing special..
It's ok
Cheers
Jan 26, 2022
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Reviewed by Michael_Robert

1.46/5  rDev -47.1%
look: 3 | smell: 1.25 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 1.5
Red Horse may be the nastiest beer I have ever tried out of 100 or more. To be sure I'd have to do a taste test with the malt liquor Steel Reserve. As with all sucky beers, it is at least drinkable if very cold; as cold as you can get it where you risk exploding the bottle in the freezer. High alcohol earns it some points.
Jun 25, 2021
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

1.31/5  rDev -52.5%
look: 2.25 | smell: 1.25 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1.25
Sample from bottle at Vectura-messe, as Red Horse Beer. ABV is 8%. Brewed for San Miguel in Hong Kong. Clear golden colour. Awful aroma. Bad flavour too, drainpour. The only reason to drink this is if you are an alcoholic living on the street in Hong Kong in a cardboard box.
Apr 29, 2021
 
Rated: 3.19 by Jaasoares from Virginia

Nov 10, 2020
 
Rated: 3.25 by Gobzilla from California

Jul 04, 2020
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Reviewed by entheos from California

3.54/5  rDev +28.3%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
A strong lager with an acidic tang. It’s not great, but when out in the jungle of the Philippines, it is a refreshing drink! I’ve sang many a karaoke song while drinking a few!
Nov 28, 2019
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Reviewed by b_t_s

4/5  rDev +44.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured about 2 shots worth from a blood warm 1 liter glass bottle(deeply scarred from numerous trips back to the factory for sanitizing and refilling) into a lowball glass half filled with a big chunk of ice (from a plastic bag full of water frozen and smashed on the cement wall). Give it half a minute to chill, slam it, and pass it back to the gunner, so he can line up a shot for the next person in the circle. Tastes like drunk, but a better class of drunk than Tanduay, GSM, or tuba.

Seriously though, Red Horse is a Filipino institution that's meant to be drunk over ice (sacrilege I know) and is perfectly suited for those remote/less modernized places where most people buy their refrigeration one bag of ice at a time. It's not an amazing beer, but it's decent enough. Even at full strength it goes down fairly easy, easier than any other beer I've tried at 8%. At "normal" dilution levels it's a pretty pleasant session beer that's got a bit more body and flavor than any of the "30 pack" beers in the states.
Oct 31, 2019
 
Rated: 2.79 by Hefsbeercaps from Ohio

Oct 24, 2019
Red Horse Beer from San Miguel Brewery Inc.
Beer rating: 66 out of 100 with 195 ratings