Redcoat Irish Red Ale
Breton Brewing Co.
- From:
- Breton Brewing Co.
- Nova Scotia, Canada
- Style:
- Irish Red Ale
Ranked #49 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #26,723 - Avg:
- 3.77 | pDev: 6.9%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 03, 2023
- Added:
- Jun 25, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
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Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)
3.69/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
473ml can - why would an Irish ale be called 'Red Coat'? Isn't that a stereotypically English thing? And who puts white print on a silver background? Yeah, if I still had a lawn, I'd tell you to get off of it.
This beer pours a clear, dark bronzed amber colour, with three fingers of puffy, finely foamy, and somewhat creamy tan head, which leaves but a few random islet specks of lace around the glass as it quickly evaporates.
It smells of bready and doughy caramel malt, a muddled black stone fruitiness, some mild earthy smoke, and a very tame leafy, musty, and floral green hoppiness. The taste is biscuity and grainy cereal malt, bruised apples and pears, a faintly cigar-like smokiness, and more well-understated earthy, weedy, and grassy hop bitters.
The carbonation is adequate in its palate-coating frothiness, the body a decent medium weight, and mostly smooth, with nothing really getting all up in my gears here, as such. It finishes towards the dry side of things, as the malt pretty much bottoms out.
Overall - this is a respectable enough version of the old-world style, nice and robust, and definitely not too sweet. Almost ESB-like, except for the normal-ass ABV, and once again, the idea that this isn't supposed to be bloody English, and all that.
Apr 01, 2020This beer pours a clear, dark bronzed amber colour, with three fingers of puffy, finely foamy, and somewhat creamy tan head, which leaves but a few random islet specks of lace around the glass as it quickly evaporates.
It smells of bready and doughy caramel malt, a muddled black stone fruitiness, some mild earthy smoke, and a very tame leafy, musty, and floral green hoppiness. The taste is biscuity and grainy cereal malt, bruised apples and pears, a faintly cigar-like smokiness, and more well-understated earthy, weedy, and grassy hop bitters.
The carbonation is adequate in its palate-coating frothiness, the body a decent medium weight, and mostly smooth, with nothing really getting all up in my gears here, as such. It finishes towards the dry side of things, as the malt pretty much bottoms out.
Overall - this is a respectable enough version of the old-world style, nice and robust, and definitely not too sweet. Almost ESB-like, except for the normal-ass ABV, and once again, the idea that this isn't supposed to be bloody English, and all that.
Reviewed by johnnnniee from New Hampshire
3.77/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Catching up some rates from last weeks trip to Newfoundland. Taster at the source. Slightly hazy copper with reddish highlights and a milky white head that persists. Lots of caramel and a hint of chocolate with some earth and light smoke to counter. Nice red ale.
Jul 07, 2018
Rated by ewpass from Canada (PE)
3.62/5 rDev -4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.62/5 rDev -4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Dark amber with a modest head. Basic bready malt nose. Sweet caramel malt to the taste. Smooth mouthfeel. More Red Ale than Irish to my taste.
Jan 14, 2018
Reviewed by JayQue from Virginia
3.75/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Purchased 473 ml can at the NSLC store in Ingonish Harbor Nova Scotia. The clerk there was enthusiastic about local beers and when she saw me buying 3 bottles of Nova Scotia beer, immediately brought the two Breton Brewery beers to my attention - "made close by in Sydney" . Just tried the Irish Red Ale tonight. Pours a hazy reddish brown with a medium size off-white head and some lacing. Head retention is average. Aroma of slightly sweet malt and some grassy hops. Flavor is dry bready malt, a little caramel malt and some fairly aggressive grassy hops. Mouthfeel is dry, crisp, medium weight with a sharp bitterness in the finish. I found this beer tasty and refreshing and would have it again, given the opportunity
Jun 25, 2016
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