C4 Red Ale
Trinity Brewhouse
- From:
- Trinity Brewhouse
- Rhode Island, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.51 | pDev: 11.97%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 21, 2013
- Added:
- Aug 15, 2011
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by taez555 from Vermont
4.77/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
4.77/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
I can't believe this beer wasn't listed yet. (I'm first) Had it on tap 8/13/11 at the brewpub and picked up a growler on the way out.
According to the sign above the bar it was named C4 because it is brewed with both 4 types of "C" hops. (My notes say, Chinook Centenial, Cascade and one more with only 5 or 6 letters that I can't make out), but also when it was brewed the hops exploded during fermentation, hence C4.
Pours a orange/reddish body with an off-white head. Looks almost identical to the Trinity RI IPA although maybe just a little bit cloudier.
Nose is amazing with a strong citric hop resin smell. A little earthy Not a strong malt smell, but the fresh mix of hops really dominate.
Taste is a good medium to almost full bodied. Very slick and big in the mouth. Not a pallate killer at first. Loads of hops, fresh fresh fresh citric hops with a strong lean towards the hop resin and grapefruit peel sort of flavor. No real pepper or other normal citric flavors, it's really more resin. There's a strong malt background, and you can taste the caramel with a nice roasted red ale flavor. Bitterness isn't over the top at all. Balanced, but not over the top. Like I said, in no way a pallate killer. Ends with a nice lingering citric bitterness.
This beer is right up there with some amazing Red beers. Reminds me of a cross between Great Divide's Hercules and Founders Red Rye, but super fresh. It's definitely an Imperial Red Ale at 7.5%, but oh so drinkable. Another simply amazing beer from Trinity, way to go Sean.
Aug 15, 2011According to the sign above the bar it was named C4 because it is brewed with both 4 types of "C" hops. (My notes say, Chinook Centenial, Cascade and one more with only 5 or 6 letters that I can't make out), but also when it was brewed the hops exploded during fermentation, hence C4.
Pours a orange/reddish body with an off-white head. Looks almost identical to the Trinity RI IPA although maybe just a little bit cloudier.
Nose is amazing with a strong citric hop resin smell. A little earthy Not a strong malt smell, but the fresh mix of hops really dominate.
Taste is a good medium to almost full bodied. Very slick and big in the mouth. Not a pallate killer at first. Loads of hops, fresh fresh fresh citric hops with a strong lean towards the hop resin and grapefruit peel sort of flavor. No real pepper or other normal citric flavors, it's really more resin. There's a strong malt background, and you can taste the caramel with a nice roasted red ale flavor. Bitterness isn't over the top at all. Balanced, but not over the top. Like I said, in no way a pallate killer. Ends with a nice lingering citric bitterness.
This beer is right up there with some amazing Red beers. Reminds me of a cross between Great Divide's Hercules and Founders Red Rye, but super fresh. It's definitely an Imperial Red Ale at 7.5%, but oh so drinkable. Another simply amazing beer from Trinity, way to go Sean.
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