Irish Jug Red Ale
Jughandle Brewing

Irish Jug Red AleIrish Jug Red Ale
Beer Geek Stats
From:
Jughandle Brewing
 
New Jersey, United States
Style:
Irish Red Ale
ABV:
6%
Score:
+8 ratings needed
Avg:
3.69 | pDev: 2.44%
Ratings:
2 | reviews: 1
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Apr 15, 2023
Added:
Jun 08, 2020
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
A throwback to when malt driven beers dominated tap lines, Irish Jug is brewed with floor malted Maris Otter, Crystal malts, rye malts a dash of roasted barley and a balanced dosing of Willamette hops throughout the boil. The blend of ingredients presents a old school malt forward flavor with notes of soft cherry with a mix of and caramel, a and a soft yet balanced body.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Rated by BFCarr from New Jersey

3.78/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
A malty Irish red. Nice feel and a red look.
Apr 15, 2023
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Reviewed by MacMalt from New Jersey

3.61/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from undated, 16 oz. can into a pint glass. It pours a cloudy, orange-brown color with two fingers of creamy, very light khaki-colored head and very thick lacing. Not much of a smell; mostly earthy malt and a whiff of spice. It's a strongly malty brew; earthy, peaty, and surprisingly bitter. As it warms a bit there is more caramel and bready malt sweetness. The can isn't dated and some of the complexity may have suffered. It has a good, creamy mouth feel with appropriate carbonation and it's an easy drinker at 5.1% ABV. Overall, I suspect this was canned quite awhile ago. It has some good qualities and I suspect that when fresh I'd like it more.
Jul 24, 2022