Red Ale
Vimy Brewing Company
- From:
- Vimy Brewing Company
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- Irish Red Ale
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- +2 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.48 | pDev: 8.33%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 18, 2024
- Added:
- Jun 18, 2017
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.53/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
473 mL can from the LCBO; dated Mar 31 2022 and served slightly chilled.
Pours a clear reddish-bronze colour, with nearly an inch of frothy, foamy, light tan-coloured head gathering atop, wilting away within three minutes or so. Afterwards, a messy curtain of lace has been draped onto the glass, with a tight collar and filmy cap also remaining in place. Malty and sweet on the nose - caramel/toffee, toasted bread and roasted grains, with mild nuttiness and a hint of doughiness.
It's a passable malt-forward red ale, but there's not a lot of depth here. I'm getting roasted grains, caramelized malts, toffee sweetness and a hint of roasted nuts, with hints of doughy malt and something fruity/berry-like that I can't quite put my finger on. Malty, slightly roasty aftertaste that lingers momentarily. Light-medium in body, with low carbonation that weakly agitates the surface of the tongue; feels smooth and wet, but a little flat IMO - not necessarily a major issue for an Irish red. Easy to knock back, and not really worth savouring.
Final Grade: 3.53, a B grade. Vimy Red Ale isn't great, but I see no reason to give it the third degree, either. Malt-forward amber ales, Irish or otherwise, are not a preferred tipple of mine, so there is surely some personal bias at play here. That being said, this is a mostly forgettable beer with no real nuance, and I wouldn't call it well balanced, either. So it's not an especially great example of an Irish red, but may still have value as a gateway craft beer - i.e. I think fans of macro ambers, such as Rickard's/Keith's Red, will appreciate this way more than I did.
Sep 10, 2022Pours a clear reddish-bronze colour, with nearly an inch of frothy, foamy, light tan-coloured head gathering atop, wilting away within three minutes or so. Afterwards, a messy curtain of lace has been draped onto the glass, with a tight collar and filmy cap also remaining in place. Malty and sweet on the nose - caramel/toffee, toasted bread and roasted grains, with mild nuttiness and a hint of doughiness.
It's a passable malt-forward red ale, but there's not a lot of depth here. I'm getting roasted grains, caramelized malts, toffee sweetness and a hint of roasted nuts, with hints of doughy malt and something fruity/berry-like that I can't quite put my finger on. Malty, slightly roasty aftertaste that lingers momentarily. Light-medium in body, with low carbonation that weakly agitates the surface of the tongue; feels smooth and wet, but a little flat IMO - not necessarily a major issue for an Irish red. Easy to knock back, and not really worth savouring.
Final Grade: 3.53, a B grade. Vimy Red Ale isn't great, but I see no reason to give it the third degree, either. Malt-forward amber ales, Irish or otherwise, are not a preferred tipple of mine, so there is surely some personal bias at play here. That being said, this is a mostly forgettable beer with no real nuance, and I wouldn't call it well balanced, either. So it's not an especially great example of an Irish red, but may still have value as a gateway craft beer - i.e. I think fans of macro ambers, such as Rickard's/Keith's Red, will appreciate this way more than I did.
Rated by Pmicdee from Canada (ON)
4/5 rDev +14.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +14.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Dec 11 2025
May 03, 2022
Reviewed by TheHammer from Canada (ON)
3.82/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.82/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
From notes from up north
Appearance: Poured with a thumb of head that produced a good amount of lace that retained quite well. The body is a dark crimson, near brown that shows ample carbonation. Really every aspect of the head gets improved slightly more would earn the perfect score.
Smell: Toffee Malt with a slight burnt hint with notes of wood and an earthy funk. It possesses good potency that didn't require warming to come out.
Taste: Starts with toffee malt that comes across as less burnt as it was in the nose that turns a potent nuttiness that I can't place but I suspect is acorn as it has a certain woodiness with a wisp of raspberry and ends with a earthy hop finish.
Mouthfeel: Transitioning is a little bit rocky but the carbonation is well done and gives a slight creamy element to the beer with just the right amount of aggression to it. The aftertaste is that slightly burnt toffee with the nuttiness which manages to work because it is fairly mild.
Drinkability: Surprisingly medium bodied and settles down quite well. A great fall drinker with enough heft to it to be interesting but not so much that it becomes a sipper or worse a chore to drink. I would have preferred a bit more sweetness be present, but all in all found it to be quite the pleasant surprise.
Oct 19, 2021Appearance: Poured with a thumb of head that produced a good amount of lace that retained quite well. The body is a dark crimson, near brown that shows ample carbonation. Really every aspect of the head gets improved slightly more would earn the perfect score.
Smell: Toffee Malt with a slight burnt hint with notes of wood and an earthy funk. It possesses good potency that didn't require warming to come out.
Taste: Starts with toffee malt that comes across as less burnt as it was in the nose that turns a potent nuttiness that I can't place but I suspect is acorn as it has a certain woodiness with a wisp of raspberry and ends with a earthy hop finish.
Mouthfeel: Transitioning is a little bit rocky but the carbonation is well done and gives a slight creamy element to the beer with just the right amount of aggression to it. The aftertaste is that slightly burnt toffee with the nuttiness which manages to work because it is fairly mild.
Drinkability: Surprisingly medium bodied and settles down quite well. A great fall drinker with enough heft to it to be interesting but not so much that it becomes a sipper or worse a chore to drink. I would have preferred a bit more sweetness be present, but all in all found it to be quite the pleasant surprise.
Reviewed by Aeryxium from Canada (ON)
3.26/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.26/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
It’s might dark for an Amber! It’s almost into the brown territory it’s so dark! Small bubbles in the head and throughout the clear drink in the glass. Looks a little weak on the carbonation, but it does look mighty delicious. Top marks across the board here.
Very little on the nose to speak of. Mild toasted hops and caramel with the faintest hint of orange peel. The first sign of a stutter; I was really hoping for more.
Malt and caramel with some toasted hops following on and a slight aftertaste of bread and citrus. It’s a low IBU beer which I’m not normally a fan of, and so I’m factoring that in and going a little easier on it. It is crisp, refreshing and balanced, if fairly weak for my tastes. It’s certainly drinkable though, and the more I drink the more I enjoy it.
Despite the weak carbonation, it still has a nice feel with some decent tingling on the tongue and no lingering unpleasant textures. Feels very nice.
It’s a little weak in aroma and carbonation, and I’d prefer more punch in the taste, but it’s definitely got a nice balance and is a refreshing beer. For anyone that likes their beers with less of that hoppy kick, I think it would be a great choice.
Mar 21, 2021Very little on the nose to speak of. Mild toasted hops and caramel with the faintest hint of orange peel. The first sign of a stutter; I was really hoping for more.
Malt and caramel with some toasted hops following on and a slight aftertaste of bread and citrus. It’s a low IBU beer which I’m not normally a fan of, and so I’m factoring that in and going a little easier on it. It is crisp, refreshing and balanced, if fairly weak for my tastes. It’s certainly drinkable though, and the more I drink the more I enjoy it.
Despite the weak carbonation, it still has a nice feel with some decent tingling on the tongue and no lingering unpleasant textures. Feels very nice.
It’s a little weak in aroma and carbonation, and I’d prefer more punch in the taste, but it’s definitely got a nice balance and is a refreshing beer. For anyone that likes their beers with less of that hoppy kick, I think it would be a great choice.
Reviewed by polloenfuego from Canada (NB)
3.31/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.31/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Poured a nice reddish copper in color with no head to speak of. No lacing was evident and it looked a little still. Smell was malt forward with a touch of hops coming in the middle before the malts came on again. The taste was also malt forward, not very complex...tastes like a British mild to a certain degree. The feel is medium with low carbonation.
A forgettable beer for the most part. I find it very mild and did not get a lot of oomph from it.
Dec 02, 2017A forgettable beer for the most part. I find it very mild and did not get a lot of oomph from it.
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