Houndstooth
Eastbound Brewing Company
- From:
- Eastbound Brewing Company
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- Irish Red Ale
- ABV:
- 5.1%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.87 | pDev: 2.58%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 22, 2026
- Added:
- Apr 13, 2023
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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We think we've built a pretty classic pub at Eastbound and now we've brewed the classic pub ale in Houndstooth Irish Red Ale. Pouring a bright coppery red with a thick white head on it this malty ale is perfect for any pub session. Roasted malts bring notes of caramel and toasted rye with a little touch of fruit from the Irish Ale yeast. Perfect for any season and best shared with friends in the pub or at home.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Rated by Pmicdee from Canada (ON)
3.75/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Feb 22 2026
Feb 22, 2026
Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.86/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.86/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
473 mL can from the LCBO; dated Oct 7 2025 and served barely chilled.
Pours a clear copper-amber colour, generating two fingers of lumpy, creamy, off white-tinged head that lingers for more than five minutes. Not long after that, I'm left with a tight collar and a patchy film on the surface, as well as a lovely ring of even lace clinging to the glass; looks great so far. Quite malty on the nose, with rye malts providing hints of pumpernickel bread and spiciness; other things that come to mind include caramel, toasted bread, bran muffins and earthy, herbal hops.
This is an Irish red with personality. Malty and a little sweet at the forefront, with flavours of toffee, toasted grains & bread, as well as a spicy rye note that I am really digging. Toffee, toasted grains and herbal, earthy hops round out the back end, with some light rye spiciness echoing into the aftertaste. Medium-light in body, with middling carbonation that livens up this brew's otherwise smooth mouthfeel. I don't typically session Irish red ales - ok, maybe on St. Patrick's Day - but this one has that potential.
Final Grade: 3.86, a B+. Eastbound's Houndstooth is a solid red ale. I must reiterate that it's the rye that's responsible for adding so much extra character to this Irish red - a style that can sometimes come across as quite mundane, at least if no risks are taken. The rye is a risk that paid off, though I'll admit I'm biased, because I have always loved rye beers. I also appreciate the fact that this isn't unnecessarily sweet - it's actually pretty well balanced for an Irish red. I encourage other BAs to try this for themselves, especially if you happen to be a fan of rye beers, or malty amber ales.
Nov 20, 2025Pours a clear copper-amber colour, generating two fingers of lumpy, creamy, off white-tinged head that lingers for more than five minutes. Not long after that, I'm left with a tight collar and a patchy film on the surface, as well as a lovely ring of even lace clinging to the glass; looks great so far. Quite malty on the nose, with rye malts providing hints of pumpernickel bread and spiciness; other things that come to mind include caramel, toasted bread, bran muffins and earthy, herbal hops.
This is an Irish red with personality. Malty and a little sweet at the forefront, with flavours of toffee, toasted grains & bread, as well as a spicy rye note that I am really digging. Toffee, toasted grains and herbal, earthy hops round out the back end, with some light rye spiciness echoing into the aftertaste. Medium-light in body, with middling carbonation that livens up this brew's otherwise smooth mouthfeel. I don't typically session Irish red ales - ok, maybe on St. Patrick's Day - but this one has that potential.
Final Grade: 3.86, a B+. Eastbound's Houndstooth is a solid red ale. I must reiterate that it's the rye that's responsible for adding so much extra character to this Irish red - a style that can sometimes come across as quite mundane, at least if no risks are taken. The rye is a risk that paid off, though I'll admit I'm biased, because I have always loved rye beers. I also appreciate the fact that this isn't unnecessarily sweet - it's actually pretty well balanced for an Irish red. I encourage other BAs to try this for themselves, especially if you happen to be a fan of rye beers, or malty amber ales.
Reviewed by talisen-crw from Canada (ON)
4/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
At my lady Pamela's house; canned and chilled, 473mL in a pint glass. From the Huron Church Rd. LCBO in nearby Windsor. Canned October 7/25. My second beer from the Toronto, Ontario brewery, and first for 2025. Enthusiastically recommended by Gracie the cat...
Nov 02, 2025
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