Irish Red
Rubicon Brewing Company
- From:
- Rubicon Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 6.9%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.57 | pDev: 11.2%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 19
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 04, 2016
- Added:
- Mar 25, 2006
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 6
SCORE
82
Good
82
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by ronniebruner from Arizona
2.75/5 rDev -23%
2.75/5 rDev -23%
Very disappointed. I really wanted to like this brew because Sacramento is my hometown. This is one of the last breweries in town and I had to get a bottle. I didn't care much for it! First off the biggest problem here is the watery taste...not watery as in clean, but just not crafted well. The aroma was almost non-existent and the taste was bland hops and poured with way too much foam. I really wanted to like this beer, but honestly, its average.
Sep 12, 2014
Reviewed by Fatehunter from Oregon
3.57/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.57/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a thin head on a hazy rust colored body.
The aroma is barley and malty all the way through.
The taste has a solid malt backbone with moderate lemon bitterness. Good balance.
The texture is crisp with moderate carbonation.
Enjoyable. I like the general malty nature of it.
Feb 09, 2014The aroma is barley and malty all the way through.
The taste has a solid malt backbone with moderate lemon bitterness. Good balance.
The texture is crisp with moderate carbonation.
Enjoyable. I like the general malty nature of it.
Reviewed by BierJager89 from California
3.94/5 rDev +10.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev +10.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: Pours a translucent red with a creamy tan head.
S: Sweet red and dark fruits and berries in the nose.
T: Blackberry, pine, quite a bit of orange, pineapple, kiwi and maybe lime. Interesting.
M: Full bodied and smoothish.
O: Nothing too exciting, though for the style it's definitely an interesting, and fruit-forward beer. I like it.
Feb 07, 2014S: Sweet red and dark fruits and berries in the nose.
T: Blackberry, pine, quite a bit of orange, pineapple, kiwi and maybe lime. Interesting.
M: Full bodied and smoothish.
O: Nothing too exciting, though for the style it's definitely an interesting, and fruit-forward beer. I like it.
Reviewed by pkalix from California
4.27/5 rDev +19.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev +19.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
energetic reddish head, dark red liquid.
smells a tad hoppy with a little grapefruit;
taste is thin and light for the hop smell and 7% abv. very easy to drink. the "thin and light" is not meant in a bad way; I was expecting something heavier by the look of it. minimal bitterness, some grass toward the end. more malt than I expected. someone else mentioned 'tea'; that definitely fits.
I really like it. I'd like to see what else they offer...
Jul 13, 2013smells a tad hoppy with a little grapefruit;
taste is thin and light for the hop smell and 7% abv. very easy to drink. the "thin and light" is not meant in a bad way; I was expecting something heavier by the look of it. minimal bitterness, some grass toward the end. more malt than I expected. someone else mentioned 'tea'; that definitely fits.
I really like it. I'd like to see what else they offer...
Reviewed by Zorro from California
3.36/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
3.36/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
Clear red colored ale with a medium sized tan colored head.
The scent is decidedly malty. Burnt sugar and toffee with strong tea and a slight savory funk like toasted onion. Lesser scent of butter and pipe tobacco.
Starts out malty with a big caramel flavor. Mild bitterness but this beer is all about the malt. Toasted grain and slightly woody but there is no getting around the malt.
Mouthfeel is good.
Overall a completely unoffensive ale. Not for hop heads though it is all about the malt.
Apr 15, 2013The scent is decidedly malty. Burnt sugar and toffee with strong tea and a slight savory funk like toasted onion. Lesser scent of butter and pipe tobacco.
Starts out malty with a big caramel flavor. Mild bitterness but this beer is all about the malt. Toasted grain and slightly woody but there is no getting around the malt.
Mouthfeel is good.
Overall a completely unoffensive ale. Not for hop heads though it is all about the malt.
Reviewed by jvillefan from Washington
4.28/5 rDev +19.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
4.28/5 rDev +19.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
A: It has a deep golden copper color with a thick ivory white two finger head.
S: There is rich caramel and toffee armoas that come off at first. Then there is a little of hoppy bite at the very end.
T: There is both hoppiness and maltiness but they do not mash together perfectly. There caramel from the malts is good on its own. And the very bitter, citrus, and pine resin flavors from the hops would be good on its own, but for some reason they clash a little bit.
M: Very heavy and creamy with a pleasant bite from the carbonation.
O: A good amber ale, worth a try.
Feb 14, 2013S: There is rich caramel and toffee armoas that come off at first. Then there is a little of hoppy bite at the very end.
T: There is both hoppiness and maltiness but they do not mash together perfectly. There caramel from the malts is good on its own. And the very bitter, citrus, and pine resin flavors from the hops would be good on its own, but for some reason they clash a little bit.
M: Very heavy and creamy with a pleasant bite from the carbonation.
O: A good amber ale, worth a try.
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