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Betrayal
Speakeasy Ales & Lagers
- From:
- Speakeasy Ales & Lagers
- California, United States
- Style:
- Imperial Red Ale
- ABV:
- 8.2%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.8 | pDev: 12.89%
- Reviews:
- 54
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 03, 2018
- Added:
- Jun 27, 2010
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 11
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Reviewed by Act25 from New Jersey
4.37/5 rDev +15%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.37/5 rDev +15%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Best beer from this brewer. Though it fails to hide its ABV all that well, this is now my favorite red ale, which is a favorite style. I like Imperial ones.
A: The pour is a murky, brown amber color but it boasts a billowy, dense, lasting tan head,. with massive, creamy lace.
S: As expected in red - a caramel malt backbone to the beer with bread store dominating piney hops. Malt wins, almost pretzel bread.
T: While the pretzel bread continues balance the tips over the sweet malt base to the smokey, piney, estery, and bitter hops the blends and twist like a pretzel or "a betrayal" delivering an "Affair" to remember and savor.
M: The body is bigger than medium, almost chewy, and the see-saw into the drying and meditative finish is clean.
D: My favorite red ale. A cut above. Would love to taste off a flight of red ales.
May 13, 2017A: The pour is a murky, brown amber color but it boasts a billowy, dense, lasting tan head,. with massive, creamy lace.
S: As expected in red - a caramel malt backbone to the beer with bread store dominating piney hops. Malt wins, almost pretzel bread.
T: While the pretzel bread continues balance the tips over the sweet malt base to the smokey, piney, estery, and bitter hops the blends and twist like a pretzel or "a betrayal" delivering an "Affair" to remember and savor.
M: The body is bigger than medium, almost chewy, and the see-saw into the drying and meditative finish is clean.
D: My favorite red ale. A cut above. Would love to taste off a flight of red ales.
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.72/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.72/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Light red and brown come together to form a 3/5" off white head. Toasty nuts and red malts in the aroma.
Taste imparted a good amount of hops instead of the malt, finally. Plenty of toffee malt with it, but they pumped up the malt bill compared to most reds. Minor amount of grapefruit with it. Hid alcohol well.
Definitely an upper 2nd class red ale. Almost broke through to that 1st class tier, but this was a little big on the malt bill for me, but I see where it was very good for the mouthfeel and keeping the alcohol and bitterness from being too much.
Feb 22, 2016Taste imparted a good amount of hops instead of the malt, finally. Plenty of toffee malt with it, but they pumped up the malt bill compared to most reds. Minor amount of grapefruit with it. Hid alcohol well.
Definitely an upper 2nd class red ale. Almost broke through to that 1st class tier, but this was a little big on the malt bill for me, but I see where it was very good for the mouthfeel and keeping the alcohol and bitterness from being too much.
Reviewed by Beertsipper from New York
3.52/5 rDev -7.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev -7.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
22 ounce bomber, no date. Small tan head. Copper color. Nose is dark fruits, caramel, toffee, some hops and malt. Taste follows the nose. Slight bitterness on the back end. Chewy mouthfeel. Good beer, but not even close to the other Imperial Reds out there.
Oct 11, 2015Reviewed by Totalpackage411 from California
4.85/5 rDev +27.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
4.85/5 rDev +27.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
Finally special ordered a few bottles of this to try. This was a very heavy red/amber with a dynamite taste. I love all of speakeasy beers but this is very different from the rest. If you can find this beer anywhere other than San Francisco Bay Area you should get it, had to order online from So Cal to even be able to get this one. Speakeasy is hands down the best brewery in California in my opinion.
Feb 25, 2015
Betrayal from Speakeasy Ales & Lagers
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
141 ratings
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