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Snowshoe Red Ale
New Glarus Brewing Company
- From:
- New Glarus Brewing Company
- Wisconsin, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 5.7%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.66 | pDev: 10.11%
- Reviews:
- 182
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 05, 2020
- Added:
- Mar 31, 2002
- Wants:
- 21
- Gots:
- 26
Settle in with Wisconsin's Snowshoe Ale. This beer is brewed with a blend of American and German malts. We also infuse generous amounts of hops from Slovenia and the Great Pacific Northwest to add a special note of warmth for your winter evening's enjoyment.
Expect this beer to be a beautiful copper-red, with a fruity ale body and a spiced hop finish. Then sit back and rejoice in the season because it's these Wisconsin winters that keep the whiners out.
Expect this beer to be a beautiful copper-red, with a fruity ale body and a spiced hop finish. Then sit back and rejoice in the season because it's these Wisconsin winters that keep the whiners out.
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Ratings by AlCaponeJunior:
Reviewed by AlCaponeJunior from Texas
3.72/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.72/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Ruby colored and clear, lots of small rising bubbles, somewhat lacking in head or lace.
Aroma was a bit fruity, plus plenty of caramel malt.
Taste is pretty good. Nice smooth caramel malts along with some sweet cherries.
Body is light and pretty thin, with nice carbonation and a lightly slick feel.
Overall it's a tasty amber ale and an easy drinker.
Aug 14, 2011Aroma was a bit fruity, plus plenty of caramel malt.
Taste is pretty good. Nice smooth caramel malts along with some sweet cherries.
Body is light and pretty thin, with nice carbonation and a lightly slick feel.
Overall it's a tasty amber ale and an easy drinker.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by cyclonece09 from Wisconsin
3.71/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a bottle into a pint glass. Pours deep red with a fluffy off white head. Smells of dark roasted grain, inviting. Tastes of caramelized grain with nice fruit notes. Beer is light bodied and easy drinking, good carbonation. Overall, a good beer.
Apr 05, 2020Reviewed by mooseisloose from Florida
3.75/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Picked up a twelver of this seasonal. Popping the top I get molasses and cocoa. Pours to a muddy brown. Taste is nicely carbonated with same molasses up front then a Smooth caramel middle and a clean but zesty hip finish. Only slightly hopped, more sweet than bitter. A nice smooth drinker.
Dec 22, 2019Reviewed by GrumpyGas from Illinois
4.25/5 rDev +16.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +16.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
12oz bottle "C210 16:33" whatever that means.
Poured into a pint glass, shows a clear, ruddy brown body and floats a proud 1"+ head of off-white fluffy head dissipating to a persistent large island cap and a mostly clean glass.
Aroma is caramel malt, fresh air, and a spicy hop note. The flavors match.
Mouthfeel is a clean medium, leaning lighter.
Overall an easy drinking red for looking deep into the bonfire.
Nov 24, 2019Poured into a pint glass, shows a clear, ruddy brown body and floats a proud 1"+ head of off-white fluffy head dissipating to a persistent large island cap and a mostly clean glass.
Aroma is caramel malt, fresh air, and a spicy hop note. The flavors match.
Mouthfeel is a clean medium, leaning lighter.
Overall an easy drinking red for looking deep into the bonfire.
Reviewed by pianoguy from Washington
4.09/5 rDev +11.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +11.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This one comes courtesy of the Seahawks beating the Packers... Go HAWKS!!!
12 Oz bottle No bottling info
Pours a copper body with a slightly off white head. Moderate retention. Some thin lacing.
Malts seemed to jump out at the pour there is a sweetness but I'm also getting spicey hops
Taste follows the nose. The malts along with the hops gave it a unique sweetness on the finish
Medium feel
Great beer wish I had more. An interesting balance that really seemed to work.
Jan 26, 201912 Oz bottle No bottling info
Pours a copper body with a slightly off white head. Moderate retention. Some thin lacing.
Malts seemed to jump out at the pour there is a sweetness but I'm also getting spicey hops
Taste follows the nose. The malts along with the hops gave it a unique sweetness on the finish
Medium feel
Great beer wish I had more. An interesting balance that really seemed to work.
Reviewed by leantom from Indiana
4.2/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.2/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Fine-looking beer. Here goes:
A: Clear brown - can see through the glass. Pours moderate head and lacing. Alright.
S: Best thing about the beer. Has a brown-ale quality. Caramel and brown sugar throughout - lightly-toasted malt really brings out the sweeter flavors.
T: A little watery, but lots of caramel and sugar regardless. Perhaps the ultra-light mouthfeel is negatively affecting the flavor somewhat. Still good, though.
F: Little on the light side, but still refreshing.
O: Good.
Apr 01, 2018A: Clear brown - can see through the glass. Pours moderate head and lacing. Alright.
S: Best thing about the beer. Has a brown-ale quality. Caramel and brown sugar throughout - lightly-toasted malt really brings out the sweeter flavors.
T: A little watery, but lots of caramel and sugar regardless. Perhaps the ultra-light mouthfeel is negatively affecting the flavor somewhat. Still good, though.
F: Little on the light side, but still refreshing.
O: Good.
Reviewed by PatrickCT from Connecticut
3.62/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.62/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Deep brown copper body that shimmers when held to the light. A pillowy beige head settles into a ring around the glass with delicate lacing.
The aroma and the taste mesh perfectly together. Toasty, Caramel like malts with earthy, medicinal hops. The mouth feel is on the lighter side of medium with the perfect amount of carbonation. Very smooth and velvety. Perfectly balanced.
If I had a few cases of this to get through January I would be happy enough. Also, when September rolls around you could give this to me without showing me the label and trick me into thinking that is was one of the best American brewed Marzens ever.
Dec 26, 2017The aroma and the taste mesh perfectly together. Toasty, Caramel like malts with earthy, medicinal hops. The mouth feel is on the lighter side of medium with the perfect amount of carbonation. Very smooth and velvety. Perfectly balanced.
If I had a few cases of this to get through January I would be happy enough. Also, when September rolls around you could give this to me without showing me the label and trick me into thinking that is was one of the best American brewed Marzens ever.
Snowshoe Red Ale from New Glarus Brewing Company
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
489 ratings
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