Reindeer Ale
Triple Rock Brewery & Alehouse
- From:
- Triple Rock Brewery & Alehouse
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- +4 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.49 | pDev: 14.61%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Mar 04, 2013
- Added:
- Dec 22, 2003
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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This seasonal red ale is packed with Simcoe and Centennial hops. Huge flavors of pine, grapefruit, and tropical fruit with a touch of roasted malt character. Nine out of nine reindeers prefer this red ale.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by ngeunit1 from Massachusetts
4.2/5 rDev +20.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.2/5 rDev +20.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A - Served a copper-red with a thin layer of white head atop. The head fades down fairly quickly leaving a touch of lace.
S - Aroma is a mix of sweet caramel malts with pine/earthy hops. There is also some richer bready malts as well in the background.
T - Starts off similar to the nose with sweet caramel bready malts with some pine/grassy hop and light bitterness. Through the middle, more bitterness comes through with some richer malt flavor. The finish is a mix of sweet bready malt with some pine and earthy hops and some bitterness.
M - Medium-full bodied with moderate carbonation. Feels smooth with a dry and bitter finish.
D - Very drinkable. Nice big red ale with a good amount of hops that balances the big malty backbone well.
Jan 06, 2012S - Aroma is a mix of sweet caramel malts with pine/earthy hops. There is also some richer bready malts as well in the background.
T - Starts off similar to the nose with sweet caramel bready malts with some pine/grassy hop and light bitterness. Through the middle, more bitterness comes through with some richer malt flavor. The finish is a mix of sweet bready malt with some pine and earthy hops and some bitterness.
M - Medium-full bodied with moderate carbonation. Feels smooth with a dry and bitter finish.
D - Very drinkable. Nice big red ale with a good amount of hops that balances the big malty backbone well.
Reviewed by DarthKostrizer from California
2.89/5 rDev -17.2%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
2.89/5 rDev -17.2%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
On tap at Blue Palms
Look: Reddish brown in color with a 1/8 head and ok retention
Smell: Very floral on the nose with just a touch of caramel
Taste: Follows the nose almost to a T
Mouthfeel: Medium body and low carbonation
Overall: It is actually not a bad red ale definitely worth a shot
Dec 25, 2011Look: Reddish brown in color with a 1/8 head and ok retention
Smell: Very floral on the nose with just a touch of caramel
Taste: Follows the nose almost to a T
Mouthfeel: Medium body and low carbonation
Overall: It is actually not a bad red ale definitely worth a shot
Reviewed by Arbitrator from California
2.85/5 rDev -18.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
2.85/5 rDev -18.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Winter seasonal on-tap at Toronado.
A: Dark reddish/brown. By the time I received it, no head, but there was decent lacing.
S: Floral and piney hops absolutely dominated the scent. I knew what to expect from this...
T: Very bitter, dry hops with a slight caramel malty presence. A very direct and to-the-point taste.
M: Medium bodied, decent carbonation.
D: Not something I plan to have again. Someone else ordered this and passed it onto me because it was too bitter for them to finish. I agreed with the bitterness comment, although it was definitely drinkable. Just not a complex flavor profile and not something I'd seek out unless I returned to Hophead Mode.
Dec 23, 2008A: Dark reddish/brown. By the time I received it, no head, but there was decent lacing.
S: Floral and piney hops absolutely dominated the scent. I knew what to expect from this...
T: Very bitter, dry hops with a slight caramel malty presence. A very direct and to-the-point taste.
M: Medium bodied, decent carbonation.
D: Not something I plan to have again. Someone else ordered this and passed it onto me because it was too bitter for them to finish. I agreed with the bitterness comment, although it was definitely drinkable. Just not a complex flavor profile and not something I'd seek out unless I returned to Hophead Mode.
Reviewed by rkhaze from California
3.53/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Winter seasonal on tap at Barclays in Oakland. Seemed to be a dry hopped-minimally filtered Red Ale. Poured a murky red/brown with a creamy medium sized head. Left nice lace. Strong floral hop nose. It was so perfumey I couldn't really smell much of anything else.
Taste was a mix of earthy sweet malt and a funky floral dry hop flavor. Some fruitiness and caramel were also present.
Medium bodied with a rich, if not rough mouthfeel. Good carbonation. Not bad, just a little different.
Dec 22, 2003Taste was a mix of earthy sweet malt and a funky floral dry hop flavor. Some fruitiness and caramel were also present.
Medium bodied with a rich, if not rough mouthfeel. Good carbonation. Not bad, just a little different.
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