Toaster Pastry
21st Amendment Brewery

Toaster PastryToaster Pastry
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From:
21st Amendment Brewery
 
California, United States
Style:
American Amber / Red Ale
ABV:
7.6%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.93 | pDev: 8.91%
Reviews:
162
Ratings:
645
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 29, 2021
Added:
Aug 07, 2015
Wants:
  36
Gots:
  168
India-style Red Ale that uses Calypso & other experimental hops.
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Ratings by notchucknorris:
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Rated by notchucknorris from California

4.06/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Nov 03, 2015
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Rated: 3.14 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Nov 29, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by Griffith from Connecticut

Apr 10, 2021
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Reviewed by BucannonXC5 from California

4.09/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Type: 12-oz. can
Glass: Modern Times 16-oz. Willi Becher glass
From: Gregg
Price: n/a
Purchased: n/a; Received Nov. 12, 2019
Consumed: Nov. 19, 2019
Reviewed as: American Amber/Red Ale
Misc.: Canned on Sept. 7, 2019 at 11:05 a.m. PT

Thanks, Gregg!

Got this and a bunch of other beers from Gregg. Most of them weren’t that fresh, especially the IPAs. Thought I had this one before, but had not checked in on Untappd or reviewed on Beer Advocate. Had one over the previous few days, giving it a 4 on Untappd and writing, “Well done for the style. Full review another time. No surprise Chad gave this a 4.25. Right up his alley.” Online description on their website read, “Our first beer out of our new brewery is a homage to our building's former life as a Toaster Pastry factory. Biscuit malts give the beer a slightly nutty, crust-like flavor, complementing the fruity, jammy character of the hops. The toasty-sweet aroma, balanced by a bite of hops, makes this one of our favorite brews yet.” Hops mentioned were Centennial, Cascade, Amarillo and Mosaic for flavor, Citra, Mosaic, Centennial, Simcoe, Azacca and Calypso for dry, and Warrior for bitter.

Poured a copper semi-clear color with three fingers of off-white frothy head. Vaguely could see some bubble streams coming up along the sides of the glass. Good spotty lacing. World-class foamy retention. (Sight - 4.25)

Smelled biscuit, rye, iced tea, nutty malts, earthy pine, light dank resin, herbal, menthol, hints of caramel, red apple and strawberry jam. A little better out of the can. If I had to guess one of the hops, I would lean toward Azacca or Warrior. A little better out of the can. (Smell - 4.00)

Tasted a little better than the smell overall. Got biscuit, pecan, nutty malts, unsweetened iced tea, rye (?), earthy pine, herbal, menthol, red apple, floral and toasted caramel. (Taste - 4.00)

Medium body. Creamy texture. Average carbonation. Long, slightly bitter finish. (Feel - 4.25)

Just an excellent amber/red ale overall. Glad I got to try a couple of these. (Overall - 4.25)

4.09 | 91 | A-
Dec 31, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by McSeal from Connecticut

Dec 24, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by dextermcgurk from New York

Nov 22, 2019
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Reviewed by Act25 from New Jersey

4.23/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Red IPA or PA is little understood, but I surely appreciate it as my first love craft was made in Mendicino called Red Tale Ale. I'm further biased by having lived at Clocktower a block from this brewer which also pioneered SOMA, and is backed by a start up buddy.

a/ Mostly clear pretty amber body caps with a thick off-white head that laces and lasts my tulip.
s/ Toasty sweet as promised with caramel, and fruit essence of apple, lemon and pear.
t/ Boldly caramelized, adding hops, cinnamon, toast, bread crust. This abundance requires letting it come to cask temp. Even pine and sunlit coastal sage in the finale.
Cask is cash, Cask is king.
f/ Likewise the feel, teases the tongue with sweet without any cloy in a white like, dessert wine like weight. Finishes crisp. o/ sum is greater than the parts. I'd buy cases of this and drink at 55.
Sep 16, 2019
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Reviewed by twiggamortis420 from Texas

3.54/5  rDev -9.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
12 oz can with a Sep07 [assuming 2019] stamp pours a mildly hazed amber color with a small cap of tan head. Not much for retention but the lacing is pervasively curtain-like.

Nose is caramel, burnt biscuit bottoms and resiny hops. Brings me back to the mid 2000's or so with a typical Red IPA aroma.

Taste is piney and bitter with a dark malt that is somewhere in between toasted rye bread and the blackened crust when your marshmallow catches on fire. The bitterness is there aplenty and is accentuated by the toasty malt flavors.

It feels a bit nostalgic to me and fits in with a Red IPA style that was pretty popular a decade ago. That said, I dont think Id reach for another sixer anytime too soon.
Jul 28, 2019
 
Rated: 3.9 by ncherf from Washington

Jul 27, 2019
 
Rated: 3.71 by Curt3 from Ohio

Jul 15, 2019
 
Rated: 3.51 by entenduintransit from Tennessee

Jul 14, 2019
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Reviewed by jkrich from Florida

4.01/5  rDev +2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Poured from a freshness dated 12 oz. can: deep amber to red with golden highlights and a beautiful, foamy and sustained off-white head. One most attractive pours I have seen in quite some time.

There is a blast of refreshing, piney aromas followed by some distinct perfumy sweetness.

This fits the "red IPA" style perfectly: the flavor begins with strong resiny hops with a very nice sweet and fruity taste of mild raspberry and faint strawberry and plum. The bittersweet flavor teases the tongue and lingers long on the palate.

Another great example of a hoppy red ale or IPA; however, the ABV percentage is dangerously high for such a drinkable ale!
Jun 01, 2019
 
Rated: 3.94 by smithj4 from New York

May 22, 2019
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Reviewed by metter98 from New York

3.84/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: The beer is clear dark reddish amber in color and has a moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a half finger high dark beige head that left a large patch of bubbles on the surface, a collar around the edge, and lots of lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: Light to moderate aromas of caramel malts and fruity hops are present in the nose.
T: The taste has flavors of biscuit and caramel malts along with notes of fruity hops, the latter of which contributes a light to moderate amount of bitterness.
M: It feels medium-bodied and quite crisp on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This amber ale had a nice amount of crispness and bitterness from the hops. It is rather easy to drink.

Serving type: can
Apr 27, 2019
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Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania

4.14/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
21st Amendment Brewery "Toaster Pastry"
12 fl. oz. can coded "SAN LEANDRO, CA SEP07 1110"
$2.29 @ Total Wine & More, Cherry Hill, NJ

Notes via stream of consciousness: So what is this? Red IPA or something else? It's poured a clear deep copper body beneath a full head of off-white foam. The head retention appears to be excellent. The aroma is hoppy and malty with bready and toasty notes. Not surprisingly, the flavor follows. There's definitely some high-kilned malt in here, some biscuit. It's grainy, toasty, nutty, and caramelish but not overdone. The hops are threaded throughout the malt quite nicely. It reminds me a lot of some of the east coast IPAs made back in the late '90's that were a bit heavy on biscuity and caramelish malts, and seemingly with a blend of English and American hops which would most likely have been Cascade and/or Centennial back then. In fact, now that I think about it, this reminds me very much of a beer I brewed back then that took a medal for English IPA at the World Beer Cup - it shouldn't have because it had too many American hops to it, but it did. The bitterness is nicely balanced against the firm maltiness, probably clocking in around 50-55 IBUs, and it allows a little bit of sweet malt to linger in an otherwise dry and bitter finish. It's medium bodied with a little bit of a dextrinous feel to it, and lightly crisp-then-creamy and smooth. Looking back the head has held up really well, and the lacing is quite good but not great. I like it. I think the "Toaster Pastry" name is a little misleading because there's not really that much fruit to it, just some apple/pear and light citrus, but I can live with that; and now that I think about it, maybe that's actually right as toaster pastries never really do give you enough fruit, do they? I could drink a few pints of this, and I'll suggest it's certainly worth trying.
Review #6,552
Apr 23, 2019
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Reviewed by MikeWard from Pennsylvania

3.99/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
12oz can into a pint glass. Canned 3/14/19, so 5 weeks old.

Bright reddish amber body, with a thick creamy head. Leaves excellent lacing. Decent carbonation.

Biscuits and lightly hoppy on the nose.

Fruity jammy biscuits on the taste. A decent hop bite. A little sour bitterness at the end.

Mouth close to full. Lingering sour bitterness which spoils the beer a little.

Overall, a nice amber ale offering. Happy to have another 5 in the fridge.
Apr 21, 2019
 
Rated: 2.62 by Oh_Dark_Star from Washington

Apr 21, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by bacher468 from Pennsylvania

Apr 20, 2019
 
Rated: 4.05 by khargro2 from Tennessee

Apr 18, 2019
 
Rated: 3.93 by shelby415 from Oregon

Apr 13, 2019
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