Irish Red Ale
Picaroons Traditional Ales
- From:
- Picaroons Traditional Ales
- New Brunswick, Canada
- Style:
- Irish Red Ale
- ABV:
- 4.8%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.65 | pDev: 14.25%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 21
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Aug 11, 2018
- Added:
- Nov 10, 2003
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 6
SCORE
83
Good
83
Good
This ale is brewed in the traditional Irish style. The result is a wonderful balance of malty sweetness and spicy Kent Goldings hops.
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Rated by ewpass from Canada (PE)
3.64/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.64/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Clear red-brown with a smallish head. Sweet malt nose. Medium sweet body with good crispness and a little dryness.
Oct 03, 2017
Reviewed by PorterPro125 from Canada (NB)
3.62/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.62/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Serving Type: 500 mL Bottle
A- Pours a copper-red colour topped by a 2 finger creamy white head that seemed to disappear fairly quickly. Minimal lacing left on the glass. Overall, a great looking Red Ale!
S- The aroma of this brew is fairly sweet with lots of bread/biscuity notes. There is also a tangy/spicy citrus that leaves a bit of a tingle in the nose. Nothing overly exciting but a great smelling ale nonetheless!
T- The taste is a bit more forward on the sweetness and is almost fruity in nature. However, there is a spicy hoppiness (also noted in the nose) that comes in towards the finish and balances the taste quite well. This is one of the better tasting red ales I've had and I attribute that to the hop notes in this brew. Very nice indeed.
M- Fairly low carbonation and an extremely silky smooth mouthfeel. This (In my opinion) suites the style extremely well and I have to say I really enjoyed the smoothness of this ale.
O- Irish Red Ale is one of the better Picaroons brews I've had the pleasure to try, even though I'm not a big fan of the style. It's a great looking ale, the taste is extremely well balanced, and the mouthfeel is intensely smooth. That being said, the aroma is somewhat lacking but that doesn't prevent this beer from being great. Two thumbs up, Picaroons! I really enjoyed this brew and I encourage anyone who can access it to do so.
Dec 24, 2014A- Pours a copper-red colour topped by a 2 finger creamy white head that seemed to disappear fairly quickly. Minimal lacing left on the glass. Overall, a great looking Red Ale!
S- The aroma of this brew is fairly sweet with lots of bread/biscuity notes. There is also a tangy/spicy citrus that leaves a bit of a tingle in the nose. Nothing overly exciting but a great smelling ale nonetheless!
T- The taste is a bit more forward on the sweetness and is almost fruity in nature. However, there is a spicy hoppiness (also noted in the nose) that comes in towards the finish and balances the taste quite well. This is one of the better tasting red ales I've had and I attribute that to the hop notes in this brew. Very nice indeed.
M- Fairly low carbonation and an extremely silky smooth mouthfeel. This (In my opinion) suites the style extremely well and I have to say I really enjoyed the smoothness of this ale.
O- Irish Red Ale is one of the better Picaroons brews I've had the pleasure to try, even though I'm not a big fan of the style. It's a great looking ale, the taste is extremely well balanced, and the mouthfeel is intensely smooth. That being said, the aroma is somewhat lacking but that doesn't prevent this beer from being great. Two thumbs up, Picaroons! I really enjoyed this brew and I encourage anyone who can access it to do so.
Reviewed by johnnnniee from New Hampshire
3.27/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.27/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Bottle from the brewery store in Fredericton.
Pours a beautifully clear reddish amber color with a decent sized frothy tan head that shows great retention. Aromas of caramel and toffee with a hint of earthy hops. Diacetyl rest, what's that? The flavor is rich and malty with lots of caramel, butterscotch and toffee. Burnt sugar and light earthy hop flavor to counter the maltiness. Medium body with a moderate level of carbonation. The diacetyl fits a bit better with this style than some of the others I've had from them, a bit too much for my palette.
Jul 25, 2014Pours a beautifully clear reddish amber color with a decent sized frothy tan head that shows great retention. Aromas of caramel and toffee with a hint of earthy hops. Diacetyl rest, what's that? The flavor is rich and malty with lots of caramel, butterscotch and toffee. Burnt sugar and light earthy hop flavor to counter the maltiness. Medium body with a moderate level of carbonation. The diacetyl fits a bit better with this style than some of the others I've had from them, a bit too much for my palette.
Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)
3.57/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.57/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
500ml squat bottle, the same sort used by Gahan - must be a regional style and/or supplier preference thing. Oh, and nice to see this brewery's wares available in Alberta - it will cut down on the number of 'nopes' I have to utter on a weekly basis.
This beer pours a clear, dark red brick amber hue, with three fingers of puffy, tightly foamy, and somewhat creamy ecru head, which leaves very little in the way of lace around the glass as it evenly recedes.
It smells of semi-sweet biscuity caramel malt, sharp drupe fruit, root beer syrup, a twinge of juicy sour citrus, and earthy, leafy hops. The taste is more of that sweet and sour fruitiness straight off - apple, pear, cherry, and generic citrus - bready, mildly crackery caramel malt, hard toffee, soft earthy spice, an oily nuttiness, and more weedy, leafy, and faintly spicy hops.
The carbonation is fairly low-key in its workaday frothiness, the body an adequate medium weight, and plainly smooth, a minor creaminess arising as it warms. It finishes well off-dry, the caramel malt, muddled bittersweet fruit, and fading zingy hops playing us out.
An agreeable enough version of the style - rendered well by its malt, fruit, and noble hop characters. Simple, and not worth getting all geared up for, but worth a go if your tastebuds tend towards that end of the spectrum.
Jul 08, 2014This beer pours a clear, dark red brick amber hue, with three fingers of puffy, tightly foamy, and somewhat creamy ecru head, which leaves very little in the way of lace around the glass as it evenly recedes.
It smells of semi-sweet biscuity caramel malt, sharp drupe fruit, root beer syrup, a twinge of juicy sour citrus, and earthy, leafy hops. The taste is more of that sweet and sour fruitiness straight off - apple, pear, cherry, and generic citrus - bready, mildly crackery caramel malt, hard toffee, soft earthy spice, an oily nuttiness, and more weedy, leafy, and faintly spicy hops.
The carbonation is fairly low-key in its workaday frothiness, the body an adequate medium weight, and plainly smooth, a minor creaminess arising as it warms. It finishes well off-dry, the caramel malt, muddled bittersweet fruit, and fading zingy hops playing us out.
An agreeable enough version of the style - rendered well by its malt, fruit, and noble hop characters. Simple, and not worth getting all geared up for, but worth a go if your tastebuds tend towards that end of the spectrum.
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