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Red Hammer
Paddock Wood Brewing Co.
- From:
- Paddock Wood Brewing Co.
- Saskatchewan, Canada
- Style:
- Märzen
Ranked #266 - ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 84
Ranked #22,671 - Avg:
- 3.67 | pDev: 9.54%
- Reviews:
- 11
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 30, 2023
- Added:
- Oct 02, 2011
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 3
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Ratings by Converge:
Reviewed by Converge from Canada (AB)
3.17/5 rDev -13.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.17/5 rDev -13.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
335ml bottle poured into a 16oz pint glass. Not totally sure on the style.
A - Thin bubbly head, tan colored. Glowing amber-orange hue to the beer. Very little head. No real lacing.
S - Robust malty character. Caramel is strong. A little one dimensional. I can't pick much more out, but I like what I can. Pretty sweet.
T - Caramel malt is strong upfront, and the finish is comprised of spice and light hop bitterness. Alcohol is detectable, which shouldn't be a problem with a 6% ABV beer... Aside from that, pretty simple, maybe even a bit watered-down feeling.
M - Really full bodied mouthfeel. Decent amount of carbonation. A bit of spice in the finish.
D - Decent, but nothing special. Could have definitely used a little more flavor.
Oct 02, 2011A - Thin bubbly head, tan colored. Glowing amber-orange hue to the beer. Very little head. No real lacing.
S - Robust malty character. Caramel is strong. A little one dimensional. I can't pick much more out, but I like what I can. Pretty sweet.
T - Caramel malt is strong upfront, and the finish is comprised of spice and light hop bitterness. Alcohol is detectable, which shouldn't be a problem with a 6% ABV beer... Aside from that, pretty simple, maybe even a bit watered-down feeling.
M - Really full bodied mouthfeel. Decent amount of carbonation. A bit of spice in the finish.
D - Decent, but nothing special. Could have definitely used a little more flavor.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by LocalBeerGuy from Canada (SK)
3.74/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
has some strong boozy notes 2 and 1/2 finger of head red like tan color nice change of pace from drinking lagers and good one in the mix pack they have.
May 27, 2019Reviewed by CalgaryFMC from Canada (AB)
3.66/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.66/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Enjoyed a bottle from a mixed pack. Paddock Wood is one of my favorite Western Canadian craft breweries and although I've had this beer many times, a proper review involves a specific tasting session (in my view). This beer pours a very dark almost cola-like brown hue with a decent dose of brown foam, considerably darker than many European Marzen/Oktoberfests. This is in fact a red ale rather than an Oktoberfest, although I think the intent is to do a hybrid style, an ale that tastes like a traditional European lager. In a nutshell, it works. Aroma speaks to a rich malty depth and some dark fruits, with a whiff of booze consistent with a higher than average ABV. Taste is consistent with this but not mediocre and well worth sampling. Fruity top notes evoke plums and cherries but there is a rich underlay of dark bread crust, mellow molasses, biscuit, grain husk, a little yeasty funkiness, and brown spice that reminds one of a less sweet cola. Is that a sneaky hint of burnt banana peel? A floral hop perfume like sweet roses and fresh hay. Overall assessment is that this brew features more assertive and bold malt flavors than many European Marzen/Oktoberfests, perhaps less complex but still with ample character that reveals itself as you go. The ale approach also seems to accentuate the fruit, as one would expect.
Dec 11, 2013
Red Hammer from Paddock Wood Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
84 out of
100 with
32 ratings
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