Scarab Red
Oasis Brewing Co.
- From:
- Oasis Brewing Co.
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 5.6%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.49 | pDev: 12.03%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 12
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 23, 2021
- Added:
- Aug 07, 2003
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 8
SCORE
82
Good
82
Good
A special blend of British caramel malts brings this brew its luscious texture and brilliant copper color with a distinctive rich malt finish.
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Reviewed by Harrison8 from Missouri
4/5 rDev +14.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +14.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a translucent red with a finger of off-white foam. Head retention is good. Aroma is toasty, nutty, caramely, bready, nutty malts with very light grassy hops. Emphasis is completely on the malts. Flavor profile is nutty, caramely, bready, toasty malts with a little candied sugar and grassy hops. Big emphasis on the malts. Mouth feel is medium-thin with light grit and a softening effervescence. Overall, malt forward red ale with a swig of hops for depth.
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Sep 10, 2021Draft.
Reviewed by Karibourgeois from Texas
3.25/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.25/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Clear copper colored pour with a small white head. Light malty aroma. Taste has a nice sweetness upfront with caramel dominating the taste. Can also taste some wet bread and an earthy bitterness in the finish.
Feb 18, 2017
Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Texas
2.82/5 rDev -19.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2.82/5 rDev -19.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Impression from a bottle purchased at Prost brewing (where it was brewed).
Red malts. Pale malts. Generic floral hop character.
Drinkable albeit a bit dry and coarse. Pretty mediocre across the board.
C / AVERAGE
Aug 05, 2016Red malts. Pale malts. Generic floral hop character.
Drinkable albeit a bit dry and coarse. Pretty mediocre across the board.
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Reviewed by Eamonn-Cummings3 from New York
3.12/5 rDev -10.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.12/5 rDev -10.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Poured from a 12oz bottle into a beer glass.
Look is a dark rich mahogany with a head that dissipates quickly.
Aroma is almost medicine sweet malt.
Taste is bland with a slightly fake cherry note.
Definitely not a great beer.
Apr 23, 2016Look is a dark rich mahogany with a head that dissipates quickly.
Aroma is almost medicine sweet malt.
Taste is bland with a slightly fake cherry note.
Definitely not a great beer.
Reviewed by blackcutlass from Ohio
3.31/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
3.31/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
Looks like a brown ale; tastes like a cross between a brown and a red. Hints of something reminiscent of an Oktoberfest, but it never really comes through or stays with you. A bit on the bland side.
Apr 08, 2016
Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado
3.84/5 rDev +10%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.84/5 rDev +10%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Brownish copper color with a one-finger thick, creamy head. Malty aroma with a gentle fruitiness on top; some toasted grain notes. Roasted, grainy flavor balanced with a low-key bitterness. Medium body; rich and warm on the palate.
A delicious, malt-forward beer that delivers a nice, balanced, complex toasted grain and mild bitterness with every sip.
Feb 10, 2016A delicious, malt-forward beer that delivers a nice, balanced, complex toasted grain and mild bitterness with every sip.
Reviewed by palliko from California
3.95/5 rDev +13.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.95/5 rDev +13.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Appearance is similar to Killians, red brown copper, good off white foam and doily-like lace. Aroma is the obligatory malt and hops. Initially that is what you taste: but soon subtle flavors obtrude currants and esters can be detected. Finish is clean and crisp.
Jul 17, 2005
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