Red
Rebellion Beer Co

November 2013: Cask pint, as Marlow Rebellion Red, at The Tabard, Turnham Green, Chiswick. Beautiful deep red (well, brownish red) colour, low off-white head. Malty aroma, hints of malt vinegar and some caramel, ripe berries too. Same elements in the flavour, but not much sweetness. Moderate hops in the finish. Very English.

 

L- Quite deep chestnut, pours with a 3mm white head that recedes quite quickly to lacing.
S- Gentle toasty grains.
T- A touch richer than 4.8% suggested to me, the hops come along shortly after and give a well balanced flavour.
F- Refreshing, it's a bit more hoppy/bitter than the colour suggested to me.
O- It's nice and very sessionable, although there is plenty of good competition in this beer's peer-group.
Bought from Waitrose in Windsor for £2.20. BB: 20/08/19.

From a 500ml bottle into a pint glass.

Pours a clear, dark copper colour with a thin, off white head that disappears quickly leaving only a couple of rings of lacing.

Nose is strongly of roasted malts and caramel.

Tastes sweet & earthy plus damsans. Hop bitterness is soft and understated.

On the light side of medium bodied with moderate carbonation and a sweet then dry finish.

Easy drinking & smooth. Goldings, Fuggles and Cascade hops apparently but the malt dominates.

 

Bottled and possibly conditioned
Pours a dark ruby red, with an off-white head. Aroma- lots of fruit and malt, cherry hints. Taste- malty, toffee, very fruity, berries, fairly full and slightly fluffy in the mouth, biscuity, hoppy finish. Nice ale.

 

Tall, brown 500ml bottle, best before 17th Mar 2011, drank and reviewed 26th Jan 2011. Poured into a UK pint sleeve.

More dead leaf brown than red in body colour, the tanned coloured head fell away very swiftly to leave nothing apart from a thin half collar, not impressed with the look after 20 seconds of pouring!

Malty smells, fruity too, we are talking about baked fruit biscuits here, without the sweetness.

The taste is all malt, semi-sweet molasses and dried fruits (currents, dates and plums), not unpleasant, but not exciting. They claim to use amber, crystal and roasted malts, along with Goldings, Fuggles and Cascade Hops, sorry but they didn't blend well in this brew.

Slightly over carbonated for my tastebuds, almost fizzy in fact. Made me burp!

OK more than good, the lose of the head so quickly killed the tasting for me, nothing stood out as different or interesting so it never really recovered from the initial bad vibes.

Hand-delivered from the Thames Valley to Vienna (cheers, Simon!), the tall brown bottle with the stubby neck sports an upright rectangle label featuring the brewery's name down a doric column, with a full glass at the top of the pyramid. No real ingredient info. Best before 4/15/10, I opened it on 6/14/09.

Pours a slightly hazy pinkish red under a 1.5 finger off white head that fades a touch too quikcly to thick film, but leaves some very nice lacing. The nose is very mild, with sweet fruity notes above all. The mouth is mildly carbonated and fairly light. Mild and tangy taste with more citrus than malt. The hops are very subdued, only showing a bit of leg well after the swallow. There is a touch of the tartness one would expect from this style, but it too is mild. The hops emerge somewhat stronger as it warms, but the overall impression is subdued.

a dark red ale which has a creamy head and is brewed with amber, crystal and roasted malts, as well as three types of hop. My nose is definitely getting better, with it picking up distinct citrus notes, a full on spiciness and a foral freshness from the Cascade, Fuggles and East Kent Goldings respectively. As for the taste, there was plenty of toffee and rich maltiness, balanced out by a slight tartness and a dry finish. On a cold winter afternoon in the Haute-Vienne, this was a lovely pick-me-up.

BB 09/09/06, served cool in a straight imperial pint glass.

A: pours a clear, elegant ruby hue; foamy and thick off-white beer head slowly dissipates; lively carbonated body.
S: soothing caramely malts balanced with fruity aroma of berry-fruits, longan-fruits and raisins, plus a light, sour-sweet touch of apple-peel and citrus fruits, while a tinge of brown sugar and coconut powder lingers in the background. Pleasantly malty and not off-balance.
T&M: loosely-textured nutty and semi-sweet caramely maltiness upfront, followed by a lightly sour-sweet input of dried berries and raisins, and slightly dry tea-ish hoppyness; leading towards a quietly magnifying bitter hoppy finish. The mouthfeel is quite lively throughout, without falling thin or overly fizzy, while the medium-length lingering bitterness rounds off the soft malty overtone and results in a subtle balance on the palate.
D: a fruity and malty beer which is very easy to drink. I can't discern which type of beer it's meant to be--like a premium bitter without significant hoppy entry, so I choose Irish Red Ale to categorise this beer.