Spin Cycle Red Ale
No-Li Brewhouse

Spin Cycle Red AleSpin Cycle Red Ale
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From:
No-Li Brewhouse
 
Washington, United States
Style:
Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
ABV:
5.75%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.66 | pDev: 13.11%
Reviews:
41
Ratings:
136
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 02, 2018
Added:
Nov 30, 2002
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  17
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Ratings by Berndt:
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Reviewed by Berndt from Washington

4.2/5  rDev +14.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
2/22/2013, on draft at Pioneer Square Saloon, Seattle. Served cold - warmed it up with my hands

Aroma - malt dominated, hops below my threshold

Appearance - clear, deep amber with some red

Taste - very flavorful, malt dominated with some dark malt included, some bitterness at the finish

Mouthfeel - Medium body, low-moderate carbonation

Overall. Quite enjoyable, full of flavor. Definitely something I will buy in a 22 oz. bottle, though I'll let it set outside the fridge for 15 minutes to let it warm up.
Mar 12, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 2.3 by Groncho from Washington

Sep 02, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Jan 02, 2018
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Reviewed by Radcpa from Washington

3.77/5  rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
DRk red appearance with dark white head and a significant amount of carbination. Fruity aroma. Taste is a mild fruity taste that is very smooth with no bitterness.
Jul 08, 2017
 
Rated: 3.64 by BlueSpader from Washington

Oct 30, 2016
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Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina

3.66/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Pours a clear copper capped by a nice ecru head that forms from a bubble show; good retention that leaves webbings of lace

Smell: Caramel verging on butterscotch buttressed by earthy hops

Taste: Earthy hop forward with the malts building underneath; caramel and nuts through the middle; some fruity elements appear, after the swallow, but the finish reveals considerable diacetyl

Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation

Overall: An interesting hybrid, clearly not a traditional ESB; I would like this more without the diacetyl
Apr 11, 2016
 
Rated: 4.08 by evergreen_machine from Washington

Dec 28, 2015
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Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
22oz bottle - good to see more of this Inland Empire brew coming north to Alberta.

This beer pours a clear, medium orange-brick amber colour, with three fingers of puffy, rocky, and somewhat creamy beige head, which leaves some pleasant webbed tree branch lace around the glass as it rather slowly abates.

It smells of semi-sweet, bready and doughy caramel malt, a decent earthy dark orchard fruitiness, and herbal, woodsy, and grassy noble hop bitters. The taste is gritty, grainy, and still fairly sweet caramel malt, mildly biscuity toffee, muddled black fleshy fruit, a low-key hard water flintiness, and more floral, herbal, and softly grassy hoppiness.

The carbonation is adequate in its supportive, and occasionally flirtatious frothiness, the body a solid middleweight for the purported style here, and genuinely smooth, as the hop presence leans towards its fruity side in this regard. It finishes well off-dry, the lingering biscuity caramel maltiness, and subservient grassy/herbal hops leaving little to question.

Overall, a pretty approachable and well-rendered ode to the venerable English ESB - no west-coast American bravado or overblown apery on display here. Easy to drink, with just the right amount of that little extra something (less than an additional point of booze) to make everything seem like it's gonna be all right.
Nov 09, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by nathanmiller from New York

Oct 02, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Loveyourbeer from Virginia

Aug 19, 2015
 
Rated: 3.68 by Beer4Baltimore from Maryland

Aug 05, 2015
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Reviewed by Bunman3 from Canada (AB)

3.85/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A rock solid red ale. This would certainly make a visit to the laundromat much less painful. I'm a big fan of this brewery, and Spin Cycle helped solidify that opinion.
Jul 18, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Keith_R from Georgia

Jun 11, 2015
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Rated by HopBroker from Washington

3.97/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Like the red hook esb but better!
Jun 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by UltimateLivewire from South Carolina

Jun 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by Sazz9 from Texas

Apr 22, 2015
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Rated by dabone from Washington

3.9/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Draft beer at That Place in Richland, WA. Nice look. Not much for aroma. Malty and bitter taste, more so than other reds. Average for a red.
Apr 10, 2015
 
Rated: 3.87 by South2NW from Oregon

Jan 28, 2015
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Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California

3.68/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
5.8% per the label.

Pours a murky dark orange-brown with a foamy khaki head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Foamy rings of lace line the glass on the drink down. Smell is of toasted malt, biscuit, and citrus zest aromas. Taste is much the same with toast, caramel, and citrus zest flavors on the finish. There is a medium amount of hop and toast bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp and medium bodied mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer that has a lot of bread like aromas and flavors that work well with the citrus forward hops used in this one.

Serving type: bottle.
Jan 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.33 by SeriousALEment from Ohio

Jan 05, 2015
Spin Cycle Red Ale from No-Li Brewhouse
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 136 ratings