Hopsconsin Red Ale
Great Dane Pub & Brewing Company (Downtown)

Hopsconsin Red AleHopsconsin Red Ale
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From:
Great Dane Pub & Brewing Company (Downtown)
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
American Amber / Red Ale
ABV:
5.9%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.79 | pDev: 6.86%
Reviews:
7
Ratings:
21
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 03, 2019
Added:
May 14, 2015
Wants:
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Gots:
  3
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Ratings by jakea:
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Rated by jakea from Wisconsin

3.77/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

May 26, 2017
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Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania

3.99/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Here is CANother beer CANtesy of my local, in-person trader @tone77 who knows how to shop for beer! Man, my next unfulfilled dream is to attend U of W (Madison) to garner a Po.D. (Doctor of Pornography), but until things align for me to go, I love WisCANsin. Beer, cheese, fish fry, hockey & the women. Oh, the women! Zaftig redheads with many similar interests to mine. I am going to miss the GTMW again this year, but not for lack of trying. My recent surgery really took the starch outta me & when I returned from last weekend's NYC/LIC excursion, I slept for 12+ hours! I CANnot fully envision the toll that a trip to WisCANsin would take on me. My other, sodden, thought before I begin the review is that I hope that it is NOTHING like Minhas' Sconnie ( https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/435/83732/ ) which is now Retired but still lives in infamy! Ugh.

From the CAN: "Gotta Getta Dane"; "Real. Wisconsin. Beer."; "This Red Ale, brewed with only Wisconsin grown Hops, is Great Dane's celebration of our state's hop growing renaissance."; "Est. 1994".

I once aCAiN set up the mise en scène, but once everything was in place, it was time for a Crack! of the vent. I beCAN with a slow, gentle C-Line Glug but spurred on by Hotspur, I let it free-flow to form two-plus fingers of dense, foamy, rocky, tawny head with very good retention. Color was Deep-Amber/Light-Copper to Copper (SRM = > 13, < 17) & it seemed that I was just going to be haunted by the memory of Linda Lou with her wiry, coppery hair for the rest of the day! 8=O Nose was piney, citrusy, slightly caramel-malty, but not an AIPA. Change request forthCANming. Mouthfeel was medium. The taste was more towards semi-sweet with a definite caramel malt backbone, but it didn't hurt to have the presence of citrus & pine hops. In fact, this last gave it an earthiness that put me in mind of English/Irish-bittered beers. I like earthiness since it tasted like something fresh off the bine, wet-hopped, perhaps? Dunno. I do know that it tasted good! The CAN did not have an IBU measurement, but the fact that I was no longer jonesing led me to believe that it was a solid number. Finish was dry, but earthy, rather than outright bitter. I was digging this as the wrap-up to my prelude to the remainder of the day. YMMV.
Aug 03, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by Zenboy99 from Wisconsin

Sep 02, 2018
 
Rated: 4.5 by milwaukee512 from Wisconsin

Sep 27, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by DissentFatsquirrel from Minnesota

Jan 06, 2017
 
Rated: 3.55 by superfriend from Wisconsin

Aug 09, 2016
 
Rated: 3.82 by Knapp85 from Pennsylvania

Jul 31, 2016
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Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania

3.72/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a 12 oz. can. Has a hazy orange color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is of caramel malts, some pine. Taste is malt forward, caramel, piney hops are present, smooth and refreshing. Feels medium/full bodied in the mouth and overall, not as hoppy as most beers in this style, but a tasty beer nonetheless.
Jun 15, 2016
 
Rated: 3.67 by Bowers-Brew from Illinois

Jun 12, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by GameOfBeers from Pennsylvania

Jun 04, 2016
 
Rated: 3.58 by iRun2Beer from Minnesota

May 04, 2016
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Reviewed by TX-Badger from Texas

4.25/5  rDev +12.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a nice reddish coppery color with ivory colored head. Citrus, caramel malt, pine, floral notes, and some light bread on the nose; follows onto the palate. Medium bodied. Finishes with pine, spice, and a nice malt backbone.
Apr 06, 2016
 
Rated: 3.34 by tgates from Minnesota

Mar 06, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by bpfrush from Wisconsin

Feb 22, 2016
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Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri

3.74/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12oz can. Poured out a clear, orange color with a small, tan head of bubbly foam. It smelled of spicy/piney hops with some caramel and maltiness. Nice sweet caramel and burnt toast maltiness with mild bite of bitter hops.
Jan 05, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by eldoctorador from Chile

Dec 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.55 by xtonytx from Connecticut

Nov 20, 2015
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Reviewed by jwc215 from Arizona

3.74/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
12 oz. can:

Pours reddish amber with a lasting foamy head. Foamy lacing sticks.

The smell is of toasted caramel with citric and herbal spicing.

The taste is of lightly toasted caramel/toffee. Bitter citric/piney touch in the balance.

It has a sharp, lighter end of medium body.

A nice American hop-forward red. Listed as an IPA here. On the border of the styles. A nice hop-forward brew with a "red ale" malt character.
Nov 03, 2015
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Reviewed by scream from Wisconsin

3.57/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This Red Ale at 5.9% ABV pours a medium dark copper color. To me the aroma is almost non-existent which is it's main downside. The taste is pretty decent w some hopiness to it. Average mouth-feel. This beer is nothing special, but it would be a decent one for everyday occasions.
Sep 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by d5001986 from Wisconsin

Sep 19, 2015
Hopsconsin Red Ale from Great Dane Pub & Brewing Company (Downtown)
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 21 ratings