Harringtons Classy Red
Harringtons Brewery
- From:
- Harringtons Brewery
- New Zealand
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.68 | pDev: 8.97%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 7
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jun 06, 2016
- Added:
- Jul 21, 2009
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
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Reviewed by keitho from New Zealand (Aotearoa)
3.73/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Appearance- Red brown in colour with minimal white head which soon disappears. Left no lacing.
Smell- Fruity aroma with apple, cherry and blackberry on the nose, nice smelling beer.
Taste- Good hop and malt balance with toffee malt and fresh a fresh hop twang that stays on the palette for a good while. A tasty refreshing brew.
Mouthfeel- Good mouthfeel with some creaminess.
Overall- A nice beer with good hop and (five) malts flavour, would buy again.
Jul 06, 2014Smell- Fruity aroma with apple, cherry and blackberry on the nose, nice smelling beer.
Taste- Good hop and malt balance with toffee malt and fresh a fresh hop twang that stays on the palette for a good while. A tasty refreshing brew.
Mouthfeel- Good mouthfeel with some creaminess.
Overall- A nice beer with good hop and (five) malts flavour, would buy again.
Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.69/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
330ml bottle from a Harringtons mix 6 pack, best by stamped 26 Nov. 2014, served in a wine goblet.
Pours clear reddish-brown with a durable beige head leaving patches of sticky lacing on the glass.
Aroma: mainly earthy/floral hops with hints of spice and caramel malts.
Flavor: much more hoppy than the aroma suggests, and near medium bitter by the lasting aftertaste.
Newer label says 5.0% and ESB rather than "Amerian Pale Ale", so I suspect it has been reformulated; nonetheless, it is closer to an APA in style.
Feel: Medium body with medium-high but soft carbonation and a dry finish.
O: fine ESB/APA cross. Recommended.
Dec 21, 2013Pours clear reddish-brown with a durable beige head leaving patches of sticky lacing on the glass.
Aroma: mainly earthy/floral hops with hints of spice and caramel malts.
Flavor: much more hoppy than the aroma suggests, and near medium bitter by the lasting aftertaste.
Newer label says 5.0% and ESB rather than "Amerian Pale Ale", so I suspect it has been reformulated; nonetheless, it is closer to an APA in style.
Feel: Medium body with medium-high but soft carbonation and a dry finish.
O: fine ESB/APA cross. Recommended.
Reviewed by StJamesGate from New York
3.65/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.65/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pale amber-tan with loose beige foam that goes quick. Stewed plum, big toasted grain and some seriously resinous hops - unique, if odd.
Cinnamon raisin toast and burnt caramel with gooey (Simcoe?) sappy hops.
Salty toffee bite to finish and bitter linger. Medium, chewy, plenty of stick.
Don't really know what to make of this: the malts are way too big to be an APA, and the hops are more aggressive and American than I'd expect from an ESB. (Previous labels *did* say APA where it now says ESB, so I'm even wondering if this changed formula.) I'm forced to invent styles like Imperial Amber or 1-and-a-half IPA to describe this. Big malts, big hops, drinks way above 5.2, lots of chew - not my new favorite but definitely interesting.
Mar 24, 2012Cinnamon raisin toast and burnt caramel with gooey (Simcoe?) sappy hops.
Salty toffee bite to finish and bitter linger. Medium, chewy, plenty of stick.
Don't really know what to make of this: the malts are way too big to be an APA, and the hops are more aggressive and American than I'd expect from an ESB. (Previous labels *did* say APA where it now says ESB, so I'm even wondering if this changed formula.) I'm forced to invent styles like Imperial Amber or 1-and-a-half IPA to describe this. Big malts, big hops, drinks way above 5.2, lots of chew - not my new favorite but definitely interesting.
Reviewed by CrazyDavros from Australia
3.84/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
3.84/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Pours ruby with a large fading head.
Nose shows load of crystal malt along with some toasty and nutty characters. Really amazing malt. Incredibly appetising.
Flavours are exactly the same followed by a moderate bitterness.
Nice soft carbonation suits the beer well.
Nov 05, 2010Nose shows load of crystal malt along with some toasty and nutty characters. Really amazing malt. Incredibly appetising.
Flavours are exactly the same followed by a moderate bitterness.
Nice soft carbonation suits the beer well.
Reviewed by laituegonflable from Australia
2.84/5 rDev -22.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
2.84/5 rDev -22.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Pours a clear, syrupy gold colour, clear with minimal bead. Not very red actually. Head is minimal, white, leaves some decent lace but not much. Pretty meh.
Nose is a malt bomb. Huge English toffee, caramel and oatmeal, with brown sugar and a hint of corn as well. Very English, it does seem quite classy. Has an earthen character to it which is infectious, could use more hops though.
Taste is very grainy with a lot of barley malt, oats, wheat grain and then a slight insipid sourness on the back, bit of grassy hops but not enough to leave an impression. Leaves a lingering hoppiness, quite floral but with a slightly resinous or flaxy kind of flavour. Not hugely impressed actually, a mild hoppy cleansing quality but too much sweetness overall. Don't think there's much special about this.
Mouthfeel is a bit syrupy, not extremely thick but not thin enough to quaff. A bit meh.
Yeah, feeling quite cold towards this, it's not bad but not great.
May 03, 2010Nose is a malt bomb. Huge English toffee, caramel and oatmeal, with brown sugar and a hint of corn as well. Very English, it does seem quite classy. Has an earthen character to it which is infectious, could use more hops though.
Taste is very grainy with a lot of barley malt, oats, wheat grain and then a slight insipid sourness on the back, bit of grassy hops but not enough to leave an impression. Leaves a lingering hoppiness, quite floral but with a slightly resinous or flaxy kind of flavour. Not hugely impressed actually, a mild hoppy cleansing quality but too much sweetness overall. Don't think there's much special about this.
Mouthfeel is a bit syrupy, not extremely thick but not thin enough to quaff. A bit meh.
Yeah, feeling quite cold towards this, it's not bad but not great.
Reviewed by lacqueredmouse from Australia
3.77/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.77/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
On tap at the Local's ANZAC Day SpecTapular.
Pours a pretty clear amber colour. Rather inisipid coloured with just a filmy ring of foam sound the edges. Can't say I'm overly impressed.
Some light tropical hoppiness on the nose. A very pleasant pear and peach character coming through. A fair bit of caramel butterscotch as well which doesn't do it a lot of favours. Bit weak overall
Smooth palate, very nicely balanced; a good blend of malty roundness and a decent fragrant hop bitterness. Quite smooth and, despite everything, supremely drinkable. I have to say this is particulalr enjoyable on the palate.
Nice drop all up. It's not going to rip apart your expectations for beer, but it's enjoyable, drinkable and pretty smooth.
Apr 27, 2010Pours a pretty clear amber colour. Rather inisipid coloured with just a filmy ring of foam sound the edges. Can't say I'm overly impressed.
Some light tropical hoppiness on the nose. A very pleasant pear and peach character coming through. A fair bit of caramel butterscotch as well which doesn't do it a lot of favours. Bit weak overall
Smooth palate, very nicely balanced; a good blend of malty roundness and a decent fragrant hop bitterness. Quite smooth and, despite everything, supremely drinkable. I have to say this is particulalr enjoyable on the palate.
Nice drop all up. It's not going to rip apart your expectations for beer, but it's enjoyable, drinkable and pretty smooth.
Reviewed by ADZA from Australia
3.79/5 rDev +3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.79/5 rDev +3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This beer says its name on the label is Classy Red and clearly states it is a american pale ale,it pours a orange,copper colour with little carbonation that forms a half finger head than dissapears to leave a subtle hazing of head in the middle,it has beautiful fresh pine forrest aromas aswell as a big hoppy aroma this beer definately smells like a APA,and it tastes like one aswell it has a nice hoppy taste about it with no bitterness at all and some nice passionfruit flavours aswell such an easy drinking beer and will buy it again.
Jul 21, 2009
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