Anyone love Red Ales?

Try Postcards from Dongola (6.2% nitro amber) and Remnant of the Dragon (9.2% imperial red), some of the best from Michigan from Greenbush. Not easily found though ;/

 

I am a fan of red ales and amber ales.

It's just, they feel like they're smack in the center of the beer spectrum. Which makes them just feel like the taste of a normal, average beer. Absolutely nothing wrong with that, but when you're thinking of your favorite beers you're thinking of beers with defining characteristics that make them stand out. That's imperial stouts, that's wheats, that's lambics and it's IPAs. It's not red ales.

 

I had this after dinner, earlier tonight:



Mountain of creamy head! (giggity)



It is really good stuff!

 

I had Oskar blues g'night last night and thought it was one of the best beers I've ever had

 

Oskar Blues Red Imperial G'knight is great and I usually send Marble's Red as an extra, my first 'favorite' (how many times have I said that by now) beer as a craft brew drinker. Still a local brewery that does not get enough credit in my opinion.

 

I love malty red ales. I don't care for hoppy reds. It's annoying to buy a new red ale not knowing if it's hoppy or malty. Guess that's what BA reviews are for

 

I am a huge fan of hoppy reds/ambers, perhaps my favorite style of beer. I think the sweetness from all the crystal malts provides balance for the intense hop presence. Tocabaga as mentioned is amazing. I also really like Terrapin-Mosaic, Sierra Nevada-Flipside, and Blue Mountain-Red Zeppelin (draft only).

 

I love them. The mouthfeel, and its appearance in a pint glass. Wish I could get my hands on more of them, but the state of ND feels the opposite.

 

Troegs Nugget Nectar
Great Lakes Nosferatu
Great Lakes Conway's

 

I'm split between a favorite style with Red Ales, Porters, and Stouts. I like each one of these more and more every time I try a new one, inspiring me to keep trying new ones.

Lagunitas Imperial Red is very good, and their Censored is highly drinkable, yet complex. Firestone Walkers' Rufus made me absolutely fall in love with the style. Knee Deep Brewing's Imperial Red is very impressive for a young brewery... you get my point.

 

!!!What are the odds, a friend of mine brought over a bomber of Imperial Red last night!!!

I must have done something nice for someone, karma's on my side s

 

Lagunitas Imperial Red is superb! I am a hop head and love IPAs. However, this to me, is a perfect blend of malt and hops.

 

Do you think that the much greater amount of caramel malts is totally unnoticeable behind the hops? Of course I think they can share lots of qualities, but I'd like to think I would not confuse a hoppy black/red with an IPA

Not trying to knock the milder ambers/reds, either, there's room for everyone here

 

Zoe, Hop Head Red, Nugget Nectar, and Flip Red are all beers I look forward to drinking.

 

Ballast Point Pipper Down was awesome!!!

 

Alesmith's Evil Dead Red is good stuff also

 

Nostalgic moment seeing this. Front Street Pub Amber (Santa Cruz) was my first craft brew ever and so it was ambers for a long time. My next venture into "style" was a red, also from a Santa Cruz brewery ... Lighthouse? Bonny Doon? Can't remember (late 80's). Had a run of ordering reds for awhile there. Back home in San Diego here, I am a avowed hop head, so my reds tend to be imperials now: Coronado, Lagunitas, McCarthy's Bane, etc.

 

Zoe is amazing