Red Oak Brewery Amber Lager

Amber Lager

 

Red Oak Brewery in Whitsett, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸

  Lager - Märzen / Festbier Regular
Score
5.99
ABV: 5.0% IBU: - Ticks: 14
Red Oak is a Munich Urtyp (old style) lager. We begin the brewing process with custom kilned imported Munich malt. Red Oak is then is the hopped with Spalt Noble hops imported from Bavaria, the oldest hop growing region in the world. Before fermentation we add a yeast strain from Weihenstehpen, the oldest brewery in the world, founded before 1040 AD. Weeks of aging gives Red Oak the smooth taste its known for.
 

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5.8
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 5

Single from Appalachian. I think this is old.

Pint glass at home. Slight foam over in the can.

Strong off-white head. Slightly jellied Vienna body.
Deep caramel, nougat-y nose.
Sweet nougat, grainy, subtle raisin oxidation, thin, half-flat.

Meh.

Tried from Appalachian Vintner on 17 Oct 2025 at 22:49


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft: Poured caramel with creamy beige head. Aroma is sweet grain. Taste is grainy, caramel.

Tried from Draft on 12 Jan 2025 at 15:49


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Draft at Duckworth's. Pours a clear amber with a small bit of off-white foam that dissipates. Lovely bready malt aromas with some light peppery aromas as it warms. Smooth and clean, toasted malt, bready flavors and light peppery hops on the finish. A nice toasty lager.

Tried from Draft on 02 Dec 2019 at 03:14


4.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle from Swing Bridge Beer & Wine, Surf City, North Carolina. Darker amber with a carbonation and no head. Very sweet lager, with a dense drinking texture.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Jun 2017 at 15:03


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

From tap. Pours clear and golden amber with a small off white head. Aroma is breadish and slight roasted malty. Toasted breadish to caramelish malty. Bitter and dry malty finish.

Tried from Draft on 17 Apr 2017 at 13:26


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

12 oz bottle poured into a Spiegelau tulip. Thanks to my friend Mike for the bottle. Labeled as Bavarian Amber Lager. Clear dark amber with just over a finger of off-white head. Aromas of malt, dark fruit, toasty notes, biscuit, some citrus. Tastes of toasty notes, biscuit, malt, some caramel. Medium-light body with a dry finish. Sweet and malty.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Mar 2016 at 19:07


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5


Location: Draft at CLT, 1/15/15

Aroma: Light caramel malt aroma, earthy notes, there is not a ton more than that here
Appearance: It pours a darker orange color, with a clear, small head, and basically no lacing
Flavor: It is pretty similar flavor-wise, malty and kinda sweet, with a mild bitterness
Palate: It has a decent feel to it, a light-medium body, and a fairly lively carbonation
Overall Impression: I don’t have a ton to add to the overall. It’s an okay lager, but not a particularly great one.

Tried from Draft on 15 Jan 2015 at 17:28


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Draft at CLT. Clear golden amber color, medium white head. Aroma of light caramel. taste is lightly toasted caramel. Plain.

Tried from Draft on 16 Oct 2014 at 06:59


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Sampled on draft this beer poured a red-caramel color with a medium sized creamy off white head that left decent lacing. The aroma was very faint, a touch malty and had a bit of fruity hops. The flavor was sweetish caramel and dark fruits. Medium length finish. Moderately full bodied and smooth. Pleasant.

Tried from Draft on 23 Jun 2014 at 12:42


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

A reddish amber lager with a thin moka head. Strong aroma of caramel and stewed prunes, light chalky notes. In mouth, a cloying sweet malt with almost no hops, some mineral notes, light and boring. On tap at Clarion Greensboro Airport, 28 August 2010.

Tried from Draft on 30 Sep 2010 at 19:03