Imperial Red Ale (IRA)
Lavery Brewing Company in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States 🇺🇸
Amber / Red Ale - Imperial Regular|
Score
6.33
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5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
On tap at Lavery, pours a clear amber with a small beige head. Aroma brings out plenty of resinous hops, bready malt, and toasted caramel. Flavour is malty and hoppy, with plenty of resinous hops, caramel malt, and a sort of cough syrupy notes that is off-putting. The hop-malt balance is decent but that syrupy character throws me off. Lingering bitterness on the finish even doesn't kill the syrupiness.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Nov 2022
at 03:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Purchased a 22 oz. bottle @ Wegmans in Wilkes Barre, PA. Darker ruby/ brown color with thin head. Aroma is a mild pine with a deeper caramel and light citrus over top the caramel. The base malt is caramel toffee with some toasted grain. The hops and bitterness has a West Coast feel with a solid amount of pine with citrus as an after thought. The bitterness has a resin feel that lingers for a good amount after the sip. The ABV doesn’t show itself much and overall a nice drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2015
at 19:44
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled on draft this beer poured an orange-brown color with a large foamy-soapy orange-tan head that lingered and left decent lacing. The aroma was sweet and tart with fruity hops, pine and caramel. The flavor was bitter and tart with notes of citrus, pine, tropical fruits and caramel. Medium length finish. Moderately full bodied. Solid.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 May 2014
at 07:13
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft at Bocktown Robinson. Pours a hazy red color with a medium sized creamy tan head. Decent head retention. Aroma of big citrus hops and mild toffee hops. The taste is herbal, resin, citrus hops and toffee malts. Medium bodied, lingering bitterness. Just a bit off-balance.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 May 2013
at 21:12
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Location: 22 oz bottle from Sparrow-Downtown, 12/12/12
Aroma: The nose has caramel notes, earth, some citrus/grapefruit, and a little resin
Appearance: It pours a dark reddish-brown color with a small beige head, and some light drippy lace
Flavor: Similar to the nose and balanced, with a medium sweetness and a light-medium bitterness
Palate: It has a creamy feel, a medium body, average carbonation, and a clean, mildly dry finish
Overall Impression: Even though it is 12/12/12, I'm not drinking any Vertical Epics today, but that'll happen later (Vertical Epic Weekend!). As for this beer, this is plenty solid. Don't let the score fool you, 20 is the style? It is better then that! It is not nearly as dry as the explanation would have lead me to believe, but it has a nice balance and drinks well. Very solid stuff.
Aroma: The nose has caramel notes, earth, some citrus/grapefruit, and a little resin
Appearance: It pours a dark reddish-brown color with a small beige head, and some light drippy lace
Flavor: Similar to the nose and balanced, with a medium sweetness and a light-medium bitterness
Palate: It has a creamy feel, a medium body, average carbonation, and a clean, mildly dry finish
Overall Impression: Even though it is 12/12/12, I'm not drinking any Vertical Epics today, but that'll happen later (Vertical Epic Weekend!). As for this beer, this is plenty solid. Don't let the score fool you, 20 is the style? It is better then that! It is not nearly as dry as the explanation would have lead me to believe, but it has a nice balance and drinks well. Very solid stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2012
at 15:49
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
On tap at the bocktown. Reddish brown beer. Has a mild ipa aroma. First taste is kick you in the teeth IPA. Big oily and leathery. Bold dull knife edge. Barely any co2 on this monster. Way too much rototilling bitterness for this lager lover. On style for an ipa, but its an american strong ale, heheh. If you like IPA, better seek this out.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Feb 2012
at 16:56