BrewDog B Side: Red Ale

B Side: Red Ale

 

BrewDog in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  Amber / Red Ale Regular Out of Production
Score
6.85
ABV: 4.7% IBU: - Ticks: 19
Here at BrewDog, we love the hidden tracks; the unexpected discoveries. The B-Sides.

Take our 10HL pilot kit. It is the place our brewers let those imaginations fly and lay down unpredictable, creative tracks. Our brew team use it to dial in our small-scale experimental brews, each then finding its way to our bars as a draught-only special release.

However, we felt the naming convention used previously – Pilot Brew XXX – didn't fully reflected the ingenuity displayed by our brewers. To depict this a little better we now release each pilot brew as a bona fide B-Side; alongside our production-batch launches that take place at our bars, you’ll be able to discover a flip side in the form of one of our B-Side releases.
 

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6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draught@CBC2016. Deep amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma is dark fruits, some nutty notes, mild spruce as well as some quite fresh malts to it. Flavour is berries, some tea leafs, mild herbal notes with some wood and mild crisp maltiness to it. Mellow sweetish bitter brew.

Tried on 27 Dec 2022 at 18:06


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Red color. Aroma: tropical fruit, passion fruit, citrus, grapefruit, sweet and fruity. Taste: sweet, pear, gooseberry, watermelon.

Tried on 29 Jan 2017 at 03:36


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

Draught @ BrewDog Edinburgh, 143 Cowgate, Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 1JS. [ As BrewDog B-Side Red Ale ].Clear medium to dark amber red color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, pale malt, moderate to light heavy hoppy, orange- citrus, fruity hops. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, fruity hops, fruity malt, sweet malt, red fruit. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20160320] 7-3-7-3-15

Tried on 09 Jan 2017 at 04:17


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

On tap at Brewdog Dundee, pours a murky dark orange/red with some lacing, cloudy, white head. Nose has an odd mix of pine and spruce then malt and baked apples, some mild spice too. Flavor follows, albeit with a gristy character up front first, then heavy spruce, dried orange peel, some caramel. Finishes sticky and piney.

Tried from Draft on 03 Aug 2016 at 12:23


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Keg at brewdog shepherds bush. Pours clear amber, nose is burnt toffee, floral, taste is sweet, chewy toffee.

Tried on 18 May 2016 at 08:39


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at BrewDog Shepherds Bush. . As Proto Red Ale 4.5% Clear red russet colour lasting beige head. pine grapefruit aroma. Ok sweet amber malt. Very American red in style and flavour. Decent though. Hoppy bitter finish.

Tried from Draft on 14 May 2016 at 09:49


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Keg at North Hop, Aberdeen. Clear amber/ruby body with a thin beige head. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of tea and caramel. Flavour of red apple and burnt caramel with a tangy rusty finish. Medium body with an oily texture. Like 5am Saint but without the chocolate character.

Tried on 30 Apr 2016 at 07:14


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

24th March 2016
Brewdog Clapham. Keg. Clear amber beer, good cream colour head. Palate is light, dry and fairly minerally crisp. Thin malts over which are piney hops, marmalade and somewhat floral spice. A biting crisp finish. Fine but thin.

Tried on 17 Apr 2016 at 07:04


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft @ BrewDog Shepherds Bush, Shepherds Bush W12. Pours a red amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity piney hoppy grapefruit aroma. Fruity malty piney hoppy grapefruit flavor. Has a fruity malty piney hoppy grapefruit finish.

Tried from Draft on 14 Apr 2016 at 07:34


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

Draft at Kompaan. Clear red brown with a tan head. Aroma of malt, toffee, caramel and some overripe fruits. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 07 Apr 2016 at 11:07