Rattle Imperial Red
Ashover Brew Co. in Clay Cross, Derbyshire, England 🏴
Strong Ale Regular|
Score
6.90
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Janine & Dominic return from the west coast of America, fired up with enthusiasm to create a strong red ale. The name comes from an area of Ashover once renown for the noise of the frame knitting machines.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Mitchell’s Wines, Sheffield. 7.4%. Opened with a big hiss, but poured fairly lifeless, clear, dark copper colour. No head. Nose has super sweet, toffee caramel. Sweet vine fruit. Dates and ripe plum. Smells like a barley wine. Taste is equally sweet, with a robust, chewy, fruity bitterness. Medium body. Very low carbonation. More of the chew. Lingering bitterness to finish. This was bottled 2 weeks ago, but feels oxidised. The condition definitely suggests that. Might have to try again, because there’s a decent beer in there somewhere.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Apr 2019
at 21:07
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle in Stockport cafe... Thanks to Jannine... Deep red... Light haze... Thin tan head... Soft sweet roast... Dry toffee roast... Sweet juicy fruits.. Light bitterness... Nice
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2013
at 10:03
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at White Cliffs BF 2011. Chestnut colour thin bubbly beige head. Very sweet hop aroma. Lots of sweet crysral malt lots of PNW hops. Excellent. Slightly cheesy on hop. Tasty amber strong beer. I like the hops but dont like the cheese. Decent though
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Feb 2011
at 08:00
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled. Reddish color, short head. Hoppy aroma, caramel and toffee. Good bitter taste. Firm malty body. The english equivalent of an american barley wine? Good balanced brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2010
at 04:39