Colorado Red
Thornbridge Brewery in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England 🏴
IPA - Red Regular|
Score
6.99
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Coinciding with the release of his bottled range in the UK market, Doug joined the Thornbridge team to recreate a version of his Red Ale, which has recently medalled at the World Beer Cup and North American Beer Awards. The 5.9% beer is crammed with speciality malts and with a twist on the popular American Red Style, it has been hopped instead with a massive amount of oil-rich English hops including Admiral, Bramling Cross, Phoenix, Pilgrim and First Gold.
“We wanted to take a great US style of beer and put a bit of a British twist on it,” says Brewery Manager, Kelly Ryan. “We don’t want people to dismiss the fantastic breadth of flavour and aroma that UK hops can give to a beer... not every beer should be about US or NZ hops. It was also amazing to work with such a stalwart of the US microbrewing industry”.
Colorado Red, as the beer has been named in tribute to Doug’s brewery, will be released on Monday August 2nd at a Meet the Brewer event in the Cask and Kitchen in Pimlico, London. The beer is described as having hints of subtle toffee malt, complimented by a heady mix of dried fruit, candied peel, hop resin, rosewater and a fantastic blend of herbal UK hop notes. The bitterness is well rounded and the beer finishes with hints of citrus and roasty malt characteristics.
Thornbridge’s very own UK Brewer of the Year!
“We wanted to take a great US style of beer and put a bit of a British twist on it,” says Brewery Manager, Kelly Ryan. “We don’t want people to dismiss the fantastic breadth of flavour and aroma that UK hops can give to a beer... not every beer should be about US or NZ hops. It was also amazing to work with such a stalwart of the US microbrewing industry”.
Colorado Red, as the beer has been named in tribute to Doug’s brewery, will be released on Monday August 2nd at a Meet the Brewer event in the Cask and Kitchen in Pimlico, London. The beer is described as having hints of subtle toffee malt, complimented by a heady mix of dried fruit, candied peel, hop resin, rosewater and a fantastic blend of herbal UK hop notes. The bitterness is well rounded and the beer finishes with hints of citrus and roasty malt characteristics.
Thornbridge’s very own UK Brewer of the Year!
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on 20 Oct 2016
at 00:40
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
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Overall 7.5
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Tried
on 02 Oct 2016
at 11:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
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Tried
on 20 Jul 2016
at 16:31
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
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from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2016
at 14:36
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
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Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Apr 2016
at 17:30
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
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from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2016
at 16:05
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
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from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2016
at 14:20
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
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on 13 Feb 2016
at 19:02
6/10
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