Mermaid's Red Ale

A reddish copper ale with a thin mocha head. In aroma, sweet fruity caramel malt with light floral hops, light butterscotch, nice. In mouth, a nice caramel malt with grassy floral hops, nutty notes, nice. On tap at Bacon and beer Classic.

Flaska@Monks Sveavägen. Rubinfärgad vätska med tunt skumlock. Citrusig med honungssötma i doften. Lite karamellig också. Mumsig karamellig smak med en latent, lite hotfull humlevägg. Sötman vinner slutligen och fyller ut munhålan. Ytterligare en bra ale till maten

Bottle at home. Pours orange red, peach, caramel, fruity, light toffee, dry.

Out of a pint glass. Malty with a little tin on the high aroma notes. Slightly hazy red with an off-white head. Slight webbing down the side. Flavor is moderate malt. Thin mouthfeel and a semi-dry finish. Not too interesting.

12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled on 4/9/2014. Pours lightly cloudy reddish copper color with a 2 finger dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of caramel, toast, toffee, brown sugar, grapefruit, orange zest, floral, grass, bread, light pine, and floral/toasted earthiness. Very nice aromas with well balanced notes of dark/bready malt and citrus hops; with good strength. Taste of caramel, toast, brown sugar, brown bread, light chocolate, grapefruit, orange zest, floral, grass, light pine, and floral/toasted earthiness. Fair amount of floral bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, toast, brown sugar, brown bread, light chocolate, grapefruit, orange zest, floral, grass, and floral/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice balance and robustness of dark/bready malt and citrus hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and no cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a smooth, fairly creamy, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very nice amber ale. All around good balance and robustness of dark/bready malt and citrus hop flavors; and very smooth to drink. A very enjoyable offering.

On-tap in two different places while visiting Southern California during March 2014. Pours a light mahogany/amber colour with an off-white head. The nose leaned towards a semi-sweet maltiness with mild citrus and piney hop notes in the background: the taste could also be described thus. It tasted better the second time sat in the sun, gets maltier and sweeter as it warms, or it seemed that way. I like malty brews usually, this however wasn’t too interesting to be honest.

17.04.2014, tap @ Bishops Arms Vasagatan:
Nice creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly sweet fruity, caramel malts, butterscotch, sap, grass, leafs, dried fruits, hops, pine needles. Taste is slightly sweet grassy, caramel malts, grass, leafs, hops, sap, bark, paper, alcohol, pine needles, soil. Medium bitterness, dry grassy mouthfeel. Kind of boring.

Keg at 3 små rum, Göteborg, 21/03/14. Clear reddish amber with moderate off white edgeing. Nose is caramel malt, biscuit, red lemonade, light tropical rinse. Taste comprises light red grapefruit, caramel malt, sugars, biscuit twang, bitter orange. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok, nothing to hit on again though.

How: Draught.
Where: 3 små rum, Göteborg.
Appearance: Amber colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Floral, caramel, sweet malt.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Sweet malt, sugar, caramel, hops, fruit.

Draught at 3 Små Rum cons 2014-03-21 Göteborg AP: amber clear, wee frothy white head AR: roasted malt, caramel F: fizzy, wee caramel, wee bitternees