Red Rocket Pale Ale
Bristol Brewing Company in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.42
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Red Rocket is lively and up front, with a malt-inspired body and a crisp finish. Its character comes from a blend of Perle, Willamette and Cascade hops. Dry hopped with Cascade for a refreshing aroma.
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4.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 4.5
Flavor 2.5
Texture 7
Overall 5.5
Taster at the pub. Pours a clear, amber color, with a fair, foamy, beige head. The nose is caraway, pine sap, wet grass, and raw grains. Sweet and malty, with an awful, acrid bitterness. Medium body, crisp, and biting. Unfortunate.
Tried
from Draft
at
Bristol Brewing Company
on 06 Jun 2025
at 17:35
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Draft at the brewery in CO. Clear amber color with an off-white head. Good lacing. Taste is hoppier than I expected for a red ale but not bad for a pale ale. Not much caramel flavor. Meh.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Aug 2019
at 15:33
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottled. Hazy pale amber, coarse head. Grapefruit and grass up front. Dry with light-medium body and clean, crisp mouthfeel. Crystal malt meets grapefruit and grass. Really bitter finish. Basic, but drinkable,
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2017
at 14:51
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
12oz bottle picked up at Wilburs in Fort Collins
Slightly cloudy golden with a small white head and spotty lacing. Aroma of sweet caramel and butterscotch. Flavors of malt, floral, caramel, buttery and herbal tea
Ok
Slightly cloudy golden with a small white head and spotty lacing. Aroma of sweet caramel and butterscotch. Flavors of malt, floral, caramel, buttery and herbal tea
Ok
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jun 2013
at 20:33
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle at tasting. Pours gold with white head. Nose and taste of malt, resin, grain and barley. Lighter than medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 May 2013
at 16:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Light amber. Mellow floral aroma is fairly appetizing. Mild bitterness. Floral, light bready malts on the palate. Good, balanced example.
Tried
on 04 Oct 2011
at 11:35
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12oz bottle. Hazy orange-tan, with a foamy, patchy head. Toasty, bitter aroma. Medium bodied, quite easy to drink, approaching watery. Solid crisp bitter hoppiness, really evens out the creamy Vienna-malt tones. A touch of fruity ale yeast flavors in there too. OK, sort of a light West Coast Pale with some fruity Oktoberfest/Amber tones going on as well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Nov 2010
at 21:40
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Another inoffensive, drinkable, yet uninspiring bottled offering from this brewery - a fairly sturdy malt base sets up and earthy cascade flavor - high hop flavor, but low hop bitterness - some herbal, tea-like character - medium sweet - a little yeasty in the finish - peppery on the tail end - okay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 May 2010
at 19:36
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle via a trade with jbye4334. Pours with a large white head over a hazy golden body. Aroma is a fresh hand full of hops. Citrus and some light crystal. Taste is hoppy, honey and citrus. Medium bubbles. A solid pale ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Mar 2010
at 10:33
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at Jonesy’s Eatbar in Denver. Pours clear amber-orange with a thin off-white head that diminishes quickly. Spotty lacing on the glass. Bready malt and hops aroma. Light to medium body with flavors of pine, hops and some yeast and malt. The finish is mildly bitter with a hops aftertaste that does not linger long. Slightly above average overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2009
at 06:30