Red Racer India Style Red Ale (ESB)
Central City Brewers & Distillers (Red Racer) in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.88
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Poured from 355mL can. Clear, copper with off-white head. Quite dry hoppy with mild caramel malt. Medium body.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle thanks to Matt! Pours a clear deep amber orange with a near white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of pine with some resin and a grain backbone with a touch of sweetness. Flavor is a bit less hoppy but still has light resin and pine with some sweet grains and bread backing.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap. Pours brown with medium head. Aromas of caramel, light pine, and roasted malt. Flavors of caramel, grapefruit, and malts. Yep maybe some maple. Very nice but sweet and fruity for an ESB.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
A orange amber ale with a thick frothy mocha head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with grassy British hops, some treacle, nice. In mouth, a nice caramel malt with burned sugar, nice herbal British hops, a bit piney, nice and smooth. Can.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can, 355 ml, gift from Philippe Boutin (merci!), savoured on February 16 2011; eye: copper with an orangey hue, slightly hazy, minimal effervescence, beige head that turns into a tiny ring, nice lacing; nose: resinous hops, floral hops, light grapefruit, light orange; mouth: resinous hops, grapefruit, slight orange, malt, dry finale in resinous hops with light presence of orange, medium body, good carbonation, rather bitter, nice enjoyable astringency, harsh texture; overall: quite good FRANÇAIS Canette, 355 ml, cadeau de Philippe Boutin (merci!), savourée le 16 février 2011; œil : cuivrée avec une teinte orangée, très légèrement voilée, effervescence minime, mousse beige qui se transforme en un petit anneau, bonne dentelle; nez : houblon résineux, houblon floral, léger pamplemousse, léger orange; bouche : houblon résineux, pamplemousse, très léger orange, malt, finale sèche en houblon résineux avec légère présence d’orange, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation, plutôt amère, bonne astringence agréable, texture rugueuse en résumé : bien bon
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
med amber color. Full bodied. Full malty backbone with some earthy notes and wood. Subtle hops in the finish. More like a malty amber than a red ale, but nice simple beer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Okay clear amber body with modest head on top. Very hoppy aroma but nothing else on the nose. Flavour is all hops with a bitter finish. It does what it says, and it says what it does. And that’s it.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
On tap at the Alibi Room - pours a golden/red with a small white head. Aroma and flavour are slightly hoppy and bitter. This is like a way weaker version of the Empire IPA - drinkable and refreshing, but no where near as satisfying as the IPA.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Dark amber brown, rich creamy brown head. Nice toasty malt.Sparkly mouthfeel good balance. Grassy aftertaste. Medium to light body.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5
2010-03-13, draught at Alibi Room, Vancouver, as Red Racer ESB, 7-4-7-3-14=35
Hazy amber color. The aroma, malty, is also quite fruity. Sweetish caramel flavor, correct bitterness. The hop gives a pleasant fruit touch, also citrus fruits, but in the end the bitterness is too aggressive.
2008-07-30, draught at The Railway Club, Vancouver, as Big Kettle ESB, 7-5-7-5-15=39
Hazy amber color, creamy head. Very nice hoppy aroma, fruity (mango) and very light cheese, a bit yeasty. Good and strong toffee flavor, with a very powerful hopping, resiny and fruity; the yeast touch gives it an English facet (side to side with the Phillips IPA, it’s sweeter, with more character, more fruity, the hop bitterness is less aggressive). Very long final. Lovely.
2008-07-21, draught at the brewpub, 6-4-7-4-13=34
Nice amber color. It’s the upper step from the Red Racer Pale Ale: more body, more caramel flavor, more hop aroma, more bitter, and the hops show more resins and citrus character. Pleasant.
2008-07-17, draught at The Alibi Room, Vancouver, as Baby Boomers ESB, 7-4-8-4-15=38
Hazy amber color, creamy head. It has a good balanced flavor, caramel, medium sweet, and American hops, with a citrusy and resiny touch (6 hops here, I’m told). Very good.