Red Rock
Griffin Claw Brewing Company in Birmingham, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Flemish Red / Bruin Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.18
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Flanders Red Ale
A complex, sour classic Belgian Red brewed with caramel malts, refermented then aged in oak barrels.
A complex, sour classic Belgian Red brewed with caramel malts, refermented then aged in oak barrels.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
22 ounce bottle into tulip glass; 2015 vintage bottling, labeled at 6% ABV. Pours slightly hazy dark ruby red color with a 1-2 finger dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings around the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of tart cherry, raspberry, plum, green apple, red grape, red wine vinegar, caramel, toast, brown sugar, hay, straw, leather, musty funk, light pepper, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/funky/acidic yeast and dark/bready malt notes; with good strength. Taste of tart cherry, raspberry, plum, green apple, red grape, red wine vinegar, caramel, toast, brown sugar, hay, straw, leather, musty funk, light pepper, and yeast earthiness. Fair amount of fruity/tannic tartness and yeast spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of cherry, raspberry, plum, green apple, red grape, vinegar, caramel, toast, brown sugar, hay, straw, leather, musty funk, light pepper, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice robustness and complexity of fruity/funky yeast and dark/bready malt flavors; with a great malt/yeast/tartness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, fairly crisp, and moderately acidic/bready mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is an excellent Flanders red ale. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic yeast and dark/bready malt flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink with balanced acidity. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 May 2015
at 22:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft - Tart cherry, oak, leather and some dark soured malts. Clear amber with with a decent beige head. Oaky, tart cherry and some dark malts. Pretty decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Sep 2014
at 12:04