Roman Red

Triggerfish Brewing in Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa 🇿🇦

Amber / Red Ale - American Regular

Score

6.22

ABV: 5.2%

IBU: 28

Ticks: 7

Roman Red is a beautifully balanced, medium bodied amber ale. It pours a clear African Sunset red with a dense off white head. The citrus and pine resin hop aroma typically associated with Pacific North Western hop varieties strikes a balance with caramel, raisins, and a hint of smokiness from the darker crystal malts.

Residual sweetness from the malt counters the hop bitterness. The beer finishes in a lingering mix of caramel and bitterness.

Malts: Pale, Crystal, Black
Hops: Galena, Cascade, Amarillo

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cagarvie (40076) reviewed Roman Red from Triggerfish Brewing 6 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

keg at the brewery ...amber ...thin white lacing ...soft sweet fruit nose... soft caramel sweet toffee..juicy caramel toffee malts

Tried on 29 Aug 2025 at 11:54

Fruitsalad (2249) ticked Roman Red from Triggerfish Brewing 6 years ago

Tried on 25 Nov 2019 at 17:48

4.5

Oakes (33493) reviewed Roman Red from Triggerfish Brewing 13 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Hazy brownish-amber. The aroma is quite phenolic and little else. The taste is slightly sour and phenolic. Too many problems, though hopefully on a re-rate I won’t find them.

Tried on 31 Oct 2012 at 10:54

6.8

Saintmatty (11304) reviewed Roman Red from Triggerfish Brewing 13 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

340ml Bottle (At Jolo’s) - Amber in colour. Caramel, raisins and grapefruit in the aroma. Tangy, fruity and hoppy taste with notes of sultanas, apricot and grapefruit.

Tried from Bottle on 07 May 2012 at 13:25

5.5

omhper (44752) reviewed Roman Red from Triggerfish Brewing 14 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottled, thanks jolo! Hazy amber, small head. Buttery and lightly roasty. Sweet with light-medium body and clean, rounded mouthfeel. Spritzy and light. Low bitterness.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Oct 2011 at 07:07

oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Roman Red from Triggerfish Brewing 14 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottled@omhper tasting. Amber colour, small head. Aroma is caramel, some mild sulphur, earth and mild spruce and floral hoppyness. Flavour is fruits, wood, some slight nectary notes as well. Pleasant flavour, but the aroma feels like it could be worked on a bit.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Oct 2011 at 21:10

6.3

gnoff (11188) reviewed Roman Red from Triggerfish Brewing 14 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

34 cl bottle at the sampling night at omhper on September 30, 2011Clear amber color, yellow head. Sweet, very berry scent, sugary. Sweet malty taste. Smooth mouthfeel, medium bitterness.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Oct 2011 at 03:18