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Switchback Brewing Company (USA) in Burlington, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸

Amber / Red Ale - Irish Regular

Score

6.24

ABV: 5.0%

IBU: 28

Ticks: 56

Using only traditional ingredients, Switchback Ale is a reddish-amber ale which is particularly well-balanced, allowing for complexity of flavor coupled with an unusually smooth and refreshing character. Five different malts, select hop varieties, and our own specially cultivated yeast create an ale which leads with hop flavors and a subtle impression of fruit (our yeast's contribution), followed by a palate pleasing malty finish. Our own special process uses the yeast to naturally carbonate the beer, and we leave it unfiltered. The result is a satisfying brew full of flavor with a remarkably clean and smooth finish.

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5.6

McDermottDrink (4568) reviewed Ale from Switchback Brewing Company (USA) 4 months ago

Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

Drinking straight out of the bottle on the patio in the dark, so I'll just suppose the appearance is average. Decent malt smell, a little grainy. Taste settles in as a basic ale, grainy again, work some hop workshops in the background.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Jul 2025 at 01:18

6.9

Maverick (5062) reviewed Ale from Switchback Brewing Company (USA) 6 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Draught in West Dover VT. Briwn amber cloudy pour. Hoos malts and mild toffee biscuit finish

Tried on 20 May 2025 at 01:08

6.3

bergstaden (9465) reviewed Ale from Switchback Brewing Company (USA) 7 months ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Dark golden with a white head - Malt aroma - Malt aroma with some hop bitterness to balance - Malt finish - This was nice

Tried from Can on 10 Apr 2025 at 19:43

PLohbauer (1104) ticked Ale from Switchback Brewing Company (USA) 8 months ago

RB score 2.98

Tried from Draft on 17 Mar 2025 at 02:35

6.5

oh6gdx (50921) reviewed Ale from Switchback Brewing Company (USA) 10 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Can (from Vinmonopolet Kirkenes). Amber colour with a small white foamy head. Aroma is fruity, floral, caramel and some biscuity tones to it. Flavour is floral, fruity, some wooden and mild biscuity tones. Wooden and some what dry bittery tones in the finish.

Tried from Can on 08 Jan 2025 at 20:32

5.6

TBone (30035) reviewed Ale from Switchback Brewing Company (USA) 10 months ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Can 355ml (VInmonopolet Kirkenes)
Cloudy pale amber colour, small off-white head. Caramalt, minty hops in the nose. Light-bodied. A bit bready, caramalt, light bitterness. Plain.

Tried from Can on 08 Jan 2025 at 20:31

kristincedar (7053) ticked Ale from Switchback Brewing Company (USA) 11 months ago

Tried from Can on 13 Dec 2024 at 18:54

6.6

gunnfryd (21869) reviewed Ale from Switchback Brewing Company (USA) 1 year ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

YG 101124. Deep golden color with a beige head. Aroma is fruit, malt, pine. Flavor is fruit, malt, pine, caramel, bread, raisin. OK beer.

Tried on 27 Nov 2024 at 08:02

6.4

yngwie (24083) reviewed Ale from Switchback Brewing Company (USA) 1 year ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Can. An almost clear one, dark golden in color, with a small beige head. Quite malty aroma, with piney, resiny hops. Caramel, bread and some raisin. It's medium bodied, softly carbonated and semi-dry, with a decent bitterness. Grassy, piney and lightly resiny, with some caramel and bread in the flavor. Medium length finish. Sure not bad, but quite dull. Too malty. 241110

Tried from Can on 10 Nov 2024 at 15:11

Cunningham (15473) reviewed Ale from Switchback Brewing Company (USA) 1 year ago

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

Clear copper pour and a fine off white head. Fine intensity in the aroma. Decent balanced sweetness and bitterness. Fine carbonation level Bready, fruity and herbal flavor [Can from Vinmonopolet at Amfi Borg in Sarpsborg, Norway] Brewery # 2718

Tried from Can on 30 Oct 2024 at 18:39