Red Rowan
First & Last Brewery in Elsdon, Northumberland, England 🏴
Amber / Red Ale - Irish Regular|
Score
6.38
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Irish Red Ale with aromas of plum pudding and malted-milk biscuits and an intense deep red colour. Deliciously fruity, honey top notes and a warm spiced finish combine for a full-flavoured pint.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Bottle from Northumbrian Gifts, online. Clear chestnut colour with nice creamy looking white head. Aroma is quite sweet with notes of caramel, brown bread, plums, dried fruit. Taste of caramel, honey, toasted malts, plums, light tartness, moderate bitterness and drying powdery finish. Body is a little thin, carbonation is fine. Tasty red ale although I think a 5% version would give it more body and oomph.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:02
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle bought as part of a delivery from Northumbrian Gifts and drunk at home. Deep brownish red, clear with a ring of off-white head. Huge malty aroma, light notes of berry, some loose black tea. Bittersweet taste, malt-led, light bitterness at the end with a watery body and ample carbonation. Not too exciting really, but it's a capable Irish red.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2023
at 19:12
3.7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.6
Bottle online from Northumbrian Gifts, Ashington. Pours clear mid brown with a ruby tinge, white cap. Aroma: toast, caramel, hedgerow berries. Taste: light sweet & light to moderate bitter, caramel, honey, toasted malts, towards dry on the palate. Thin to medium body with light-ish carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
from Northumbrian Gifts
on 04 Oct 2023
at 20:26
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle shared with Ashton McCobb. Pours lovely clear chestnut with a thin beige head. Aromas of malt loaf, stewed plums. Taste is more stewed fruit and malt bread. Bitter cocoa powder on the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2020
at 16:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - amber to brown. Creamy suds. Nose - dried fruit and malt bread. Taste - more malt loaf. Again dried fruit. Palate - medium bodied and rich through middle and finish. Overall - the world needs more
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2020
at 16:09
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle; BBE Jun 2021. Drank at home on 3rd Aug 2020. Reddy brown body, beige head. Plums, red berries and maltiness in both the nose and taste, it's like a sweet 'Dandelion & Burdock' I used to drink as a child. Went very well with a strong Cheddar, Red Onion Chutney and TUC Biscuits.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Aug 2020
at 12:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from the Northumberland Beer Box. Malty aroma with berries and red wine. Chestnut with a red tinge. No head. Medium sweet. Some vague underlying bitterness. Matches the description on the bottle - malty and then develops honey and spice. Light-medium bodied. Thin. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. Easy drinking stuff. The spice in the tail-end compliments the sweetness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2020
at 18:28
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
15/2/2020. Bottle from CentrAle, Newcastle, sample courtesy of saxo & Rasmus40. Poured clear dark red brown with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma of toffee, sweet malt, dried fruit and vanilla. Medium plus sweetness and light bitterness. Moderate body. Not so keen on this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2020
at 19:38
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle thanks to Rasmus and Saxo: poured a deep brown with golden edges, head is tan head. Aroma is buttery toffee malts. Taste is butterscotch, toffee, wet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2020
at 19:35
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle from CentrAle, Newcastle. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are caramel, butter, fruits, malt and hops. Sweet buttery finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2020
at 22:19