Jamaica Red Ale
Mad River Brewing in Blue Lake, California, United States 🇺🇸
Amber / Red Ale - American Regular|
Score
6.53
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Our legendary red ale originally brewed for a famous Reggae festival that happens each year here in Humboldt County. This mahogany hued ale brings an intense spectrum of spicy aromatic hop character balanced by a full-bodied caramel richness. 2011 Silver Medal winner at the Great American Beer Festival in the American Style Amber/Red Ale category.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12oz tap pour in The Goat Hill Tavern. Costa Mesa, Orange County on 11th May 2015. Red hue to the brown body, off white head that faded fast in the cooled plastic tankard it came in. Semi-sweet caramel maltiness in the nose and taste with a mild bitterness just below the surface. A bit too cold for my palate, but a decent enough beer all the same.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 May 2015
at 19:21
8/10
Tried
on 15 Aug 2014
at 22:39
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Keg at the Library Alehouse, Santa Monica, 16/04/14. Clear chestnut brown with reddish hues topped by a moderate light beige covering. Nose is biscuit malt, caramel, brown sugar, sweet tones, candied fruit peel. Taste comprises biscuit malt, caramel, dark fruit rinds, light spice, brown sugar. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. So so, about as good as it is likely to get for this tedious style!
Tried
from Can
on 10 May 2014
at 15:21
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Taniguchi. Nice chewy malt nose, caramel fudge and grassy hops. Pretty amber-brown with a tight, fine head. Nice rich caramel malts, light chocolate fudge, plus good American hops, more grassy and piney than citrus, though. Solid Amber.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2014
at 05:42
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
7% a reddish brown opaque pour with a beige head & a candy caramel aroma. Medium-bodied, sweet caramel malts with a strong citrusy hop bitterness give it a mildly puckering bitter finish but is overall well balanced and solid. Quite easy to drink.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Nov 2013
at 06:12
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at Stone 17th anniversary party. Dark amber in color, clear, and with a small light beige head. Rather boring aroma and flavor, some pleasant hoppy notes though, as well as caramel hints and a little hint of lightly roasted malts. Medium body, quite dry. Decent finish. A quite boring one, can’t understand what it is doing in this company. 130816
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Aug 2013
at 22:16
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught @ Stone 17th Anniversary Brewers Reception, San Marcos, CA
Pours clear amber/brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel and citrus. Taste is light to medium sweet and light bitter. Body is light to medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours clear amber/brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel and citrus. Taste is light to medium sweet and light bitter. Body is light to medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
on 16 Aug 2013
at 22:12
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12oz bottle at Barney’s Beanery in Santa Monica
Clear amber with a small off-white headn and good lacing. Aroma of toasted malts and toffee. Flavors of toasted malts and caramel
Decent
Clear amber with a small off-white headn and good lacing. Aroma of toasted malts and toffee. Flavors of toasted malts and caramel
Decent
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2013
at 17:38
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle for 1 buck from Guntown chugged before the wedding rehearsal in the parking lot. A clear amber color. Smooth with nice caramel and hop bitterness. Quite big for an amber. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2012
at 20:05
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Beer of the month club. Unclear amber color with a medium off-white head. Floral hops aroma with some citric notes and some malt. Flavor starts with some sweetish, slightly caramelly and slightly grainy malt and continues with pretty bold bitterness with grapefruity notes, yet the hoppiness seems not so fresh. Medium-bodied. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2012
at 15:08