Ol’ Red Cease & Desist
Erie Brewing Company in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States 🇺🇸
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Regular|
Score
6.37
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6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours a rich dark amber color with a thin bone white head that was gone almost instantaneously. Spotty lacing. Aroma of caramel and malt. Medium-bodied with equal parts malt and fruit flavor. The alcohol is suprisingly hard to detect in the flavor. The sweet malt is pretty consistent throughout. The finish is smooth and sweet, with a mild burnt malt aftertaste. Could be better, but still a bit above average.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2006
at 15:27
3.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 2.5
The last scotch ale I drank was McEwans and I didn’t care for that one so I am not too excited about this one. I wish Erie would put on the label what kind of beer it was, that would help me choose the ones I like instead of it being a mystery beer. I don’t carry around my computer when I’m in the store so I can’t look up the beer on the spot. This was a 12 oz brown bottle and on the front it said Red Ryder Big Beer, not ale. Pours almost brown but transparent. Taste reveals hoppy and sweet, very unrefined. Seems to be a bit to alky for me. Terribly offensive taste (just like McEwans!) Finish is like drinking bitter cough medicine. Will not buy again because I don’t like Scotch ales. However, if Scotch ales are your thing, you better try it out because it really is a good scotch ale!
Tried
from Can
on 13 Dec 2006
at 12:05