Red Ale
North Country Brewing Company in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, United States 🇺🇸
Amber / Red Ale - Irish Regular|
Score
6.06
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A red ale sold under various names, with 5% of total sales going to a particular cause. Past variations include: "Station 33 Firehouse" Red (proceeds to fire dept.); "Parking Tickets Make Me" Red (proceeds go to paying lunchtime borough lot parking tickets of diners).
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Battlefield Brew Works in Gettysburg. Labeled as North Country Irish Red Ale. Deep copper red pour. Creamy beige head. Toasted malt nose hints at caramel. Flavor is dark toasted malt, sweet caramel and brown bread. Low carbonation. Soft mouthfeel. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Oct 2024
at 17:55
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can from my brother: pours reddish white off white head. Aroma is slightly earthy, caramel. Malty, sort of sweet. Fine.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Sep 2024
at 03:30
8/10
Tried
on 12 Nov 2023
at 02:59
4/10
Tried
on 29 Oct 2016
at 17:32
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Can from MrBarleywine, thanks for the opportunity! Clear deep reddish brown color with a tightly bubbled tan head that dissipates quickly. Heavy toffee and caramel maltiness with an earthy edge to counter. Rich sweet caramel maltiness with earthy and bits of oxidation obviously present. Medium to thin body moderate carbonation. Middle of the road Irish ale with a bit of an oxygen problem.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Oct 2014
at 13:24
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample at the Big Tap In on 05/31/2014 (as Station 33 Firehouse Red). Reddish-amber color with a medium off-white head that dissipates quickly. Spotty lacing. Malt, caramel and mild hops in the nose. Light-bodied with flavors of bready malt, caramel and slight hops. The finish is sweet with a short malty aftertaste. Slightly above average overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jun 2014
at 21:49
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
A hazed amber ale with a very thin off white head. In aroma, chalky malt with light boiled veggies. In mouth, a chalky lager-like malt with mineral notes, watery bodied. On tap at PA Flavor, April 9th, 2011.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Apr 2011
at 19:57
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled on draft at the brewery this beer poured a medium brown color with a tan head. The aroma was lightly roasty and nutty. The flavor was dry, nutty, bitter and a bit sour with moderate fruity hops. The finish was long dry, nut and fruit. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 May 2009
at 10:49
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draught. Brown body with a slightly reddish hue. Smells of sweet caramel malts and tastes about the same. Minimal head. Flavor is about what you would expect. Kinda sweet malt presence with a bitter finish. Come to think of it, this is almost more like an ESB than an amber... hmm... Anyhow, mouthfeel is a little silky and creamy.
Tried
on 14 Aug 2007
at 20:19
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Such a noble cause! Drink beer and support your local fire department. Reminds me of a few poker runs I’ve been on with my Harley. Yes there is a little reddish orange in the color but it is not truly ruby red as described. More like the color of a good brown ale. Hardly any head on this one. Has a good beery aroma and it is a little sweet smellin. Fine clean flavor of refined ale on the initial sip. Quite a treat, friendly and easy. I like this stuff. Has just enough impact to let you know you are enjoying a decent beer. Reminds me of Corsendonk in a special way. Corsy tactfully hides the alky content welll but this does not. A little bit of bitterness builds on the back of the palate with each taste. and lasts for a while on the finish. Interesting, glad I had the chance to taste this.
Tried
on 11 Jun 2007
at 14:20