Red Ale

Shackleton Brewing Company in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa 🇿🇦

Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular

Score

6.65

ABV: 4.3%

IBU: 18

Ticks: 4

Red Ale in morning, sailors warning…but we don’t judge. The Red Ale is another of our uniquely crafted brews. Often referred to as an English Bitter, this beer is surprisingly sessionable given its colour. Let’s get out of the doldrums of ordering lagers, lite’s, and seltzers.

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6.9

CraftBeerNick (11005) reviewed Red Ale from Shackleton Brewing Company 9 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Look Out at Houts Bay - Cape Town, 13th April 2025. Canned, this was deep red, malty and sweetish, some bitterness

Tried from Can on 14 May 2025 at 21:10

6.6

Kavu (1996) reviewed Red Ale from Shackleton Brewing Company 1 year ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

0,5l can @ Beer House. Pours clear deep copper with a medium head. Aroma is dry malts with caramel. Flavor is dry malts with caramel and hops. Decent.

Tried from Can on 01 Jul 2024 at 19:39

6.2

omhper (44752) reviewed Red Ale from Shackleton Brewing Company 2 years ago

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

--Canned. -- Clear nut brown, mid sized head. Toasty caramelly nose. Mid sweet with light to medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Tobacco and caramel, toast and hay. Mid bitter finish.

Tried from Can on 24 Feb 2024 at 17:56

6.8

Meppener (1690) reviewed Red Ale from Shackleton Brewing Company 2 years ago

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

In einem Hotel in Kapstadt. Dunles Bernstein, etwas Schaum. Aroma: Karamell. Geschmack: Malz, Karamell,

Tried on 29 Jul 2023 at 16:29