Red October
Downlands Brewery in Small Dole, West Sussex, England 🏴
Amber / Red Ale Regular|
Score
6.73
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Citra and Centennial provide a hoppy kick.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at CBC, Clerkenwell on 13th October 2017. Deep copper with shallow off-white ring-and-film - no lacing. Intense spicy malt aroma. Malty in-mouth with soft fruits and leafiness - bay leaf. A flash of citrus followed by an increasingly bitter finish. Smooth mouthfeel and light body.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Oct 2017
at 16:18
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ NBF 2016 [ The 41th. Nottingham Beer Festival (The 9th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EB. [ As Downlands Red October ].Clear medium amber colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, sweet malt, dried fruit, candy. Flavor is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter with a long duration, sweet malt, dried fruit, candy, sweet malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20161015] 6-3-7-3-14
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jul 2017
at 02:41