Carrack Imperial Red Ale
Mission Brewery in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Amber / Red Ale - Imperial Regular|
Score
6.84
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Like its namesake the Carrack, this fine American Imperial Red Ale was designed to forge ahead into uncharted territories. You see, it has the gravity and feist of an Imperial IPA, yet it is balanced with a sweeter, caramel brown sugar profile, resulting in a far more mellifluous and tenebrous hue. The result is satisfying and rewarding. The great ship was otherwise known as "The Beast of Burden." So too, is this fine ale.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pour from a bomber. Huge grassy hops, caramel, toffee in the nose. Brown-red with lace. Lots of butterscotch in the flavor.Prickly, silky carbonation. Enjoyable.
Tried
on 12 Dec 2014
at 21:44
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Keg at the brewpub, SD, 12/11/14. Lightly hazed amber with reddish hues topped with a moderate off white covering. Nose is caramel malt, candyfloss, fruit rinds, candied orange peel. Taste comprises red grapefruit, sweet licks, pine, caramelised sugar, toasty notes. Medium + body, fine carbonation, hop notes in the close. So so, too hot, sticky and sweet, not a great balance.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Nov 2014
at 11:36
6/10
Tried
on 12 Nov 2014
at 20:56
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
6th November 2014
Hazy deep red - amber beer, small pale tan head. Palate is smooth with good fine carbonation. Unsweet toffee malts, little cream. Mild skunk start to the hops, morphing smoothly to mild marmalade. Touch of pine. Finishes smooth and light. Fairly intense but well integrated and enjoyable.
Hazy deep red - amber beer, small pale tan head. Palate is smooth with good fine carbonation. Unsweet toffee malts, little cream. Mild skunk start to the hops, morphing smoothly to mild marmalade. Touch of pine. Finishes smooth and light. Fairly intense but well integrated and enjoyable.
Tried
on 09 Nov 2014
at 05:44
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle courtesy of Christina and Brendan at Brewsters, thanks! Hazy reddish amber color, fluffy white head. Aroma of pine and caramel. Taste is boozy and sweet caramel. Light body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2014
at 08:20
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 oz bottle from Country Club Liqours. Clear amber with a slight green tinge. Head is greenish beige that lasts and laces heavily. Nose is caramel, bubblegum, and citrus. Flavor is lightly sweet, lightly bitter with a light alcohol warmth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jul 2014
at 17:03
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
bottle - Pours amber with a light tan head. It smells of hops with citrus and resin characteristics. The flavor adds caramel malt to fairly high bitterness of the citrus and resinous hops. I quite enjoyed this full bodied brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jul 2014
at 12:45
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Another genre crossing beer. Lots of hops, in both aroma and taste. Amber/reddish body, light head, sharp hops bite, some malt. High abv hides well in the mix
Tried
on 24 Jun 2014
at 19:13
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
18th March 2014: on-tap, Hopping Pig, San Diego. Pours a dark terracotta red with a light cream coloured head. Nose is a blend of citrus notes and malty molasses (caramel and toffee mostly). The taste is also a good blend of the aforementioned smells, it has a fine citrus bite which sits on a bed of malty sweetness and the combination works well, with the alcohol just about showing through the flavours. I liked it.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Jun 2014
at 23:33
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Sampled on draft this beer poured a murky brown color with copper highlights and a medium sized foamy tan head that left a bit of lacing. The aroma was somewhat rough fruity hops and a bitter pine note. The flavor was bitter crystal malts, rough fruity hops, some pine an a metallic undertone. Long finish. Medium body. The alcohol was fairly well controlled. Meh.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Feb 2014
at 19:16