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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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Bronze beer with a cream head. Grapefruit and light pine aroma with light caramel. Grapefruit and pine flavor. Medium bodied. Pine and grapefruit lingers with light caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2013
at 19:45
3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 2
Rare beer, especially from a bottle? Hey, if you like these kinda a beers, its terribly on style, take my word for it; don’t get bent outa shape about my numbers. Pours a little viscous into the glass. Smell is thick and permeating. First taste is punch you inda mouth, kick you in the palate, kiss your warming throat and gullet goodbye. Crazy fuming volatile wafting aroma smacks your olfactory. A very violent beer, that is until its alky effect starts to edge in. I think I’m feeling a little dizzy, should have had a bite to eat before this, wew. This stuff is rated at 11% but it feels like 15. Numbers are for my enjoyment only. Again, this is a really in style American strong arm, oops I mean ale, heheh
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Aug 2013
at 13:31
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft @ the brewpub. Pours a reddish amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy aroma with weak piney hints. Fruity malty hoppy weak piney caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty weak piney hoppy finish with hints of caramel.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Apr 2013
at 06:36