Luck of the Irish
Russell Brewing Company in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Amber / Red Ale - Irish Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.29
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Bitter is not always better when it comes to craft beer. This beer is intended to be malt-forward, offering toffee and caramel sweetness which is beautifully balanced by a restrained use of hops. The natural rich red colour comes from the generous use of imported roasted barley and specialty malts. Finishes clean and smooth leaving you wanting more.
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4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Reddish-brown, with a thin head. The aroma is a bit weak and caramelly, with a touch of toasted biscuit malts, the body is light, with a vaguely caramelly, biscuity character. Pretty uninteresting...the malts are pretty simple and the body is thin.
Tried
on 25 Apr 2014
at 17:28
6.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
2014-03-20, bottle from Legacy Liquor, Vancouver, 6-4-6-3-12=31
Mahogany color with small head. The aroma is caramelly and bready. The body is rather thin, off-dry, nutty malt flavor, bready, low bitterness, very light fruity touch in the end. Easy but not bad.
2014-03-18, draught at St. Augustine’s, Vancouver, 6-5-6-3-12=32
Dark amber color with creamy persistent head. Some malt and caramel aroma, with minimal fruity impression, but also with a shade of stale water. Soft mouthfeel; caramel flavor with light residual sweetness, and very light nutty and fruity touch; correct bitterness.
Some Irish Ale has too much roastiness or it’s too dry; this beer is not such, luckily (of the Irish), but still it’s a bit simplistic.
Mahogany color with small head. The aroma is caramelly and bready. The body is rather thin, off-dry, nutty malt flavor, bready, low bitterness, very light fruity touch in the end. Easy but not bad.
2014-03-18, draught at St. Augustine’s, Vancouver, 6-5-6-3-12=32
Dark amber color with creamy persistent head. Some malt and caramel aroma, with minimal fruity impression, but also with a shade of stale water. Soft mouthfeel; caramel flavor with light residual sweetness, and very light nutty and fruity touch; correct bitterness.
Some Irish Ale has too much roastiness or it’s too dry; this beer is not such, luckily (of the Irish), but still it’s a bit simplistic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2014
at 14:13