Red Banshee (Retro Red)
Fort Collins Brewery in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Amber / Red Ale - Irish Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.41
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A striking ruby hue and spicy floral nose punctuate the pleasant sweetness of this brew. Crystal malt coalesces with the earthy flavor of Willamette hops. A hauntingly beautiful combination.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
courtesy of Tony at OTH. pours copper/brown, beige head. Aroma light malts and caramel. Taste, caramel, malts, some hops. Is it the Ft Collins version of Fat Tire? Simple and easy to drink.
Tried
on 14 Apr 2009
at 14:58
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Pours with an off-white head and a hazed light brown body. Aroma is dusty peanut shells and the nuts themselves. Taste is malty with cardboard nuts and caramel. Light bubbles, dry mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2009
at 11:19
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
12 ounce bottle from Bruisin Ales. Pours a clear dark brownish ruby color with a medium head. Decent retention with nice lacing. Aroma of chocolate, slight roast and thin leafy hops. Taste is toasted malts and leafy, papery hops with a bit of caramel. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Mar 2009
at 18:34
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12 oz bottle from a Winter Beer 10 Pack purchased at World Market for me by my wife. Pour is brownish with bright red highlights. Smallish off white head. Moderate lacing. Aroma of grassy sweet caramel malt. Soft and natural. Taste is the burning caramel malt, with some toasted barley notes and floral grassy sweetness to the end. There is also a scotchy dark peaty taste present which adds a nice edge. The finish has just a touch of synthetic honey, detracts some. Palate is medium thin, noticeably carbonated, smooth, easy to drink. Overall an easy sipping beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2009
at 14:31
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Retro Red pours a lovely ruby with a little bit of a beige head. Aromas are nothing like I would have guessed... they are kind of earthy (nuts, red wine, peat, toffee), with little hops presence. I am not sure what I expected, just that this was not it. The nutty malt presence comes through heavily in the flavor. This is pretty good, but is just another amber. I have no idea what they are talking about with their \"our hoppiest Specialty Ale.\" Hops are hard to find apart from a bit of an herbal edge to the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2008
at 21:43
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Bottle from D&J Liquor in St. Louis, MO. Reddish amber color with a decent beige head. Rather malty aroma. Roasted malt. Medium body with smooth carbonation. Flavor seems to be nutty chocolate. It’s hoppy, but the flavors sort of make the hop indecipherable. Finish is really like chocolate. With something else. Cinnamon? A very interesting and tasty ale. They certainly didn’t skimp on the ingredients. Daughter says it reminds of Mexican hot chocolate! And apple cider. How is this not seriously underrated?
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2008
at 22:26
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pours brown into a shaker. Tan head with minimal retention recedes to skim surface. Caramel aromas. NIce full malt with a slight hop finish.
Tried
on 08 Aug 2008
at 19:49
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12oz bottle-pours a pours a foamy light tan head and amber/red color. Aroma is medium malt-peat, some hops. Taste is medium malt-peat/roasty/caramel, some slightly bitter herbal hops. Mild carbonation. Thanks to Joe-jwc215 and wasatch for picking this out.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2008
at 10:24
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
tap at the brewpub - Pours red (duh) with a thin, light tan head. It has an aroma that’s mostly lightly roasted caramel malt. The flavor is mainly caramel malt as well though it has a decent hops bite. Still, the commercial description saying this is their "hoppiest specialty ale" is kind of puzzling. The hops isn’t strong. Anyway, it’s a very straightforward red and quite quaffable.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Apr 2008
at 13:11
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pour is a dark red with a average tan head. Aroma is like chocolate covered berries. Sweet but lots of dark malts. Flavor is a very sweet caramel malt wth some hop and a touch of dark chocolate. An ok beer and prob one of the best from this brewer but that is not saying much.
Tried
on 28 Sep 2007
at 22:17