The Pinstripe Red Ale
SKA Brewing in Durango, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Amber / Red Ale Regular|
Score
6.08
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Maybe you’re not in the mood for a raspberry flavored, low carb, ice, dry maltsicle, and you certainly aren’t in the mood for a Rotgutzen. You are, however, always in the mood for a Pinstripe. Brewed with caramel malts and Liberty hops, the Pinstripe has a slight fruity finish and dance.
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6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can picked up somewhere in the US. Light red with a creamy, off-white head. Steady caramel aroma. Taste is initially bready and has an understated caramel sweetness. Finishes mildly bitter. Body to the light side of medium, mild carbonation. One-trick pony but never unpleasant. Simple. Ok.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Apr 2023
at 16:25
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7
12 oz can from Breckenridge, CO. Pours a clear light copper color with a white head and very good retention. Decent lacing. Fairly smooth mouthfeel. Light caramel flavor. Not bad.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Sep 2018
at 14:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
It’s lunch time so I decided to eat leftover curry which should pair well with a red ale. Ska Pinstripe Red Ale 5.2% Red-orange in color with a dense beige head. The aroma is caramel malt and pine, sweet but smells kind of past it’s best. Bitter hops, treacle caramel malt sweetness. Definitely on the old side. Paired with the curry the sweetness is cut back and the bitterness balanced out too. A winning pairing elevating a beer that has seen better days. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
on 22 May 2018
at 04:57
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Backlog rating Tucson trip 2006: Golden, bamket head. Low body, low flavor, light grain.
Tried
on 12 Oct 2017
at 17:09
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sample at SBWF 2016. Slightly hazy orange with a white head. Aroma of grain, some citrus and caramel. Similar taste. Kind of soft and easy to drink.
Tried
on 10 Oct 2016
at 05:34
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Canned. Amber colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is bready, grainy, some sweet malts as well as some toffee and mild herbal notes. Flavour is grass, grains, some toffee, mild crisp bready malts to it. Balanced and tasty.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jun 2016
at 09:06
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can from Brewdog Online Shop. Pours clear amber red with a thin white head. Aromas of malty toffee, faint fruit. Taste is more malt, toffee. Cleans up on the finish so not too sweet.
Tried
from Can
on 17 May 2016
at 09:37
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can from Deeside Drinks Emporium. Clear amber body with an off-white head. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of tea, dried leaves and earth. Flavour of marmalade, honey and tea. Thin body with a watery texture. Soft fizz. Tastes like a bog standard Bitter.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2015
at 04:40
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours golden amber, something off here - dominant green apple taste and smell.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2014
at 02:57
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at The Great British Beer Festival 2013. Poured a clear ruby colour with a generous off white head. Aroma of sweet fruit, dry grain and caramel. Pine flavour with bread and yeasty notes. Malty palate with candy sugar and some hop resin.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2013
at 11:40