Loakal Red
The Bruery in Placentia, California, United States 🇺🇸
Amber / Red Ale - Irish Rotating|
Score
7.31
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Oaked American Red Ale
Loakal Red® is California born and bred, and only available in our fine state. A bold American Red ale, dripping with citrusy Centennial hops and mellowed by a touch of oak, it has aromas of toffee, citrus, crushed herbs, vanilla, and fresh-sawn oak. The result is a beer that is intricate, yet unassuming.
Loakal Red® is California born and bred, and only available in our fine state. A bold American Red ale, dripping with citrusy Centennial hops and mellowed by a touch of oak, it has aromas of toffee, citrus, crushed herbs, vanilla, and fresh-sawn oak. The result is a beer that is intricate, yet unassuming.
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6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at Venice Ale House. Hazy amber with a small head. Aroma of malt, some fruit, oak and light caramel. The same in the taste.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Feb 2019
at 19:03
8/10
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Tried
on 06 Sep 2018
at 09:47
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle to becher pint glass, the appearance was a ruddy burnt amber color with a minimal white foamy head that fell off at a slow pace. Some stringy lace.
The aroma had a clean smooth sweet caramel/toffee malt base rolling over some citrusy sweet and bitter hops. Light earthiness and a little bit of roasted to sweet nuts amplify the overall enjoyment of the nose.
The flavor had the sweetness up front of the prior mentioned aromas to collide with the roastiness and a subtle herbal to floral smooth sweet contour. Aftertaste mixed the caramel/toffee malts with the hops pretty nice. Finish was clean, smooth and sweet.
The palate was medium bodied with a pretty good sessionability about it. Carbonation and ABV felt as projected by the brewer.
Overall, pretty damn nice beer by not a cheap brewery, but hey the second bottle I was able to get of this I had with a grilled bacon and parmesan cheese sandwich and well, I have to admit, that was one hell of a pairing!
The aroma had a clean smooth sweet caramel/toffee malt base rolling over some citrusy sweet and bitter hops. Light earthiness and a little bit of roasted to sweet nuts amplify the overall enjoyment of the nose.
The flavor had the sweetness up front of the prior mentioned aromas to collide with the roastiness and a subtle herbal to floral smooth sweet contour. Aftertaste mixed the caramel/toffee malts with the hops pretty nice. Finish was clean, smooth and sweet.
The palate was medium bodied with a pretty good sessionability about it. Carbonation and ABV felt as projected by the brewer.
Overall, pretty damn nice beer by not a cheap brewery, but hey the second bottle I was able to get of this I had with a grilled bacon and parmesan cheese sandwich and well, I have to admit, that was one hell of a pairing!
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 May 2017
at 12:03
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap at Bruery, Placentia. Colour is clear orange with small white head. Aromas and flavors: Fruits, caramel, pine, some hops and malts. Pretty fresh.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Feb 2017
at 14:45
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at the bruery tap room. Pours out copper redish topped with a sand head. Nose is pine toffee citrus some fruit and wood. Taste is more of the wood pine citrus hops and plenty malts.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Aug 2016
at 21:08
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared with the Mrs@Himmeriget, Copenhagen - Amber pour with nice off white head. Medium sweet malty and fruity, some marmalade shred, caramel, toffee, vanilla caress, wooden oak nuances into the close. Nice. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Aug 2016
at 12:51
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to William. Pours a cloudy brown with medium beige head that lasts. The aroma is pine, citrus, oak. Medium mouth, strong oak, pine, toffee, strong resin, good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2016
at 23:08
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
A reddish copper ale with a thin off white head. In aroma, sweet fruity caramel malt with light oaked notes, woody notes, light Brett, very nice and smooth. In mouth, a nice dry crisp biscuit malt with grassy hops, light mineral notes, a bit of Brett, nice. On tap at Placentia location.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Jul 2016
at 22:48
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Draught @ the brewpub. Aroma has resin, tropical fruits and minerals. Also some sweet berry juice. Flavour has herbal bitterness, minerals and some woody tones. Too dry, a bit disappointing after the aroma.
Tried
on 25 Aug 2015
at 19:59