Dorking Brewery Red India

Red India

 

Dorking Brewery in Capel, Surrey, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  IPA - Red Regular
Score
6.66
ABV: 5.0% IBU: - Ticks: 21
Our multiple award-winning Indian pale ale relies on crystal malt for its glorious red colour and toasty sweet flavours. Perle and Centennial hops create a smooth but punchy bitterness that leaves you wanting more. An original flagship beer and a firm favourite we are proud of.
 

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8/10
Very flavourful, if slightly under hopped, red IPA
Tried on 05 Mar 2015 at 21:34

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at Victoria Station Spoons. It pours deep red-amber with a decent beige head. The nose is toasty, wood, caramel, red berry and brown bread. The taste is bitter-sweet, oily, juicy, wood, caramel, red fruit, leather, varnish and berry with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Balanced and quaffable. Nice work.
Tried from Cask on 29 Aug 2014 at 09:22

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask gravity at Siba Tonbridge 2014. Clear deep red brown thin beige head. Some sweet malt. Some grapefruit hop. Ok.
Tried from Cask on 11 Jul 2014 at 11:48

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Cask at the Ball & Wicket, Upper Hale, 09/03/14. Clear brown with reddish hues and a well appointed beige head. Nose carries light floral notes, berry fruits, some hops present, biscuit malt, very light soap. Taste comprises caramel, light summer fruit, perfumed tones, citric rind,light hops, dark berry fruit. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, subtle bitterness in the close. Ok, nothing to shout home about but inoffensive and drinkable.
Tried from Cask on 10 Mar 2014 at 06:23

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
20th January 2014
Crosse Keys Spoons. Cask. Clear deep amber beer, small pale tan head. Palate is light and very smooth with nice superfine carbonation. Smooth malt, a little dry. Whisper of banana and bubblegum esters. Little unsweet caramel and malt cream. Mild dried fruits and subtle juicy red berries. Finishes with light noble hop bitterness. Mellow bitter linger. Not bad.
Tried from Cask on 20 Jan 2014 at 15:50

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at the Crosse Keys, JDW - London. Pours clear, ruby-gold with a creamy, off-white head. The aroma has a surprising amount of juicy citrus, pine and toasty bread. The flavor backs up the robustness of the snout with lots of well ripened and juicy citrus, orange, grapefruit, berries, plenty of sappy pine, sweet bread. Pretty tasty. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet finish, lightly resinous, more oine, ripe citrus fruits, some toffee, rich and lightly toasted bread. Not a bad beer.
Tried from Cask on 13 Sep 2013 at 12:08

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ The 17th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2011, Reading, Berkshire England.Clear medium brown amber colour with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, light to moderate hoppy, orange - citrus, licorice notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110429]
Tried from Cask on 07 Feb 2012 at 11:08

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at Euston Tap, London. A deep red/brown coloured pour with a medium beige head. Hoppy, fruity aroma. Tastes hoppy, fruity, malty and some caramel notes. A decent drop.
Tried from Cask on 15 Nov 2011 at 14:23

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask. A deep red beer with a thin orangey head. The aroma is dominated by fruits. The flavor is sweet with notes of fruit, malt, and caramel, as well as citrusy hops, leading to a bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 17 Jul 2011 at 10:14

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask at the Plough and Harrow (JDW), Hammersmith. Poured reddish amber with a dense cream head; some pine resin to the aroma; smooth creamy texture, with some sharply bitter pine and grapefruit to start then a fuller, sweeter, fruity flavour developing; the finish is dry and well-hopped without being over the top. Well balanced.
Tried from Cask on 21 Jul 2010 at 11:33