Red Smiddy
Kelburn Brewery in Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, Scotland 🏴
Amber / Red Ale - Irish Regular|
Score
6.32
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Named after a local blacksmiths, this beer is complex in character as is fitting for a championship winning ale. Red Smiddy is a smooth, dry ale with a unique spicy aroma and flavour. Its reddish hue, warm glow and tight head gives it a presence that makes it stand out against its competitors.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Cafe Royal. Pours reddish amber with matly head. Actually very good and very drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 May 2025
at 00:55
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Half pint from the cask at the Three Judges, Glasgow. Pours dark red/ brown with a white head. Aromas & tastes of nuts, hazelnut, toffee & malt. Moderate body. Smooth finish. Enjoyable
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jan 2025
at 16:22
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at No.1 - Edinburgh 1/12/23. Large creamy off white head on a reddish brown still body. Smooth & creamy. Sweet, berries, malt & spiced tastes. Very quaffable
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Dec 2023
at 21:05
Historic check-in
Tried
on 28 Feb 2023
at 17:26
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask (pint) Adibeer style at The Grill. Always a suprise finding something like this that has passed me by. It pours deep red - amber with a thick, well appointed beige head. The aroma is sweet, caramel, toffee, dried fruits, raisin, brown bread, pie crust, wood and leather. The taste is dry, bitter - sweet, bitter snap lingers throughout, has a nice warming spice about it, toasted nut, wood, touch of dried fruits in there and light tannin with a drying finish. Moderate body and carbonation (for cask). Condition helps this one out. Nothing to write home about, but drinks fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Jan 2023
at 12:37
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Clear red ale, thin head. Bugger all aroma, maybe a dab of malt. Flavour is sweet and fruit. Apple or something like that. A bit of caramel and some hop in the finish. Not special but thoroughly decent.
Tried
on 11 Jan 2019
at 18:42
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sample@GBBF2018, London, with the Malmö crew - amber pour with a beige head. Toasted and sweet bready malty, some caramel, nutty accents, medium to light body, slight grassy, twiggy and herbal hoppy bitter finish.
Tried
on 16 Dec 2018
at 13:27
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the GBBF 2018 day 5 11/08/2018. A clear light copper coloured pour with a a beige head. Aroma is tangy green apple, mellow sour, raisin, flavour is composed of semi sweet nutty malts, raisin, simple bitter. Basic. Palate is light tang, chalk, ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Aug 2018
at 12:57
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
From tap at The George in Inveraray. Nice amber color, good beige head. Nice taste.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Aug 2017
at 15:30
3.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Deep copper color with a thin off white layer. Caramel malty,some nutty notes and mild fruity. Medium light body and an almost flat carbonation. Tad sweet and a moderate bitterness. Oh no.
[Handpull at Sanderling - Glasgow Airport, Scotland]
[Handpull at Sanderling - Glasgow Airport, Scotland]
Tried
on 05 Oct 2015
at 11:26