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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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Abbotsford, Edinburgh, 20-03-09 on Craig’s crawl of Edinburgh’s finest establishments. Pours red amber with a thin white head. Taste is fruity in particular a little appley. Quite a juicy beer good bitterness, very pleasant A6 A4 F7 P4 OV15 3.5
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Mar 2009
at 03:34
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Hillgrove Porter Stores, Bristol 26/109. Reddy amber with a slight white head. aroma of doughy malt, with a hint of caramel and grassy hops. Flavour was sweetish, with some more chunky malts, red fruit and a long bitter finish. Good Scottish stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Jan 2009
at 17:27
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask, half pint from one of the tall founts at Abbotsford Bar in Edinburgh. A dark amber body with fine clarity. Aromatic blend of hop resin and earth malt. Flavour of pale and dark malts with a satisfying bitter support [14.11.2008].
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Dec 2008
at 02:29
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Light ruby colour, little malt nose, little smokey and quite fruity, little hop little bitter.
Tried
on 01 Jun 2007
at 09:01
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF 2006, CBoB entry cask. A pale orange beer with a thin orange head. The aroma is sweet with lovely grassy and grapefruit notes - very American. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of caramel and grapefruit, leading to a dry bitter end.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Mar 2007
at 15:13
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask at GBBF 2006. Deep copper with beige head. Attractive hop aroma with a bit of bleachness in mouth. Bleach is too dominant Malt and red berries are good but they are let down by this strange chemicalness.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Aug 2006
at 07:01
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
[Cask at GBBF] Amber colour. Grapefruity hop aroma. Medium sweet with fairly soft mouthfeel and soapy perfumy hoppiness. Mildly malty, citric and refreshing. Medium bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Aug 2006
at 01:56
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask half-pint at NERAX on 5/4/06. Weakly copper-bronze body with some beige overtones and a foamy beige head that is moderately well-retained. Toasty malt in the nose, with some very dry cherry wood-like notes and a few dashes of white pepper thrown in. Lightly spicy hops are minimal, and disappear even moreso as the beer warms, contributing strength to a lightly sweet, almond-vanilla-like maltiness. The flavor is definitely fruity, with cherries, apples and very light orange notes, well yeasty for sure. Toasted notes keep things dry, as the lightly sweet pale malts never really take over, but do provide ample substance, creating a cohesive texture. Carbonation is quite high and the finish is crisp with soily hops and touches of minerals. Big fan of Kelburn, from the two beers I’ve had thus far.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 May 2006
at 21:48
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask, Edinburgh. Clear copper color, short off-white head. Aroma of hop. Bitter taste. Quite regular, nothing to get excited about.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Apr 2006
at 11:29