Picaroons Brewing Company Irish Red

Irish Red

 

Picaroons Brewing Company in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada 🇨🇦

  Amber / Red Ale - Irish Regular
Score
6.20
ABV: 4.8% IBU: 22 Ticks: 10
First brewed in March 1996 for the Algonquin Resort in St. Andrews, New Brunswick. The recipe was developed with the help of the Algonquin’s chef and was originally referred to as “The Algonquin Red”. As there were many other “Algonquin” beers, we changed the name to “Finian Irish Red”. Our Irish friends didn’t like it, so it finally became Picaroons Irish Red.
 

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5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

500ml bottle. Dark brown pour, big beige head. Ummm, this is a red ale?Aroma is brown sugar and big nutty, woody malts. Low bitterness with a big nutty malty finish.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2025 at 05:40


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Tap @ the brewery. Nice head with good duration. Color is brown. Aroma and taste are caramel, malt, burnt sugar and hops. Sweet finish.

Tried from Draft on 16 Jul 2023 at 23:25


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle. Clear maroon color, off white head. Aroma is nutty, toasty toffee. Taste is malty but not overly sweet, slightly burnt edge. decent.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Dec 2014 at 14:44


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

500 ml bottle. Pours a dark mahogany red with an average, tan head that laces. Sweet aroma of roasted malt, fruit, caramel and yeast. Sweet flavour of fruit, caramel and roasted malt with a mild bitter finish. Medium body with a watery texture and mild carbonation. Pretty decent.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Sep 2014 at 19:31


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Thanks to my friend Nic for bringing this one back from his East Coast trip. Second Irish Ale of the day. Pours a clean copper-amber colour with a big frothy warm beige head that lasts very long creating some thick foamy-creamy lace. Caramel nose with lost of spices. Again, caramel malt taste with some sourness (probably from not being fresh). Medium-light oily body. Much better than the one I had earlier. Have to try a fresh one when I visit.

Tried on 10 Sep 2014 at 19:27


6.6
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from the brewery store in Fredericton. Pours a beautifully clear reddish amber color with a decent sized frothy tan head that shows great retention. Aromas of caramel and toffee with a hint of earthy hops. Diacetyl rest, what’s that? The flavor is rich and malty with lots of caramel, butterscotch and toffee. Burnt sugar and light earthy hop flavor to counter the maltiness. Medium body with a moderate level of carbonation. The diacetyl fits a bit better with this style than some of the others I’ve had from them, a bit too much for my palette.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jul 2014 at 15:06


3.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 1.5

Glass, draught, at Garrison District Ale House, savoured on August 16 2010; eye: bronze with a ruby hue, clear, no effervescence, tiny ring of beige head; nose: malt, caramel, grain; mouth: malt, caramel, grain, cigarette, finale in cigarette with presence of malt, light body, mildly sweet, thin, acrid and watery texture; overall: once is enough FRANÇAIS Verre, en fût, bue chez Garrison District Ale House, savourée le 16 août 2010; œil : bronze avec une teinte rubis, claire, pas d’effervescence, petit anneau de mousse beige; nez : malt, caramel, grain; bouche : malt, caramel, grain, cigarette, finale en cigarette avec présence de malt, corps léger, moyennement sucrée, texture mince, âcre et aqueuse; en résumé : une fois, c’est assez

Tried on 04 Feb 2011 at 13:05


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. [ Courtesy of OKBeer ] Light unclear amber red color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, moderate yeast, light jelly strewed strawbeery. Flavor is moderate sweet, light acidic and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jul 2007 at 03:29


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Lightly hazed red copper ale with a medium off-white head, dense and resilient. Lots of butterscotch, fruits and herbs in aroma, with vanilla notes. In mouth, a bit too sweet, with the butterscotch/diacetyl becoming a problem, in my POV. Rather thin in mouth. Nice light hops come and help, but doesnt quite do it for me. Still, a decent offering. Thanks Bobby! March 2005 from OKBeer.

Tried on 01 Oct 2005 at 14:49


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Amber-chestnut colour. Fruit aroma (apricot, plum) with liquorice, hint of bubblegum. Fruity palate - plums and bubblegum again, with watermelon. Background of light bitterness and wood. Kent Goldings seldom do it for me, but if they do you'll probably like this more than I as it is a decently made, balanced beer.

Tried on 23 Apr 2004 at 22:41