Garrison Brewing Company Irish Red

Irish Red

 

Garrison Brewing Company in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 🇨🇦

  Amber / Red Ale - Irish Regular
Score
5.94
ABV: 5.0% IBU: 20 Ticks: 25
This classic beer style was inspired by centuries of Celtic brewing history. Specialty roasted malts such as crystal and carastan dominate Irish Red Ale resulting in a ruby red colour and smooth malty taste.
 

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5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

On tap at their Oxford taproom. Pours clear ruddy amber with a beige head. Light bread and caramel on the nose. Flavour has some bread crusts, a bit of dry caramel. It's okay, not the most convincing malt expression, but it's an okay red.

Tried from Draft at The Oxford Taproom on 21 Aug 2025 at 21:33


7

Tried from Can on 15 Jul 2025 at 20:38


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

A 12 oz from tap at the brewery. A decent red ale without been anything special

Tried from Draft on 06 May 2025 at 20:40


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

nice amber red, small off white head. Nice maltiness, and quite smooth. flavour is sweet, with a good malt backbone, decent stuff.

Tried on 27 Feb 2025 at 06:11


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

6/10/2023. Taster at Ulfborg courtesy of saxo. Pours hazy pale amber with a frothy off-white head. Aroma is malty, caramel, fruits, bread. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness, light tartness. Moderate body, average carbonation. It's okay.

Tried on 13 Oct 2023 at 15:47


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Sample @Ulfborg. Cloudy amber, offwhite head. Malty, slightly earthy hops aroma. Bitter, malty flavour, some fruity notes too.

Tried on 06 Oct 2023 at 18:16


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Sample. Frothy white fair mostly diminishing head. Amber colour. Light malty and hoppy aroma. Light bitter flavor. Short light bitter fnish. Watery palate.

Tried on 06 Oct 2023 at 18:16


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Sample @ Fonefan tasting. Clear amber with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and red fruit. Flavor is medium sweet. Sweet finish. 061023

Tried on 06 Oct 2023 at 18:15


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

Tap @ the brewery. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are caramel, toasted malt, hops and has a nice bitter finish.

Tried from Draft on 03 Jul 2023 at 21:07


4.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Pours with a lighter amber than expected and pretty nice head but it is gone quickly. Soft sweet malt aroma and no hoppiness. Flavour is muddy wheat hops, murky grains, bread and cabbage all over the place. Slight citrus finish. Not very impressive.

Tried on 06 Jan 2018 at 13:42