Irish Red
Garrison Brewing Company in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 🇨🇦
Amber / Red Ale - Irish Regular|
Score
5.95
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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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5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours a dark copper from a bottle, standard malty aroma and flavor, not stand out but okay. Maybe I’m just not into the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Aug 2017
at 19:35
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
341ml bottle. Pours a clear red-brown with a small, fizzy, short lived, beige head that leaves spotty lacing. Sweet aroma of toasted malt, caramel and biscuit. Sweet flavour of roasted malt, caramel, biscuit and nuts with a dry, mildly bitter finish. Medium body with a watery texture and average carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2016
at 00:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sample at Atlantic Beer Festival Moncton. Clear golden amber color. Aroma of burnt caramel. Taste is toffee, butterscotch.
Tried
on 02 Sep 2014
at 07:22
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Location: Draft at Maxwell's Plum, 7/7/13
Aroma: The aroma is fairly typical, with earth, some caramel, and toasted malts
Appearance: It pours an amberish color with a fairly small, off-white head
Flavor: The taste is malt-forward, with average sweetness, and a light, earthy hop bitterness
Palate: The body is light-medium and it has a decent mouthfeel overall
Overall Impression: This one was decent, but not very exciting. It's on-style well enough I guess. A forgettable beer for sure.
Aroma: The aroma is fairly typical, with earth, some caramel, and toasted malts
Appearance: It pours an amberish color with a fairly small, off-white head
Flavor: The taste is malt-forward, with average sweetness, and a light, earthy hop bitterness
Palate: The body is light-medium and it has a decent mouthfeel overall
Overall Impression: This one was decent, but not very exciting. It's on-style well enough I guess. A forgettable beer for sure.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Oct 2013
at 11:32
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Poured from a 341mL bottle. Clear amber colour with nice beige head. Caramel malt aroma with light biscuity malt taste and creamy texture. Simple, but effective.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jul 2013
at 23:28
5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 3
241 ml bottle. Pours a red brown with light stable head. Aroma of malt and nuts with hints of chalk and earth. Mild taste - very mild. Smooth but nothing much there other than malty hints. Disappointing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 May 2012
at 19:57
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Originally rated February 2006. Thanks to Plug for bringing this one back from Nova Scotia. Pours a dark amber colour with a tanned big fluffy head. Retention is great, so is lacing. Carbonation is very light. Good strong nose that is quite bitter, with notes of chocolat and coffee. Kind of watery mouthfeel with slight stickiness. The mouth is smoother than the aroma. Caramel and roasted malts with some good hoppiness, as Cottrell was throwing some of those quick rhymes. Also, mild nutty taste with some apple hints. A very interesting and nice amber ale, worth trying.
Tried
on 05 Oct 2011
at 21:55
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Glass, draught, at the Glenora distillery, savoured on August 15 2010; eye: bronze, clear, average effervescence, tiny ring of beige head; nose: malt, caramel, light hops; mouth: malt, caramel, light spices, finale in malt with presence of caramel, medium body, rather carbonated, lightly bitter, lightly grainy texture; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Verre, en fût, bue à la distillerie Glenora, savourée le 15 août 2010; œil : bronze, claire, effervescence moyenne, petit anneau de mousse beige; nez : malt, caramel, léger houblon; bouche : malt, caramel, léger épices, finale en malt avec présence de caramel, corps moyen, plutôt carbonatée, légèrement amère, texture légèrement granuleuse; en résumé : correct
Tried
on 30 Jan 2011
at 13:14
4.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle: Poured a light red/amber color ale with a medium foamy head with average retention and not much lacing. Aroma of dry caramel malt with light cereal notes and some residual sugar. Taste is also dominated by dry caramel malt with light sweet notes and no discernible hops. Body is a bit light with OK carbonation. Decent but a bit too bland to be truly interesting even as a session beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jun 2010
at 19:31
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap@Westin Nova Scotian Hotel, Halifax. Dark reddish beer with a yeasty and mildly malty aroma. The flavour is rich, yeasty and gently bitter. Overall an average amberish ale.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Aug 2009
at 12:15