Echigo Beer Company Premium Red Ale

Premium Red Ale

 

Echigo Beer Company in Niigata-shi, Niigata, Japan 🇯🇵

  Amber / Red Ale - American Regular
Score
6.58
ABV: 6.0% IBU: 25 Ticks: 44
Beautiful red colour, medium bodied ale. Fine bitterness and refreshing scent of citrus from hops. 2018 New York International Beer Competition GOLD AWARD.
 

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7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
w zapachu zioła, lekki grapefruit i karmel. ładna, dość trwała piana, koloe miedziany, przejrzysty. w smaku dość pełny, lekko wiśniowy, wyczuwalny karmel.
Tried from Can on 27 Apr 2014 at 11:31

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Keg at Popeye, Tokyo. Clear amber, mid sized head. Light peaty aroma. Mid dry with light-medium body and well rounded mouthfeel. Peaty malt, some floral hops. Notes of grass in a mid bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried on 22 Feb 2014 at 01:32

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle. Copper ber with a dark cream head. Caramel aroma. Caramel flavor. Medium bodied. Caramel and light woodsiness lingers.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Dec 2013 at 13:33

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
350 ml can. Pours with a nice, slightly brownish top that keeps well. Dark reddish amber. Rich aroma, some fresh floral hops mixed with soft tropical fruits - mango and papaya. Taste is smooth, with some soft malts in the beginning and lingering caramel and hop bitterness at the end. Aftertaste caramel, almost as if I had some porter instead of amber ale. Light-mid body with a soft and smooth mouthfeel. Very Japanese and nicely balanced.
Tried from Can on 01 Oct 2013 at 07:08

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
I found this bottle in Mike’s cellar. Nice. Pours a clear dark amber color with a small white head. A sweet nose of toffee and caramel, some fruity hops. Clean flavor, fairly hoppy with light bitterness, caramel, a little bit dusty. A good amber. Japanese tick number 77!
Tried from Bottle on 24 Sep 2013 at 08:54

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle - Caramel malts, lowery and lots of cherry. Opaque amber with a decent beige head. Toffee, cherry and some candy floss with a syrupy sticky finish. Nice sticky amber, especially if you like cherry.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Sep 2013 at 15:10

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Can for 315 yen from Asahiya. 5.5% clear rich amber color with a beige head. Spicy malt aroma. The flavor is caramel toffee from the malts with some counterbalancing hop bitterness but definitely more malty sweet than hoppy bitter. Ladies should like it.
Tried from Can on 12 Jul 2013 at 06:08

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
12oz bottle shared by Dell, thanks
Appearance: Clear brown with a small off-white head, no lacing
Aroma and flavors of caramel, fruity with a dry finish
A nice beer
Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2013 at 20:55

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle. Light amber color with foamy tan head, doughy aroma, slightly hoppy taste with a hint of citrus, average finish. A bit bland but passable ale.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Feb 2013 at 15:01

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Creamy ruby tinted deep amber coloured body with a dense, thick tan head that looks like nitrogen, but it’s not - very nice actually! Aroma of fresh light hops (nice, as well!), caramel, toffee, potent fresh malt finished off with a touch of rice. Medium-bodied; Very nice balance of hops and sweetness - the malt is in the background, but the flavour really hinges on hops that are noticeable at first and then overwhelmed by a lot of caramel sweetness - but the balance is surprisingly right and for a beer like this on this side of the world, done very well. Aftertaste shows some earthy malt, a little toffee, a hint of alcohol, but the bitterness from the burnt sugars and hops is always noticeable. Overall, a surprisingly good beer that should be sampled if you can find this! I sampled this 350 mL can purchased from City’Super! (2 IFC Location) in Central, Hong Kong, SAR China on 30-June-2011 (my birthday) for HK$18.00 sampled on the other side of the world at home in Washington on 18-October-2011.
Tried from Can on 18 Oct 2011 at 22:18