Red Leg Brewing

Microbrewery in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2013

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4630 Forge Rd, Colorado Springs, CO, 80907, United States

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5.2/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
12 oz. can purchased at Total Wine & Liquor in Colorado Springs, CO. Pours a very dark brown color with ruby highlights and a tight tan head with very good retention. Fairly good lacing. Charred aroma. Very dark charred molasses flavor. Slick mouthfeel. Pretty clean. Almost no carbonation. Not my preferred stout style. At least the 7.1% ABV and 51 IBU are well hidden.
Tried from Can on 15 Feb 2020 at 00:53

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Got in a trade with beergoot. 12 ounce can into tulip glass, unreadable can dating. Pours opaque dark brown/black color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky khaki head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, and dark bread/crust; with lighter notes of licorice, molasses, raisin, fig, date, smoke, charcoal, herbal, wood, grass, pepper, pine, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/black/bready malts and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast notes; with big strength. Taste of big dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, and dark bread/crust; with lighter notes of licorice, molasses, raisin, fig, date, smoke, charcoal, herbal, wood, grass, pepper, pine, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate pine, herbal, woody, grassy, peppery, roast/charred bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, dark bread/crust, licorice, molasses, dark fruit, smoke, charcoal, herbal, wood, grass, pepper, pine, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/black/bready malts and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; with an awesome hop/char bitter/sweet balance; and no cloying, acrid, astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/char bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, and fairly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 7.1%. Overall this is an excellent foreign stout. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/black/bready malts and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mellowly bitter/charred/drying finish. Nicely soft feel, and not overly bitter/charred for the style. Awesomely well rounded English malt complexity; with great earthy hop presence/balance, and restrained fruity yeast. Light residual sweetness with lingering hop/char bitter dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and impressively spot on style example.
Tried from Can on 30 Jul 2019 at 21:09

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Got in a trade with beergoot. 12 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 1/16/2019. Pours fairly hazy deep orange/copper/amber color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, mango, melon, citrus peel/zest, caramel, brown sugar, brown bread dough/crust, and toasted biscuit; with lighter notes of nuttiness, roast, peppercorn, pine, wood, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. A bit malty/muddy aromas, but not overwhelming. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/fairly earthy hops, and dark/bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, mango, melon, citrus peel/zest, caramel, brown sugar, brown bread dough/crust, and toasted biscuit; with lighter notes of nuttiness, roast, peppercorn, pine, wood, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light pine, citrus peel/zest, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, mango, melon, citrus peel/zest, caramel, brown sugar, brown bread dough/crust, toasted biscuit, nutty, roast, peppercorn, pine, wood, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/fairly earthy hops, and dark/bready malt flavors; with a solid malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Slight lingering chalky/resins. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.9%. Overall this is a very good amber ale. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/fairly earthy hops, and dark/bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mildly bitter/drying finish; great soft feel. Feels like Cascade/Centennial. Juicy, lightly dank/earthy hops; balanced dark/bready Munich malts. Light residual sweetness with lingering dryness. Pretty generic and underwhelming; but very enjoyable and well made for the style intent.
Tried from Can on 30 Jun 2019 at 18:25

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
On tap-offwhite head with trailing lace-gold. A-citrus, some roasty med malt. T-follows.
Tried from Draft on 06 Sep 2018 at 22:10

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Can. A- Toffee, caramel, chocolate. A- Dark brown color, dark liquid, light brown head. T- Malty, burnt sugar, cocoa, dry. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, malty finish. O- As far as Brown Ales go, this smells great but lacks a bit in flavor. Seems to get duller as it warms. Not bad though.
Tried from Can on 23 Oct 2017 at 21:08

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Sample from a can. The nose is thin grains, pine sap, orange peel, and hay. Sweet up front, with a fairly mild bitterness that lingers through the finish. Light to medium body, astringent, thin, and fairly effervescent. This is a weak and flavorless IPA.
Tried from Can on 08 Jul 2016 at 18:55

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sample from a can. Aroma of black coffee, anise, and chalk. Sweet and malty, with a light bitterness. Medium body, a bit astringent, and oily. This is a reasonably tasty stout.
Tried from Can on 08 Jul 2016 at 18:51

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 8
Sample from a can. Nice nose of milk chocolate and mocha, with some chicory and malt balls. Sweet, with a nice, mild roast bitterness. Medium to heavy body, syrupy, thick, and clingy. This is a smooth and malty brown, with excellent aroma.
Tried from Can on 08 Jul 2016 at 18:46

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Sample from a can. Aroma is straw, lemon juice, saaz hops, and some light pine and earth. Lightly sweet, although hardly dry, with mild, pleasant bitterness. Light body, crisp, easy, and only a little clingy. This is a nice, hoppy pils, with a good balanced flavor and nice feel.
Tried from Can on 08 Jul 2016 at 18:43

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 4 Texture 8 Overall 7
12 oz. can. Pours a clear, reddish orange color, with a small, beige head. Bready malts, overripe apples, resin, a bit of char, and bitter orange peel. Sweet and malty, nice bitterness, and a little off. Medium body, lightly astringent, sticky, and silky. This is a fair beer, but I think it was on the shelf too long. A little skunked, but the signs of a pretty tasty beer are still there.
Tried from Can on 19 May 2016 at 16:43