Angel Inn Red Ale

Uhhhh...actually this is brewed by Niagara Falls Brewing..so the Inn Keeper said. On Tap at the Angel Inn in Olde Niagara On The Lake...historic tavern. Tapped a dark copper-red with a small rocky cap. Not much in the nose but a bit of caramel sweetness, some sour mustiness and just the lightest wisp of hops. Silky but weak mouth feel...sweet caramel malts with a sourish ale yeast tang to it...hops are virtually non existant...inoffensive enough for a house ale but not worth the trip unless you live close by.

I was looking up another Trafalgar rating and noticed they brewed this - neat, I have a rating store dup from my trip to the Angel in from the May long weekend. Dark red pour, small tan head. Light maltiness in aroma - so far so good. Taste is a disappointment - mild sweet taste, but pretty syrupy and unbalanced all on a watery base. We enjoyed the Angel Inn Bitter (which is the Niagara Falls Pale???) much more. If someone else is brewing this now let me know, I find it kind of odd that Trafalgar would be doing this since Niagara does all the other brews (although they have a ton of import taps as well). Cool spot, worth checking out when it isn’t too touristy.

7/20/01- Decent, but fairly unexciting. The bitter I had was much better than the Red.

Standard red ale, a little grainy, good bitterness, a little dry.