Breckenridge Red Ale

Brewed by Breckenridge Brewery
Style: Amber Ale
Denver, Colorado USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Draft as 2220 Red Ale at the brewpub. A red-brown beer with a thin beige head. The arom is sweet with primary notes of nuts. The flavor is sweet malty with primary notes of nuts, but also light notes of caramel.

Name: 2220 Red Ale
Date: 10/10/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

clear dark amber, fine creamy beige head, lots of drippy lace, huge sweet caramel and butterscotch aroma, lots of sweet malt flavor, nice biscuit character, overwhelming buttery sweetness dwarfs everything else,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 4/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 8/20
Rating: 2.4/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *+/4

(draft) Clear amber body with off-white head. Aroma is medium sweet, nutty, light caramel. Taste is medium sweet, nutty, light caramel. Light-medium body, with a bit of acidity.

On Tap at the Breckenridge Brewery, Denver 30/09/2005 Golden amber coloured and slightly rich on the palate with a pale aroma. Some dryness in a crisp malt finish.

on tap-pours a light tan head, color is clear amber. Taste is malty with good carbonation.

Tap. Pours mahagoney with a very small tan head. Caramel malt and hop aroma. Caramel malt flavor with a hop finish. Medium bodied and fizzy palate.

On tap at Breckenridge Ballpark poured a clear dark reddish amber with a small lingering amber head. Aromas of carmel, fruittiness and a hint of fruittiness. Palate was light bodied and crisp. Flavors of fruittiness, carmel and light earthiness with a crisp fruity finish.

Head is initially average sized, frothy, off-white, mostly diminishing. Body is clear dark amber. Aroma is moderately malty (caramel, toasted light bread), lightly hoppy (flowers), light note of orange. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly acidic, moderately bitter, husky. Medium body, creamy texture, lively carbonation, metallic. Unpleasant grainy and metallic aftertaste, otherwise acceptable.

Dark amber color with a smallish tight head. Caramel malt aroma dominates. Smooth silky mouthfeel. Flavors of caramel and toffee. Dry bitter astringent finish. Definite earth yeasty flavor.

Stand-out color and on-par with Killian’s and the like. In other words an easy drinking and agreeable flavor that you don’t have to think about, just enjoy.