Brewers Den Red Ale

Brewed by Sun Up Brewing Company (Sonora Brewhouse)
Style: Amber Ale
Phoenix, Arizona USA

Pours a rich mahogony color from the tap at the brewhouse with a creamy off-white head. Smells and tastes of sweet malts, mild hops, and faint bubble gum. Excellent with a bowl of their chili. A well balanced red.

Cask @ Brewhouse
Had a malty sweet aroma. Dark red body with beige head. Left good amout of lacing on mug. Flavor was a malty sweet cherry with a full bodied texture to it. Easy and enjoyable brew to compliment my dinner.

The beer is topped by a pale, light tan colored head that is wispy, yet fully covering the top of this draught beer. The beer itself is a bright, reddish amber color. This has a nice fruity aroma reminiscent of raisins and berries. There is some hoppy citrus character here as well, in fact this becomes the dominant note over time. I really am digging this aroma, it is light, yet perfectly noticeable.

The taste is lightly sweet with a caramel-like maltiness and a fruitiness that is again a mix of berry and citrus. There is a light bitterness throughout, that is quite noticeable, yet not so overwhelming that it drowns out other flavor notes. The hop character manifests itself as a gentle herbal note, and a bit of pine adds some sharp spicy notes; the hop character in this is quite good. This is very quaffable, as it just seems to disappear out of my glass. This beer is really well balanced, which helps with the quaffable quality; it is light but there is enough flavor and character to keep me interested in what I am drinking.