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RATINGS: 19   MEAN: 3.22/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.1   EST. CALORIES: 207   ABV: 6.9%
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A traditional California red ale, copper-colored with a rich, full-bodied malt character and a fresh hop finish. Brewed with Nugget and Cascade hops, at 6.9% alcohol.


AleDrinker's rating

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
AleDrinker (1090) - Sunnyvale, California, USA - APR 28, 2009
Malty beer with some alcohol coming through. Not much sweetness or bitterness. Lacks balance.


most recent ratings

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
beertholomeus (70) - California, USA - APR 15, 2013
On tap. Pours amber color with off white head. Smell is strongly of malts with hops, toffee, citrus and caramel as well. Malt and citrus flavors meet the palate first with a slightly bitter hop finish.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
womencantsail (6860) - Garbage Grove, California, USA - DEC 27, 2012
Amber colored pour with a small off-white head. Nose is toffee, toast, and bread. Fairly sweet with a mild hop character, mostly spicy and floral. A very light roast in there. The flavor is mostly just sweet toffee, toasted bread, and some caramel. There’s a hint of roast, some spice, floral hops, and a very subtle bitterness.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
marcus (4999) - Sacramento, California, USA - NOV 19, 2012
From beerboxer’s growler. Pours reddish brown with a modest off-white head and a brown ale and spicy aroma. There is a mild smoked malt flavor with a sweet and dry finish.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
bhensonb (8955) - Woodland, California, USA - NOV 11, 2012
Growler shared by beerboxer. Pours orange/red. Aroma is citrus and roast malt. Flavor is roast malt, citrusand citrus.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
oRos (609) - sacramento, California, USA - NOV 10, 2012
On tap at buffalo bills. Has a nice red color some hops a lot of malt flavors best buffalo bills I’ve had.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
bb (5888) - Alamo, California, USA - DEC 2, 2011
Draft. Rich amber beer with a cream colored head. Malt and light grapefruit aroma. Grapefruit and pine flavor with malt backing. Medium bodied. Grapefruit and pine linger with backing malt. Hoppier than I expected.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
badlizard (5154) - Berkeley, California, USA - SEP 19, 2010
Clear light copper red with a fizzy white head. Malty aroma. Nice body to the beer and a well balanced sweet malt and citrus hops with a round caramel finish.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
JaBier (3729) - Capital City, Ohio, USA - AUG 26, 2010
Sample at the brewpub on 8/7/10. Pours clear copper with a thin off-white head. Nose is grainy malt with a bit of hop. Flavor starts fruit and malty, then has a touch of hops in the finish.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
joeneugs (2141) - Livermore, California, USA - AUG 4, 2010
Pours gold with a tint of red. The aroma is malty with notes of fruitbasket and grains. It has a mildly hoppy, soapy finish. Not bad.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
yespr (25929) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - FEB 16, 2010
From tap at the brewpub. Pours dark orange to amber with a small white head. Aroma is mild hops fruity. Bitter, crisp fruity and light malty flavoured. Medium dry and smooth fruity finish.


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