Callahans Red

Brewed by Callahans Pub & Brewery
Style: Amber Ale
San Diego, California USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Clear reddish amber with a medium beige head. Aroma had roasted malt, caramel and spicy hops. Flavour was fairly spicy with roasted malt, caramel and hops that made it slightly dry and bitter.

A: A light amber colored pour with a nice fluffy off-white head to it. S: The aroma is primarily of toasted bread and sweet caramel, but there is a distinct off-note that I’ve noticed in several other red ales. T: This one opens up with a caramel sweetness along with toasted bread and biscuity malts. There is a touch of floral hops and a mild bitterness. M: Thin-medium in body with a tingly carbonation. D: This was much maltier than I prefer in a red/amber ale, but still passable.

Draft. Copper color with an off-white head. List malt aroma. Nutty malt flavor with piney hops. Medium bodied. Piney hops and nutty malt linger.

On tap at brewpub. Didn’t like the place much. Color was auburn/amber with an off white head. Aroma was pretty weak; maybe caramel. Flavor was quite good for style. Toasted malt, caramel, reddish malt. Ok.

Sample at the brewpub. This brew pours a clear amber color with a medium thin off-white head that recedes steadily. Spotty lacing. Malty aroma with some caramel and hops. Medium, soft body with a sweet malty character. Notes of caramel and nuts in the background along with a pinch of hops. The finish is sweet and malty with a short aftertaste. Just average overall.

on tap-pours a thin tan head that laces and amber color. Aroma is medium malt, faint metallic hops. Taste is medium malt, metallic hops. OK carbonation.

Name: Callahan Red
Date: 12/04/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

clear amber, wispy beige head, light sweet caramel malt aroma with light floral hops, caramel malt flavor with a nice caramel sweetness, balanced with earthy hops leading to a long bitter finish,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.8/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Clear golden red with fizzy head. Faint malty aroma, caramel malty taste with slight bitter finish.

Amber to red nice malt nose fruity tart start nicely carbonated. light watery finish not much body but godd quenchable beer

Draught at the brewpub: Redish brown, nose of caramel, no hops but noticable bitterness. The flavor is light in diacetyl, thin body, decent finish. No character.