Central City Racer Red Pale Ale

Draught at the brewpub
Golden color. Light but nice hop aroma. It has a pleasant caramel and hop flavor, not complex but drinkable. Strong bitterness.

I had this one twice in a week - once in a sampler pack of cans and once on draft at the brewery. Well-hopped and tasty. Not my favourite of the Central City Stable, but well worth a pint or two.

Can from Brewery Creek. Pale amber, clear and bright, huge foamy white head generating clingy lace. Fresh orange zest aroma. Sweet light malts and fresh citrusy hop character, medium bitterness. Very nice.

Light amber colour and dead flat. It’s on cask, so it probably looks just fine in other formats. Toasty, woody anisey aroma. Balanced flavour - some great slightly pearlike estery notes along with well-extracted caramel malts and a subtle, earthy hop character. I could do a sixer of this.

Earlier Rating: 12/24/2004 Total Score: 2.9
Light copper colour. Aroma is mainly limey, with a hint of grapefruit. Body is a little thin. Flavour leans towards sweet lime. Slightly bitter - less hopped than the Red, but there’s a lot less malt so it shows a bit more. Finish is dry, light. Re-sampled showed this beer as clean, with better malt character. Still light, but I may have underestimated the craftsmanship previously.

Growler: Pours a copper with medium white fading head. Aroma is nice fruity hop over some sweet light maltiness. Flavour is solid malt body with a bold bitter almost dry-ish finish that lasts. Very nice.