Deschutes Red Chair Northwest Pale Ale

Brewed by Deschutes Brewery
Style: American Pale Ale
Bend, Oregon USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tulip

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Really good. It is has a hoppy honey/clover taste with a distinctive dry finish. The terms ’drinkable’ and ’sessionable’ are overused these days, often as a consolation prize to mediocre beers. Those terms should be reserved for beers like red chair, as the desire to pound one after the other comes because of its taste, not because it is light or unoffensive etc...

UPDATED: APR 20, 2013 clear amber, off-white head, lots of bubbles and lacing. citrus, spruce, caramel, bread. light sweetness, lightly bitter. medium body, lively, slick feel.

12oz bottle from Fred Meyer in Milwaukie. Pours a clear, reddish-amber color with an off-white head. Aroma is hoppy, some pine, some citrus. Medium on the palate with creamy carbonation. Flavor is sweet, maly, bready, caramel, some pine hops, with a light bitter finish. A different, but very nice pale ale. I might call it a hoppy amber ale, but whatever.

12oz bottle. Honey-copper color. Small head, small bubbles, decent adhesion. The aroma is definitely grapefruit/citrus hops, and fresh. The taste is malty on the front of the tongue and a little hoppy in the aftertaste, a great blend for spring! Decent medium body and linger. Deschutes scores points with me for taste, palate, and even-handedness.

Appearance is golden and cloudy, with a dense white foam cap. Aroma is a punch of pine from the Cascade, with a bit of citrus. Outstanding aroma. Taste is a pleasant sweet, bready malt that slowly blends into a nice pine hop bite that isn’t overly bitter. Mouthfeel is medium with a slight creaminess. Finish is surprisingly dry and a good balance of malt and hop bitterness. Overall, this is a great pale ale.

On tap at Shenanigans haha, has a raspberry, tea and caramel like scent and taste. Has to be dirt old. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Auburn orange with big head and good lacing. Aroma of bread, caramel and some fruit with a bit of pine. Taste of sweet caramel and bread with a slight, somewhat herbal bitterness and hint of spice. Mouthfeel borders on being creamy with a medium body and carbonation. Has a nice malt forward presence with a piney/herbal character that helps to keep it from being too sweet. Drinkable. ---Jeremy H

Belle petite bouteille partagée par Patrick. Meilleure avant le 04/27/2013. Bière orangée avec une mousse crémeuse. Au nez cette bière sent quelque peu comme une bière maison avec une levure très fruitée. Il y a passablement de caramel. La bouche est amère même si les houblons étaient absents au nez. Elle est aussi fruitée en bouche qu’au nez. Le corps est passablement liquide en bouche pour une bière qui titre 6,2% alc./vol.

After climbing the chains at Angels landing, this hit the spot. Pours a clear orange/amber color with a two finger off-white head and some lacing. Aroma is piney and floral. Taste is citrus and spicy with some maltiness in the middle and a piney finish.

Copper. No head. Aroma is just slightly citrusy. Earthy piney hop flavor, wet soil. Bitterness lingers at the finish. Messy aftertaste. Body is very thin.