Destihl Redbird Ale

Brewed by Destihl Restaurant and Brew Works
Style: Amber Ale
Normal, Illinois USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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On tap at the brewpub. The body was dark copper brown with an off white head. The aroma was cereal with some earthy dandelions. The taste was lots of cereal and toast. A nice roasted finish with some peanuts and even a hint of chocolate.

draft... cloudy copper, nice retentive light tan head... aroma is ok, a bit too soapy... ok, beer but my least favorite of their offerings

First time I had this beer was back in February or March of 2010. I ordered the sampler flight, and this was included. Going back to the Brew Works this afternoon.

Maybe I was there on an off night and the lines weren’t clean but this was another beer from Destihl that just tasted stale. Serving: Tap

on tap-pours a tan head that laces and cloudy orange/copper color. Aroma is medium malt-caramel, citrus. Taste is roasty medium malt, wood/grainy, some earthy hops. Drying finish.

On tap at the brewpub (Bloomington, IL). Pours a nice dark opaque muted copper, a frothy moderate offwhite head dies to a thicker film, laces very well. Aromas are a mellow caramel and toffee blanket, biscuits, light floral and grassy hopping, touch of citrusy grapefruit comes through. Initial is medium bodied, soapy hops mix with sweeter caramel and toffee, a touch of toasted grains, the florals and citrusy grapefruit come through fuller. A solid amber or red, balanced well and not overbearing on the palate goes down easy with florals and soapiness remaining, not letting the malty backbone take over. Quite nice for a style area that I usually skip over.

On tap.
Pours clear copper with foamy head that coats the inside of the glass with white lace. Aroma is a caramel-y, a little nutty, and moderately bitter from hops. Flavor is a little dry and grainy with some caramel malt. Medium palate with a dryish aftertaste. I’m accustomed to, and prefer, more fruity notes in a red ale. This one didn’t have much of that, and as such, wasn’t really my thing. Decent enough though.

Amber/reddish color with a white head. Very hoppy with some carmel/toffee flavor. Nothing special.

Rather hoppy with not as much caramel backing as I’d hope for. Go Redbirds, though, I suppose...

Murky, red hued brown thin whispy off- white head, a little lacing. Mild malty aroma. Flavor is malty, a bit caramely, toasty, a dry somewhat floral hoppy finish.

I didn’t find this as impressive as some others. Pours an amber with an off white head. Mild aroma, little bit of hops in there. Nice caramel flavor and a little sweet. Decent.