Dungarvan Copper Coast Red Ale

Brewed by Dungarvan Brewing Company Ltd.
Style: Irish Ale
Waterford, Ireland

Serve in English pint

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February 15, 2011. Shared by garthicus with blankboy and me. 500ml bottle. Hazy copper with an average diminishing frothy off-white head. Lovely fruity aroma, yeasty and "Belgian" - smells a lot like a baked alaska, quite floral - almost 8/10! Taste is a tad harsh - apple and appleseed, young cheap chablis - green, bitter, some alcohol. Slick, astringent, weakly carbonated and light-bodied, finishes with some back-palate bitterness and dry acidity. Lovely aroma, a bit of a let-down afterward.

Bottle. Pours amber with a thick off-white head. Aroma of grassy hops, some fruitiness and yeast. Flavor is sweet and malty with some metallic notes, caramel and yeast. Medium body, average carbonation.

Bottle 500ml @ Geokkjer
Pours clear deep amber with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, pine and grassy hops. Taste is light to medium sweet and light bitter. Body is light to medium, texture is thin, carbonation is soft.

Bottle, thx sis. It pours more or less clear, light amber in color and topped by a dense, light beige head of moderate size. Some lacings. Sort of metallic nose with a light caramel touch, as well as malts and fruityness. Quite boring. The same goes for the flavor, it’s not bad, just boring. A pleasant bitterness makes up for some of the boredom, but it’s still a beer I certainly won’t do anything to find again. 120330

50cl bottle. Bright copper colour, off white head. Caramel, toffee, and slight red fruit on the nose. Taste is full of caramel malt and a thirst quenching fruitiness. A dry finish with a touch of hop bitterness. A decent Irish red.

at home ... copper ... soft toffee malt ... light fruit nose... juicy toffee malts ... light floral hop ... light bitterness...very subdued and simple ... easy drinking...probably a little to cool i should have let it warm up a bit.

In bottle, thanks Gregor. Pours a cloudy amber colour with a thick white head. Aroma is quite fruity with yeast, biscuity malt and alcohol. A nice barnyard mustiness with honey, caramel and a yeasty linger. Moderate carbon ation and a dry finish. Light CO2 prickle and a lovely woody character. I really enjoyed this.

UPDATED: DEC 21, 2011 I had this on cask at Bull and Castle in Dublin. Lovely fruity, blood orange colour with a very small head. Copper coast is full of fruit both in taste and smell. Aromas also include caramel, wet grass. Quite dry and sweet from the caramel and fruit, redcurrant, on the palate as well as a citrus bitterness. A pleasant Irish red ale.

Bottle 500ml.

Clear medium orange amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, light leather - nutty, moderate hoppy, orange - citrus, grass. Flavour is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, fruity, leather - nutty notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20111001]

Hazy dark amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and fruity. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and light bitter finish. 011011