Fordham Virginia Native Red

Brewed by Fordham Brewing Company (Coastal Brewing Co.)
Style: American Pale Ale
Dover, Delaware USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

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Amber Color with Off White Skin. Something Off in the Aroma. Possible Infection. Little Metallic..Musty Clean, Crisp and Dry Malt Flavor. Simple Easy Drinking Red. Flavor Much Better Than the Aroma Suggested..Still Some Metallic Notes at the End.

On tap. Clear amber with an off white head. Malty aroma with a some German hops. Sweet malt flavor but balanced well with the hop bitterness. Medium body, actively carbonated and a soft smooth mouth feel. There was a light fruitiness in the finish too.

On tap at the Birchmere. A decent looking red ale. An average aroma for a red with a nice red hue. The flavor had a slight adjunct/cheap beer flavor to it. Was able to finish off the pitcher, but there are more drinkable beers out there.

Bailey’s Pub and Grille - Crystal City, Arlingotn, Va. - on tap. Slightly funky, homebrewy like sweet aroma with hints of nuts and cotton candy. Light copper pour, tight white head, brief lacing. Flavors of maple syrup, some peanuts and homebrew funkiness, similar to the aroma. Slightly muddled and unfinished. Decently thick mouthfeel. Needs work.

Ruby-amber colored body with a medium thick white head. Smell is faint, but what I can detect screams delicious hops. Taste is wonderful combination of sweet, fragrant and bitter, sour hops. Aftertaste is pleasantly bitter and fresh. This is a very good, hoppy APA that I enthusiastically recommend.

Had this on tap at Union Public House in Alexandra, VA. It was just o.k. I expected more from it's name but I wasn't all that impressed. Decent color but nothing else notable.

Somewhat red in colour, but basically golden. I immediately flagged down the waiter and asked if this was the correct beer, but it was. The smell was nothing great, just a typical ale. No large presence of hops nor malt in this beer, just an average amount of a decent tasting beer. Aftertaste was acceptable as well. Could use a little work, but is better than any Macrobrew at anytime of day. Tasted at RT's in Court House (Arlington), Virginia.

Almost no aroma, what there is of it was vaguely sweet. Pretty tasteless initially, finishing with a bit of sweetness and ginger, but also some astringency.

Vaguely reddish-auburn, looks a bit thin. Nice firm head with staying power. Very enjoyable nose, pleasantly malty with hints of vanilla. Flavor is smoky with sweet malts. Finish is a mite grainy and puckery, as if there was some alum in the mix.