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General Lafayette Sunset Red Ale 3.11 38

General Lafayette Sunset Red Ale


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57
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
383.17/5.03.11/5.05.9%73English pint, Shaker
Commercial Description:
As our brewmaster dreams of the sun going down over the Pacific, this medium bodied, malty Red Ale was his first brew at the General. Caramel and toffee flavors blend with imported English hops in this extra smooth ale. Consistently one of our top sellers, the brewer spends a lot less time dreaming of sunsets and more time trying to keep this beer flowing!
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 jmm635 (285), Havertown, Pennsylvania, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/512/20
Sep 12, 2009  
Deep amber color with strong red hues. Average size white head. Mainly malty and caramel aroma with a hint of hops! (shocking for the GLI!) Flavor adds a little spicyness. Dry palate.


 italianjohn (451), Bensalem, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 4, 2009  
Dark amber pour little white head sweet malt aroma taste of caramel toffee and nuts .... smooth malt taste and mild not too heavy a sessionable brew


 JoeMcPhee (5119), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/102/513/20
Mar 18, 2009  
Deep red-amber colour. The aroma is quite earthy with a light resinous hoppiness. Chewy and malty flavour with crackery malt base under some sweet crystal. Fairly straightforward with a body that is thinner than the sweetness would suggest.


 DSG (1542), Tel Aviv, Israel
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jan 29, 2009  
(11/12/08) Draught sample at the brewpub in Lafayette Hill. 5.7%. Hazy red color. Aroma of malt, some toast and caramel. Sweetish caramelly flavor with hints of fruits, and mild earthy hoppy bitterness in the finish. Medium-bodied.


 Dorwart (1853), Robbinsville, New Jersey, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Jan 15, 2009  
Thin head of very fine bubbles. Excellent carbonation. Weak aroma though with some light malts and a little bit of honey. Color is a slightly hazy dark reddish brown. Strange flavor. Very herbal with some parsley, basil, light malts and some dryness on the platae. Finishes dry and sharp with lingering spicy and herbal notes. A decent brew but not what I expected.


 Nate (2591), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jan 5, 2009  
On cask at the brewery. Light bready-yeasty aroma, with mild wood-rot or mushroom earthiness. Mild hop character and some roasted grain. Raw buckwheat honey tang. Cloudy dark amber-copper with creamy off-white lacing head. Medium silky body with smooth carbonation. Starts with light woody esters, mild brown sugar and alcohol-ester vapors. Mild floral hop bitterness. Smooth and tasty, this is a really nice presentation of a red ale. Smoooooth.


 jcwattsrugger (5583), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jun 8, 2008  
on tap-pours an off white head and hazy orange/amber color. Aroma is medium malt, some ‘Irish Metallic’ hops. Taste is medium malt-caramel/peat/nutty, some ‘Irish Metallic’ hops.


 illinismitty (1838), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/513/20
May 3, 2008  
Draft at brewpub. Pours deep amber red with an off white head. Flavor of maple, caramel, and toasted malts that is countered by a spicy bitterness. There is some diacetyl on the finish.



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