Indian Wells Red Dawn

Brewed by Indian Wells Brewing
Style: Amber Ale
Inyokern, California USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Bottle; poured a darker than expected amber/gold color with an off white head. Aroma of sweet bread with not much esle; not bad, but just not really all that enticing. Flavor was similar; fairly sweet and a bit bready. Some caramel. For a pale lager good, but an amber ale not very good. Not sure why this brewery has so many uninspiring beers. Got worse with time.

Bottle. Pours a cloudy amber with a small off white head. The aroma is roast and raisin. Thin mouthfeel with a sweet raisin malt flavor and light roastiness in the finish. A decent amber from Indian Wells.

it shows what a a good palate you have- ma....... .. pours a mud puddle brown .. murky .. . decent foam .. . light poo in the underwear molasses and maple syrup that gnats prison raped for a thousand years .. . light sticky mouthfeel, awful .. . maybe not the worst indian wells, but still like a ball remover of a beer .. . . is joan rivers actually alive still!?!

Date: July 04, 2011
Mode: Bottle
Source: Total Wine, Vegas
Appearance: clear deep gold with a redish hue, fine off white head, drippy lace
Aroma: sweet malt aroma, touch of caramel sweetness, light floral
Flavor: sweet caramel flavor, light breadyness, touch of malt candy, only a hint of bitterness
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 9/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ** /4

12oz bottle pours a nice clear copper with weak off white to tan head. The aroma has some roasted malts, some earthiness, some spicy hops and some prune and fig like sweet esters. The taste bites a bit with spicy hops enhanced by lively carbonation and then settles into a bit of roasted malts, a bit of semi sweet crystal malts, some earthiness and just a smidge of cherry like sweet esters. Overall this may have sat a bit too long on the shelves and the enhanced carbonation kind of mucked things up.

A fairly peaty malt aroma. Looks a nice red. This is a very easy-drinking beer, but almost without flavor. Almost like drinking water. Yet, it’s still better than macro for sure.

12 oz. bottle from Total Wine - Pours a clear amber color with a 1/2 finger thick off white head. Very light lacing. Aroma is toasted caramel malt and herbal hops. Flavor is much of the same. Medium body. There is nothing offensive about this beer. On a hot Summer day, it would hit the spot.

Copper colored pour. Aroma of caramel malt up front, some amaretto notes(odd), corn, and brown rice. Flavor is corn up front, no real hops to speak of. Caramel flavor and spent grain on the finish. Meh.