Lawson Creek Red Ale

Brewed by Cold Spring Brewery
Style: Amber Ale
Cold Spring, Minnesota USA

OK so the only reason I bought this was because I thought it said Dawson’s Creek (omg my favorite tv show ever!) Psyche! Anyway, nothing really worth messing with here. But nothing awful. Needs some hops, less carbonation. The malt character tasted more typical of a lager (eg sam adams).

Bottle. Pours a red-orange-amber with a slight head. Aroma is malty and slightly sweet with some hops. There are no off aromas. Mouthfeel is medium with a malty and sweet, and slightly hoppy flavor. Does not have any grainy flavors or smells. Has a nice finish. I’m quite suprised by this beer, it seems pretty nice, but the previous ratings don’t reflect these qualities. I really like this beer despite the previous judgements. I’ll buy this again.

It has a strawberry blonde color with a sheer hint of a white head. The aroma is on the malty side with a tad of hops. Some banana flavor with a slight hop-y tang.

Clear red color with a thin off-white head. Sweet caramel aroma with nuts and light hops. Sweet nutty flavor with light hops. After getting halfway though it, you realize that it grows on you... like cancer... I’d have been happier with just a sip.

Goldish red color, something’s off with it. Aroma is not that horrible, malts with some light hops. The taste is frankly not good, boring and very grainy. This is a rather poor attempt by a micro-brewery.

translucent amber appearance, watery thin palate. tastes like molasses and carmel.

Lawson Creek Red Ale is not as smooth as some other reds and ambers but it has an abundance of flavor and body… which also means that this is not a brew you would want to drink on a hot summer day at the beachside frat house. It’s not skank enough to make it to the NASCAR circuit nor is it an elite, which would offer some degree of snob appeal. In truth, cookie cutter Killian’s Irish Red could probably go toe-to-toe with this one… and maybe even come out ahead.

Bottle. Dark reddish brown and not much head. Mild aroma of caramel malt. Medium to light carbonation with a watery texture. Flavor is pretty much all malt with not much hop balance. Nothing special here.