North Coast Red Seal Ale

Brewed by North Coast Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Fort Bragg, California USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

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Pours a yellow/gold/amber with a huge ivory head. Nose is full of hops and citrus. Very creamy on the palate. Taste is predominately hops with some malt and grain flavors. Finishes crisp and dry. Hopheads will delight in this red ale.

From a 355ml bottle on 15/5/2012. Pours a dark copper with a biggish head. Has quite a sharp, metallic nose with some caramel and fruit notes. The flavour is better, with a solid caramel malt backbone, some nuts, citrus fruit and a medium to firm, quite long hop bitterness. A nice ale.

12oz bottle into a pint glass. Pours a slightly hazy light copper with a half finger off-white head. Smells quite lemony which I’m guessing is from the hops. Some pine as well along with a little bit of caramel and toffee. The flavor is also full of lemony citrus and pine. There is some slight roastiness and a little bit of caramel. A moderate bitterness is present throughout but is never overwhelming. The finish is slightly sticky. Overall, I feel a little let down by this beer as I was hoping for a little more malt presence. That aside, it is a drinkable beer and something I would probably have again.

Bottle- Pours a bright amber color with a good head and nice lacing. Aroma is piney with caramel sweetness with a bit of fruit thrown in. Taste is a blend of pine and caramel sweetness with a bit of fruit to round it out. Nice bitterness and a dry finish. medium body, crisp smooth and refreshing. Well balanced with a bit of character, spot on. This is a great beer for the style. Goes down way too easy. Well worth checking out

One of the first of this category at Systembolaget several years ago. Some time since last taste of this as well. Pours amber towards brown, high carbonation. Peach but also metal in the aroma. Slightly smokey malt, medium hoppiness. Still enjoyable.

Yep,copper red.mild head good lacing. Mineral,hop aroma,dark carmel-munich? aroma.Pretty solid hoppy aroma.Malty,minerally and fairly hoppy overall.Pretty pleasant. Nice carmelly malty taste with a good hoppy presence,very good bittering with a carmel toffe along for the ride.This is one of the better/unique pale ales ive had in a while.Fully malty carmel/roasty mouthfeel.Dry toastiness in taste but pretty hoppy in flavor also.This is a pale ale with lots of flavor and character,its pretty nice-i havent been inspired much recently til i had this pale ale.

Pours light amber with white head. Smells malty with some floral notes. Taste is mostly light malts with a little hops. Simple straight forward pale lager. Good, but not exciting or interesting.

clear amber, smooth bege gead. Nice hoppy flowery aroma, flavor is malry, flowery, faint syrup

Nice color and big foamy head. Really liking what north coast is bringing to the table. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

12 oz bottle from Binnys sample rack. Pours orange with tan head. Mild nose...very mild...Bottle may be past it’s (hoppy) prime...tasty but not too much so...