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Rock Bottom Erik the Red Ale

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
553.04/5.03.03/5.0-57English pint, Shaker
Commercial Description:
Rich and red, you'll love it! We do! Beautiful ruby red color with a rich malty body and an assertive tangy nose. We use only imported malts to create this unique red ale. Editor's Note: This is a Rock Bottom standard brew and is found in several locations, especially in the Midwest.
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 robertsreality (2460), Minnesota, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/512/20
Aug 9, 2004  
Minnapolis: Red Coloring. Small Head. Some Malts. Little Bitter. Pretty Decent...Average, Not Real Distinctive But Easy Enough to Drink.


 JMerritt (1317), Macomb, Illinois, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/512/20
Jun 30, 2004  
Sampled at the Chicago location. Clear red with a small, off-white and mostly diminishing head. Good lacing. Light molasses aroma, with some light pine and grapefruity hops intermixed. Lightly bitter flavor, with a lightly acidic finish. Medium bodied and slightly oily on the palate.


 garrison (455), Cin. city, Ohio, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/57/20
Aug 15, 2003  
There was a "Rock Bottom Brewery" in downtown Cincinnati where I tried this stuff... I found it to be very ordinary microbrew stuff, tastey but not really memorable.


 heykevin (1269), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 9, 2003  
Tap, Chicago. Beautiful cascade aroma. Nice caramelly malt flavor with some depth. Fairly estery.


 EKGoldings (447), Radford, Virginia, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/104/513/20
Jul 18, 2003  
Nice color, decent malt taste, aroma of Cascades throws the balance a bit. Sweetness lingers. A good beer but not a remarkable beer in any way.


 DrnkMcDermott (1847), Downers Grove, Illinois, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jun 25, 2003  
Draft, downtown Chicago I joked with the server whether their brewmaster would be competing with 3 Floyds and Flossmoor Station for the hoppiest ale around, but the answer is obviously no. I really can't find fault with it, just nothing to stir the imagination. They claim it's their hoppiest regualr beer, and there is a nice hop nose to it.


 Nuffield (2723), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/511/20
Dec 22, 2002  
Flavor like kids’ chewable vitamins. Light hop profile with decent malt balance. (at Minneapolis location)


 austinpowers (2828), New York, New York, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/102/511/20
Dec 4, 2002  
More of a dark than a red. What IS a red anyway? Lots of Cascade hops assault the drinker like Erik the Red once did with his Norse Viking armies. A bit overwhelming and amber-ish.



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