Rock Bottom South Denver Red Rocks Red

Brewed by Rock Bottom South Denver
Style: Amber Ale
Englewood, Colorado USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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On tap at the Downtown Denver location. Labeled simply as "Red Ale". Pours with a clear orange body with a small tan head. Aromas are malty and bready with caramel and light esters. Flavors are bready, malty, toasty, caramel, and a bit of a fruity estery note. Tastes a touch stale. Lighter bodied, thin and a bit uninspiring.

Had this as the house red at the downtown Denver location. Amber-red colour. Nice earthy hops - was dry-hopped with Galaxy (I don’t know this hop) and I don’t really get anything unusual. But a nice beer, with good balance of amber/red malt character and earthy hops.

Tap @ downtown Rock Bottom, Denver. Pours amber with a small white head. Aroma of malt, caramel. Taste is weak roasted malts, caramel and light floral hops. Thin to medium body, soft carbonation. Not bad, just boring. 140311

Clear dark amber color. Nose is loaded with pale and crystal malt. Taste comes out of nowhere with a bit of cherries on the start, a finish ligering with molasses, and a malty toffee middle. Medioum body makes it very drinkable. Not bad, but not stellar.

On tap at the Denver airport. Deep reddish amber pour with a small off-white head on top of it.  Malty caramel aroma, very bready with a little toast and earth.  Malty English style flavor, lots of caramel and toffee, with subtle earthy Noble hops and a slight plastic note.  Clean on the palate with medium body and low carbonation.  Not great overall, probably below average.

Tap at the DIA venue. Pours clear red with a beige head. Light caramel aroma. Flavor is red roast malt. Possibly a little touch of chocolate. Finishes just a bit malty.

Pours a deep, rich amber, moderate head. Nothing too special but still enjoyable.

(Draught) Pours a clear amber body with a medium cream head. Aroma of caramel, toffee, and dough. Flavor of caramel malt, nuts, toffee, toasted grain, and light citrus.

Tap at DIA location. Pours a translucent deep amber with a bubbly off white rocky head. Aroma of malty sweet notes, toffee, nuts, light floral and citrus hop notes. Flavor of toasted malt, caramel, nuts, moderate hop bitterness. Floral and citrusy notes from the hops.

Tap at Denver International Airport, on the way home after GABF ’09.
Pours a classic mahogany with amber highlights and an earthy, vegetable malt, sweet hops, and celery. Flavor is celery malt and cherry-roasted nuts. Average, semi-thick and lingering on the tongue. Too earthy and too veggie-ish.