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Roots Organic Island Red

Roots Organic Island Red

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An Altbier brewed by
Roots Organic Brewing

Portland, Oregon USA

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223.35/5.03.31/5.00.495.6%75.4 Kölsch/Altbier P  Stats

Commercial Description:
We call this a red stout. A very full bodied complex ale brewed with a good amount of oats which help give this red a very rich and creamy head.
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 steview (715), Oceanside, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Apr 27, 2008  
they apparently call it a red stout, the label says it is only a red organic ale, and RateBeer.com says it is an altbier... what the f*** is it? it is an earthy, sweet, and mildly spicy ale with nothing much going on for it; whatever, dude.


 ABUSEDGOAT (1784), California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/512/20
Apr 8, 2008  
Darker amber colored. Aroma is caramel, toffee, somewhat hoppy (variety I just can’t get into). Medium bodied, moderate to high bitterness. OK.


 jjpm74 (2533), Connecticut, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Apr 8, 2008  
Pours reddish copper with a thin tan head. Smells of rich creamy malt, some spice. Tastes mildly bitter with a nice compliment of sweet malt and touches of earthiness on the finish.


 rkuhnel (904), Eureka, California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Mar 24, 2008  
From a 22 oz bottle this poured a ruby red color with a moderate tan head and good lacing. Nice nose of caramel malts, grassy hops, and fruit. Rich mouthfeel and high carbonation. Flavor of fruits and a bitter finish.


 riversideAK (1323), Shoreline, Washington, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/102/510/20
Mar 16, 2008  
Dark amber. Almost a gusher. Huge carbonation, gigantic head. Aroma is toasty, but not in a good way. Some earthy organic hops too. Light toast, not sweet, lmild earthy bitterness. Too carbonated, seemingly thin, and unpleasant flavors that did not mesh well at all in my opinion. Maybe I got a bad bottle.




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