Taps Irish Red

Brewed by Taps Fish House and Brewery
Style: Irish Ale
Brea, California USA

Serve in English pint

Draft. An amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of malt, straw, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and bread. The body is thick.

On tap. Clear amber golden with an off-white head. Sweetish aroma of roasted malts. Medium body, roasted malt with a little caramel. Finishes dry with a whiff of sulphur. 060709

From tap at the brewpub. Pours golden hazzlenut brown with a small off-white head. Breadish and roasted malt aroma. Roasted breadish malt flavoured. Light bitterness and subdued roasted flavours. Roasted and delicate bitter finish.

Date: 12/03/2006
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

clear gold, wispy off white head, dry caramel malt flavor, well balanced hops, light lingering bitter finish

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.8/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4

On tap. Pours with a clear amber body and a small tan head. Aroma reminds me of irish whiskey for some reason, light fruit notes, dry and possibly burnt caramel. Taste is fruity, grainy, dry, diacetyl. Slick mouthfeel, medium fizz. My least favorite Taps beer that I have tried to date.

Sampled on tap at Taps on 7/10/2010 from a 2 oz sampler. This Irish Ale pours a light copper amber color. Small to medium sized white foamy head. The aroma is caramel and biscuit, with a touch of caramel and peat. A medium bodied Irish Ale. The malts are caramel and fruity. The hops are herbal. Nice balance. Good carbonation. Nice malty finish. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet.

Pours reddish with no head. Aroma of toffee and caramel malts. Sweet initially with caramel and toffee with a moderately bitter finish. Well made like most of their offerings.

ON tap at brewery. Clear light copper with a fizzy white head. Caramel malt aroma and taste with some roasty bready notes.