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Thomas Hooker Irish Red Ale

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7594
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Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 132   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.24   IBU: 21   EST. CALORIES: 159   ABV: 5.3%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
This traditional red ale gets its unique color from an interesting blend of pale, caramel and roasted malts which promote a sweetness that’s then balanced with crisp, authentic English-style hops. A very unique and drinkable red that’s also favored by amber-lovers. And not only on St.Paddy’s day, but the other 364 days of the year as well.


3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
ben4321 (2053) - Hoboken, New Jersey, USA - NOV 23, 2011
UPDATED: NOV 28, 2011 Location: 12 oz bottle from Buy Rite, 11/23/11

Aroma: The nose has caramel malts, smoke, roast, and just a bit of earth
Appearance: It pours a mahogany color with a thick, foamy beige head and some lace
Flavor: The taste is medium-sweet throughout, with just a bit of tartness in the finish
Palate: The body is light-medium, it has a slightly airy and tingly feel, and a fairly short duration
Overall Impression: This is a solid Irish Red. The random tartness that comes through is a little odd, but otherwise it is fairly on style. This is a decent beer.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
jkwood04 (1201) - Connecticut, USA - OCT 5, 2011
12oz bottle. Aroma of pale, bready malts with a little bit of floral hops. Flavor about the same. Could be stronger on both hops and malts. Average texture. An average beer.

3.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
kidmartinek (1750) - austin, Texas, USA - AUG 23, 2011
Deep amber. Long lasting off-white head. Sweet grassy aroma like the blonde. Little bitter finish.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
jjuf1853 (950) - Land O Lakes, Florida, USA - AUG 17, 2011
Bottle. Amber red pour with an of white head. Rich sweet maltiness in the aroma. Similar flavor with some nice roasted caramel malt notes.

3
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
gsmitty80 (1360) - Washington DC, USA - JUN 23, 2011
This was a pretty standard red ale. It had nice flavor and was easy to drink. The color was a true copper red and aroma was sweet.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
BelgianBeerGal (2102) - Dayton Area, Ohio, USA - MAY 17, 2011
Draft in C-Springs as Red Robin’s house ale. It was surprisingly nice but it makes sense now since I see that Thomas Hooker brews it. Really nice Irish Ale with an excellent hop flavor and gentle background bitterness.

2.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
Ernesto987 (1246) - Connecticut, USA - MAY 12, 2011
Bubble gum nose very amber pour candy molasses flavor kinda candy Kent goldening hops used the malt flavors are kinda weird and bad sorry

3.4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
DiarmaidBHK (1392) - Pennsylvania, USA - APR 18, 2011
Pours reddish brown with an inch of white head. Leaves a fair amount of lacing. Minor toast notes on the nose. Big malty roasted flavor on the tongue which complements buffalo wings very well.


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