Town Hall Red Ochre Irish Ale

my first taste of this new Irish Red Ale comes directly from the growler in to a glass... Clear and completely red in appearance, with a more than adequate supply of foam up above, a creamy, puffy cap. Good. Nose is all malt and fruit, grape and cherry, with a small quotient of hops in attendance, sweet, livley, lovely. Tasting: juuuust right, a nice meld of hops and malt, just enough of both for the style...well, maybe enough for me, too much for others...easy drinking, lean bodied, fully flavored, sleek, yet multi-faceted, much going on here, more than a mere drinker, this....nothing wrong with that, nay, so much the better...a tasty malty, hoppy toss ’em backer just meant for what I now discover is known as the St. Patrick’s Season. (Why on Earth should the Irish get only a day, when Germany gets a whole month?)(Quick, Belgium, invent a holiday!) ’tis a good red ale, tickles my tastebuds plenty.

Normally irish reds don’t interest me all that much, since they are usually malt dominated with little use of hops. This was a refreshing brew. Caramel, light fruit, make this a good session drinker. There is enough flavor to keep me at least intrigued.

Red-amber color. Biscuity caramel aroma with hints of cranberry. Strong medium malt taste with a tint of floral hops at the finish. Incredibly easy and inoffensive, likely to both the discerning and the non-discerning. Almost as if it’s made to be consumed en masse by the almost Irish hordes.

Brown Amber Color with White Ring. Sweet Caramel Malt and Fruited Aroma. Toasted Malt Notes...Biscuity...A Solid Hop Charge..Notably Amarillo... Overall A Notably Present Hopped Irish Ale, But Still Balanced Enough to Make you Come Back for More... Balanced Clean Aftertaste....with Some Lingering Dry Hops on the Palate Afterwards. Not Being a Hop Head. I Still Found This to be an Enjoyable Seasonal.

Tap at pub. clear Reddish/copper with a light tan head. Great sweet malt backbone. Very easy drinking and a nice change of pace from the hop bombs.