Aruba Red

Brewed by Anheuser-Busch InBev
Style: Amber Ale
St. Louis, Missouri USA

On tap at the King of Prussia PA Bahama Breeze. Pours a translucent red amber with a small off white head. Aroma is light, some caramel, malt and hops. Taste like a Bud product. A little more malt and slight roastiness. Nothing special here. Went ok with the food.

Ok so I had no idea that this was a AB product...but even without knowing it I haven’t really thought much of it the few times I have had it at Bahama Breeze in Sunrise, FL. Amber color pour with a malty and boring aroma. The flavor is even more boring thant he aroma. Kind of sweet wtih malt tones and very little hops. Skip it please!

This beer is not bad and it’s cheap. Tastes like what would happen if you mixed Amber Bock and Killian’s together, and I always thought that this was just Amber Bock with a private label for Bahama Breeze.

The aroma has sweet biscuits and a small but detectable amount of hops. The appearance is deep amber with an average head. The flavor is like the aroma with a caramel element. The palate is smooth. I like this one pretty good but it has just a bit of an astringent taste to it.

Appearance: Red-amber body with a small, fizzy, off-white head. Highly effervescent. Why so gosh-darned fizzy, Aruba Red? Smell: Unimpressive, mild aroma smelling of toasted grains. Taste: Lightly toasted maltiness with a fair amount of sweetness. Very faint spicy hops with an almost imperceptible bitterness. Finishes with a lingering taste of shabby, flabby grains. Mouthfeel: Light-bodied. Fizzy, biting carbonation. Too fizzy, in fact, this thing is like a beer-flavored soda. Drinkability: Overall, it’s a bit reminiscient of Killian’s. Easy drinking, but the high level of carbonation leaves you belching into tomorrow. Come to Bahama Breeze for the food, not for the beer.

I think this was listed as Captain Tony’s Amber at Captain Tony’s in Key West. In any event, the name denotes a beach area and Key West fits that description quite nicely. Pours average amber with a subtle roasted malt and peach aroma. Watery mouthfeel with slight hints of peach. Wasn’t expecting to get a rating from this place (if you’ve been there, you know why), but what the hey. It was free with my Key West Ghost Tour ticket.

ln a place where all of the tap handles are Macros, you just know that this beer has to suck ass. Served in a 2Ooz glass. Pours a clear, amber color. Egg-shell colored, creamy head. Aroma has a light caramel, toffee notes. The flavor is quite impressive. Rich deep caramel malt character. Surprisingly flavorfull. Calming hop bitterness creates the perfect balance to this refreshing brew. Sticky sweetness and hop flavors linger on the palate. Why can’t the other A-B beers be so rewarding. Damn, I really enjoyed this beer. Cheers. 4,4,8,5,15

At th Cleveland area Bahama Breeze, with a spicy Mahi-Mahi. I think the bright orange/red color and thick foamy head are the best things about this brew. Oh, except that the 2 inch head made that 20 oz glass of beer seem more like a pint. Not much aroma, a little malty. Taste is thin and mostly sweet with an almost plasticy aftertaste. It was best when ice cold - it lost points as it gained temperature.