Back Street Rita Red Ale

On draft at Vista location. Color was dark auburn with a light brown head. For the style, the flavor and aroma were good. Aroma of red malt, almost strong ale smelling. Caramel and fruit. Flavor of cocoa, fruit, red malt. A bit unrefined, but still good tasting.

If I were stuck on a desert island with kegs of this stuff and a beautiful woman, I’d kill her so she wouldn’t drink the beer...it’s that good.

On-tap at Vista location. Pours dark red/brown with a moderate sized, offwhite head. Smells dark fruity malty sweet. Tastes malty red fruit sweet with some hops, sweet. Medium body, crisp carbonation.

Sample at the Irvine brewpub. The beer is a clear dark reddish-amber color with a thin and creamy beige head that burns away slowly. Stringy lacing. Aroma of caramel and toasted malt. Medium, clean body with flavors of sweet caramel malt, nuts and mild hops. The finish is roasted nuts and malt with a lingering sweetness left over. Slightly above average overall.

Tap @ Vista location. Poured a slightly hazed red-copper color with no head. The aroma was of sweet nutty malt. Toasted malt flavor.

[Part of sampler @Vista, CA] pours a red/burgandy colour smokey, strong alcohol aftertaste, warm and bitter, carmel and malt floavour

on tap-pours an off white head and copper/red color. Aroma is mild medium malt-caramel/hint of chocolate/molasses, peat. Taste is medium malt-caramel/molasses, secondary earthy hops, hint of fruit.

Date: 11/29/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

clear amber, fine beige head, streaks of drippy lace, sweet cara.el malt aroma with a touch of floral hops, sweet caramel malt flavor, touch of bready character, light balancing hops lead to a light bitter finish,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4