Beermanns Rip Roarin Red Ale

Brewed by Beermanns Beerwerks Brewery
Style: Amber Ale
Lincoln, California USA

Shared with blankboy, GregClow and HogTown Harry, bottle courtesy of GregClow. Dark amber, small tan head. Some sort of candy brown sugar aroma - very interesting. Bubble gum taste again? Some malty, butter like sweetness to the taste. Some harshness too - not quite well balanced. Hints of chocolate as well. Thin mouthfeel. Slight hops at the end. A nice beer, just not quite balanced enough to be considered excellent.

Bottle from Trader Joe’s, San Diego - shared with blankboy, HogTownHarry and tupalev. Ruby brown colour with a small tan head. Both aroma and flavour are surprisingly complex - notes of burnt sugar, cocoa, roasted malt, peat smoke, and a smooth & robust hoppiness to round things out. Like the lager, this was a completely random purchase, and one that I’m glad I made.

Bottle (12oz). Shared with blankboy, GregClow and Tupalev, bottle courtesy of GregClow. Poured clear reddish brown with a small quick-diminishing tan head. Light roast malt aroma, with interesting melange of resiny oil-based paint, mushrooms, hops, milk chocolate and peat. Flavour started with burnt toffee malt sweetness, faintly of chocolate, then an almost harsh hop bitterness muscled in - also musty damp wood, roasted pine nuts; not as sweet as I must make it sound, a wonderfully complex brew, quite a surprise. Mouthfeel is constantly shifting - hoppy/malty/chocolate back to hops, then caramel - it’s a decent bodied brew, but with all the flavour action it seems somehow it should be fuller-bodied. The reminded me of a youthful, lighter version of the aged Elizabethan (Harvest) Ale we sample a few months back, just not so syrupy-sweet and more hops (less alcohol too). Very nice - highly recommended.

Bottle. Pours brownish orange ruby with a smallish head, aroma is roasty sweet malt and bitter. Flavor is toasted orange, caramel, some spice and a earthy hops bitter finish. Overall this works very well, quite enjoyable.

Poursa deep brown/amber hue with a light off-white head. Aromas of Caramel, toffee, honey, roasted nuts and little raisiny. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with a full finish. Flavors of caramel, light bitterness, honey, a little more caramel, roasted nuts. Wow....I need to buy more of this from Trajer joes for only 5.99 a sixer.

Pours with a deep red body topped by a thick, off-white head with some lacing. The aroma is slightly sweet and malty with a note of flowers, a touch of carmel, some fruity notes, and a slight hoppiness. The flavor is similar with a bit more bitter hoppiness to it and a slight medicinal note. Medium bodiied and slightly warming.

Red-brown in hue, with a strong hop smell (almost IPA level). However, it certainly isn’t an IPA, which is okay, for this is a fine red ale nonetheless. Their description of the the beer is suprisingly good, especially about the dryhopping coming out in the end. Has a faint hint of nuttiness as well.

Clear reddish amber hue, good head formation. Caramel malt and citrus fruit aroma. Well balanced palate just enough fruity citrus bite to counter the chocolatey/caramel malt palate. Refreshing and flavorful, top notch amber.