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Casco Bay Riptide Red Ale 3.23 135

Casco Bay Riptide Red Ale

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1353.25/5.03.23/5.05.4%86.5English pint
Commercial Description:
Our flagship, this Irish-Style Red Ale proudly won a gold medal at the 2000 World Beer Cup. A combination of 5 different malts and 3 hop varietals, carefully blended, results in a perfect balance. Full-flavored and medium-bodied, the Riptide Red provides surprising complexity for such an easy-drinking brew.
O.G. 1056
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 cfranz (261), Acton, Massachusetts, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Oct 12, 2004  
This was smooth & red. Malty, no discernible hops. Had a nice body and was easy to drink. Medium to high carbonation


Joem1 (4), Portland, Maine, USA
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4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/518/20
Jan 31, 2005  
World class Irish style ale. Great nose, nice appearance and a geat balanced taste


 turtlehead (111), Nottingham, New Hampshire, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Mar 5, 2002  
A wonderful red. I would have to say that it is the closest thing to Full Sail Amber available in the northeast.


 Dickinsonbeer (3496), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Aug 21, 2002  
The best Red ale I have had so far. Beautiful red appearance and nice creamy biege head. Flavor was malty and creamy smooth with some ameican hops and nice smooth american or irish yeast flavors. Reminds me of my own homebrewed red ale. Nice full aroma and mouthfeel and very smooth and creamy. Outstanding.


 ericnixon (719), Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 29, 2003  
On tap somewhere in Maine. Thie beer had a beautiful deep reddish brown color with a wonderful hoppy taste. simply amazing stuff.


 AlchemistZ (493), Richmond, Virginia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 25, 2005  
Aroma is rich in toasted mashmallow, toffeeish malted hops, and sea salt. A very English character that is almost candy-like. Flavor profile is incredibly complex. It starts off with soft caramel, moving to a dollop of hops blending with a dry chocolate, then finishing with a drying finish battling with hop flavor at the top of the palate. The entire flavor profile is wrapped in an encompassing, mouthfilling crystal malt character. This could best be described as toasting mashmallow on the beach over a campfire. My favorite from this brewery.


 lagermonkey (597), Marietta, Georgia, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
May 9, 2005  
From a 12oz bottle. Best Enjoyed Before Nov 2003 (Review from September 2003) Well, it’s definitely red... Deep bright red with small quickly-dissipating white head. Lace evident. The smell is dry. A light sweet smell. Taste is spicy and dry. Malty with hints of fruit. Nice dry hoppy finish. Light to medium-bodied. Quite tasty. A very good red ale.


 Berley31 (198), New Brunswick, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/104/517/20
Jun 22, 2009  
Bottle. Poured with a very small, off-white head. Body is mostly clear with a trace of haziness, and a dark amber color. Good aroma... average maltiness present, some caramel, and light yeast. Great on the palate: smooth, medium-body with a creamy texture; soft carbonation. Progresses well to the terrific flavor: caramel and malt, nice and creamy, with a medium-duration finish. The beer does not look like anything special, but it’s easiest one of the best Irish Reds I’ve tasted... could drink this all day for sure.



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