Coronado Mermaids Red Ale

Brewed by Coronado Brewing Company
Style: Amber Ale
Coronado, California USA

Very cool dark red color. Medium white foamy head. Aroma is malt, sweet, brown sugar and sweet. A medium bodied red/amber. Malts are fruity and sweet. Hops are slightly bitter and spicy. Very malty, it could be a little hoppier. Kind of ramped up amber. Malt seem a little intense. Nicely balanced. Touch of hop bitterness at the finish. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and crisp. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.

Pours quite dark with a decent head that leaves quickly like a scorned woman and leaves in her wake a tattered bubbly lace. Malty aromas make their way forward with a touch of spicy hop. Full nectar with creamy residual effers feels good going down. I almost want to chew it. A solid malt backbone with a fist full of hop essence to balance make this a fine specimen indeed. The finish lingers and bitters to a fine tune. Good beer guys!

A- Pours a dark and opaque amber hue with a huge, craggy white head that is mostly sustaining, tons of thick lacing throughout S- Nose is dominated by caramel malt aromas, some sweet hops and a hint of sugary bubblegum, breads and yeast far in the background T- Wow, great taste is characterized initially by sweet bread and caramel malts that are not too cloying, in the middle comes some citrus and pine hops, and finishing with a subtle dry bitterness that sticks around for a few seconds M- Medium-bodied amber ale, smooth and slick texture with an ideal amount of carbonation D- Label states 5.7%abv which is well-masked, this is one high quality amber that is in my session beer range, the Coronado brewers have done a great job with this revised recipe and I would put this at the top of my Amber List

Bottle. Pours dark reddish with a moderate off-white head that diminished slowly and left some lacing. Aroma is rich toasted malts, slightly fruity with a mild floral hoppiness. Rich sweet malty flavor, nice balance of hops give this a pleasant bite. Medium body and gentle carbonation. Nice beer overall

Fresh malt and chocolate aroma. Beautiful dark red with brown tint and a khaki colored fluff head that thins out eventually. Grapefruit citrus flavor and some sweet malts with chocolate or caramel. Acidic feeling but i’d say it was still medium bodied with a nice dryness.

This was the surpise of the night for me. 22 oz bomber. Dark red in color with a nice head. Aromas were very malty. Caramel and toasted bread. Flavors were very very toasty. More caramel, some fruitiness, then back to the toast. Some bitterness on the finish, but the toasted malt really seemed on display here. Very Good.

Draft at brewery in Coronado, CA: Mahogany color, no head or lacing. Nose of sweet caramel malts and a bit of earthy malts. The flavor is balanced with light fruity hops and a malt forward body. Smooth finish very nice red ale.

Pours a dark brownish red with a fluffy light brown head. Aroma is caramel, malt and a good dose of hops. Flavor is caramel, lots of hops, and enough malt to balance it out. Slightly nutty and earty with some lingering spices that compliment it’s bitter finish. For an amber ale this is rockin, really digging the hop / flavor profile. Atypical of the style but it’s very welcome in my house.