Coronado Red Devil

Brewed by Coronado Brewing Company
Style: American Strong Ale
Coronado, California USA

22oz bottle. Dark red orange with a large off white head. Heavy sweet malt with citrus hop tones in the aroma. Ruddy caramel and alefruit flavors dominate. Bready character with citric and earthy hops. Heavy lingering sweetness in the finish some hop presence. Mouthfeel is a heavy medium.

Appearance: Pours a clear, reddish body missing any sign of a head. It’s red, alright, let’s see how devilish it is. Smell: A solid caramel maltiness along with hoppy notes of citrus, tree blossoms, wood, and mint. Taste: Toasty dark caramel with a medium amount of sweetness. Biting citrusy, floral hop component. Also, hints of wood and dried mint leaves. Earthy, medium-high bitterness. Touch of acidity. Slightly warming on the more than slightly bitter finish. Mouthfeel: A bit above medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Drinkability: Stunned to see this is over 10%, I certainly wouldn’t have guessed that. A decent strong ale with a punchy hoppiness.

On tap at Coronado Brewery in San Diego, CA--Dark, amber chestnut body with a minuscule gray head. Sweet mal nose with boozy alcohol very well masked. Very very good.

Pours dark ruby red-brown with thin head. sweet caramel and hop aroma. bitter hop taste followed by sweet caramel and light molasses flavor. Good brew.

Pours a transparent copper amber with a spotty-lacing cream-colored head. Aroma of fresh, resiny piny hops with a toasty sweet caramel malty balance. Body starts fairly full and caramel malty sweet with a sticky resiny hop character. Nice sweet and hoppy balance with a crisp, bittersweet finish. A good imperial red.

Pours a beautiful rust color with a small thin tan head, and average lacing. Average carbonation with a smell of sweet, sweet hops. Tastes of strong hops and sweet malts. Very hoppy yet very balanced with a strong malt backbone. This is hoppy for the style, yet it is soo good. Drink and Enjoy!

Pours an amber red color with an off white head. Aroma is malty, caramel, grain, and citrus hops. Flavor is malty, caramel, grain, and a bitter citrus finish.

Bottle and enjoyed in my GI IPA tulip: Pours a deep reddish brown hue with a huge fluffy head which left outstanding lace upon the glass. The aroma has a surprisingly fresh resiny and citric hop profile along with nice caramel and rye bread malt, hint of hazelnut, simple syrup, and a peaty earthy yeast vapour.

The taste pretty much matches the nose with a hop forward character balanced somewhat by sweet and sugary malts. A wicked nice hop spice and minerally finish with just a trace of alcohol. The mouth feel is sharp and aggressive with a chalky and metallic finish, again only a slight warming upon the chest as I drank it.

This is what American Strong Ales are all about, brash bold and hoppy. This is more hoppy than many IIPA out there but then has some nice balance too. I would have to say that this beer is vastly underrated. MIKEY LIKEY and even better than Yulesmith Winter IMO.