Deschutes Cinder Cone Red Ale

Brewed by Deschutes Brewery
Style: Amber Ale
Bend, Oregon USA

12oz bottle: pours amber brown with decent offwhite head, aroma dominated by citrus hops, flavor has good hop bite with some caremel coming through, this beer tastes like a mix of an amber and IPA. pretty good i like.

On tap at Boise Front Door Pours out a light amber topped with a off white head. Light hops on this amber. A nice sweet tast to go with the light hops. WOW I don’t know why i did try this easy to get brew before. Very nice amber.

Bottle. Poured deep red with a lasting thick white head. Floral hoppy aroma, with a touch of banana. Nice flavour, with toffee notes among the hoppiness. Lasting hop finish.

pours a cloudy copper with a medium size beige head, good lacing. smell of roasted nuts, caramel, malt, touch of spice, a little cocoa in the back. taste first hits you with malts, some caramel, pine, grapefruit, roasted nuts, well balanced middle, ends on the bitter side, aftertaste leave the tongue tingling and mouth bitter. overall more hoppy than your fathers amber, well done.

12 ounce bottle. Seasonal ale. This is my favorite beer. It is not the best beer that I have ever had, but it is my favorite. The distinction lies in that it is consistent, I can drink it with pretty much any food I pair it with, and that I never tire of drinking it. Some of the best beers that I have had only work in particular settings or with particular types of foods. Not Cinder Cone Red. It pleases all of the time. The pour delivers a rich garnet body with a long-lasting ivory head. The body is clear with carbonation that is light, lively, and ever present. The lacing is excellent and intricate. The aroma is complex. Caramel is the primary malt aroma. Light citrus, and a flourish of pine, on occasion, represent the hops. The other aromas are raisin, plum, cherry, and red wine. The flavor "pulls back" ever so slightly from the aroma to concentrate on four primary tastes: caramel, cherry, plum, and a faint red wine. The focus in the midst of complexity is what really makes this ale shine! Yet, it is also an easily accessible beer. The initial flavor is sweet, matures into a light bitterness, and finishes with a combination of sweet and bitter that lingers. It is lightly oily on the tongue. Every so often, a hint of pine sneaks in to tease. Cinder Cone Red is an ale for all occasions. I can imagine it with potato chips or roast duck. It works well during a nice meal or refreshes after mowing the lawn. I think I need one right now!

Best by date: 6/20/08. Pours reddish brown from the bottle with an off-white good amount of head. Lots of lacings. Aroma is piney resinous and sweet. Flavor is bitter hops with a very sweet maltiness. Nicely balanced not quite crisp but close. Medium dry finish. Exceptional brew. If you could only have one micro--brew a day this would be a good choice. Highly recommended.

2008 Bottle - A great product from Deschutes, prominent but subtle hops, sweet malt finish, this is a wonderful spring ale that perfectly fills that transitional period between seasons, I just wish it was more red...

Amber with a thin off white head. Aroma is lightly hoppy, crystal malt, caramel, toasty. Taste is malty, light caramel, light roastiness to it.