Deschutes Cinder Cone Red Ale

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

aroma of caramel, toasted malt, resin. copper-amber clear with off white head. good carbonation with a little gristy weight. hops kept in check. so smooth it flirts with bland.

Bottle. Pours a nice amber. Nice pointed hop to this one, malt backbone is very nice. Nice balance and an easy session drink.

Pours a slightly hazed medium-copper color with a rich, creamy, light-tan head that leaves nice solid films of lacing. Aroma is smooth sweet citrus an pineapple hops balanced evenly with a solid caramel malt character. Flavor is identical to the aroma. Excellent balance and a dry, lightly bitter finish. Smooth and tasty. Pretty much a quintessential west coast amber.

Appearance – Pours a dark amber color with light orange edges. When held up to the light it brightens up to a light reddish orange. The small ¼ finger off-white head emerges from the lava red brew below and leaves some straggly lace behind. This looks like a malty IPA. Smell – The Amarillo hops really come through with the first whiff. Everything is a bit muted, but there is some caramel and mostly floral hops coming through. Taste – A lot maltier than expected from the nose. The hops are a lot muted in the taste than I expected as well. It is funny, this beer is flip-flopped when it comes to taste and smell. This does taste very well balanced with the caramel malts and the choice hops; very well balanced. The caramel taste is a lighter taste, not too in your face. Mouthfeel – Nice and light. This beer is here is quench your thirst on a hot (somewhat, it is a spring seasonal after all) day. The carbonation is prickly and satisfying. Drinkability – This is a damn good amber ale. I know it is not the same “style,” but I would take this over nugget nectar any day of the week.

Pours a dark tan .. Medium 1.5 inch head, leaves awesome brussels lace .. . moderate sweetness, maple, cookie, ketchup flavours .. . soft carbonation, easy to drink, not awfully complex, but tasty .. a great standard line up brew, nice level of bitterness.. .

Bottle as shown. Pours a clear dark amber with a medium frothy light tan head that leaves behind good sticky lacing along the glass. The aroma is a light floral hops with some roast and nuts. Thin mouthfeel with a bitter hops with a nice citrus finish. Easy to drink, a very good amber ale from Deschutes.

Not great but pretty darn solid. Pleasant easy drinker. Good balance. Will drink again for sure. Glad it’s in texas. Would love to see Deschutes turn this into an imperial red.

Poured from Bottle into Pint glass. Pours a very nice glowing copper color with a couple fingers of off-white head that dissipates into a lasting layer around the glass. The aroma has spicy, citrus notes from the hops and maybe just a touch of malt. Flavor have piney hops and sweet caramel malt with a pleasant bitterness that is light. It has a creamy medium body. This is an extremely sessionable ale.