Deschutes Cinder Cone Red Ale

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

This is my new favorite beer! Deschutes brewery just changed all of their labels, but the quality of the ale is as good as last year's beer. It is beautiful dark red, with a rich malty after-taste. Yet it is light enough to enjoy more than one with dinner. Or lunch. I have only had it in bottles, but appriciated it so much that I went to the brewery to try Cinder Cone on tap, but they didn't have it in October (since it is a winter beer) but they may have it now. This is an awsome beer from an awesome brewery - I highly reccomend it.

Either this is better than last years or I just forgot how darned good this is. The color, aroma, flavor, hop bittnerness, everything is EXCELLENT. Buy it, you won’t be disappointed.

Pours with a generous orange tinged creamy/rock quickly diminishing head. Color is penny copper orange with every so slightly foggy body. Aroma of sweet rich malts, flower/pine hops, and a hint of alcohol. Flavor of bitter hops,flower hops, sweet malt, and a hint of bubble gum. Body is perfect; a medium palate with just enough carbonation to keep the tongue happy. THE best amber I have ever tasted.

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!

This beer is underated. A smooth red with great taste. Best on tap, but bottles taste great as well. Spendy but well worth the money.

Has a great red hue, nice hoppy flavor, light and crisp to the palate, excellent beer overall.

I had this on tap at the local brew festival--'03. The Cindercone was the talk of the show. Red amber with a decent head--small, fine bubbles that left quantities of lace behind. The taste is hard to describe--it's very different from almost anything I've had. Rich malt body with complex sweetness, but a massive hop presence that just makes your taste buds tingle. It's a very bold beer, and not for everyone, but that said. This was my favorite domestic beer of 2003--It's impressive

Had heard good things about this brew so I decided to at least try a "single" 12 ozer Lovelly old fashioned raised pattern brown bottle. Label has a picture of a snowboarder..but thats the only bad thing about this beer Poured beer into glass..got a small head which quickly turned into a fine lace..the beer itself is a wonderful deep reddish brown Wonderful smell of hops in ths just great. Tastes good a litle bitter ..hoppy of course ..good. Very drinkable..i will buy this again next year if it comes out again. I really am blessed living up here in Gods Country ( Oregon) ..so many great breweries!