Deschutes Cinder Cone Red Ale

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

Light brown with a red tinge. Medium head. Light amarillo aroma all the way...Refreshing mix of bready malts, citrus and a bitter finish. Balanced well, but still packs plenty of hops. Great beer to bust out at the top of a long hike.

Very good red. Full of nice bitter, refreshing hops. Body has some malt, but is still very dry. Pours red with foamy tannish head.

Pours classic amber w/ a full, semi creamy froth that recedes to a contiguous brewers lace. Aromas of snappy citrus rind and malty caramel. Very nice! Medium nectar w/ ample residual effers creates a velvety texture. Balanced malt to hops ratio w/ a defined caramely grapefruit character. The finish is bittered perfectly w/ grapefruit rind.

12oz bottle. Pours a clear, bright orange-amber color; off-white head with patchy, fine-bubbled lacing. Solid amounts of red fruits, caramel, and juicy orange bitterness in the aroma; nicely balanced nose. Medium mouthfeel: chewy, resiny orange and earthy bitterness, toffee and caramel (light sweetness), and red fruits; nicely balanced, slightly dry and well-bittered amber ale; nicely drinkable. Medium finish: red fruits, orange peel, and touches of caramel; balanced at the far end.

Bottle, Nice lacing with a darkish copper color, and a nice beige/tan head. Nice amarillo hops, and carmel malts. A very nice amber ale, plenty of flavor, full well rounded citric and floral hops, balanced against medium sweet malts. Pretty tasty.

Clear light brown with a small creamy white head, Toasty malt and caramel aromas. Sweet and crisp with a malty toastyfinish. Good but a bit mild in terms of hops.

V - Prototypical amber/light orange color A - Malt, pine, hops, citrus T - Very hoppy/piney P - Small bitterness to finish, good lasting impression of hops.

Very good choice of malts. Not too bitter or sweet, very balanced. Medium in body, head quickly diminishes. I thought this beer was available year round...