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Emmetts McCarthy American Red


 Percentile 
64
overall
An Amber Ale brewed by
Emmetts Tavern and Brewing Company

West Dundee, Illinois USA

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133.3/5.03.23/5.05.2%81.3English pint, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
An American classic... the McCarthy Red has it all. This medium bodied ale combines a caramel-like sweetness and a complex toastiness, with an abundance of hop character. The firm bitterness and fragrant hop aroma will keep you coming back for more.

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 Cornfield (4411), Oak Forest, Illinois, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Mar 4, 2008  
This poured a hazy reddish amber with big beige bubbles for a head. The aroma was a juicy caramel with a restrained pine & floral hoppiness. The hops were stronger in the flavor, adding a crisp bitterness to balance the caramel and orchard fruit sweetness. Not too bad.<br /><br /><font size=-4><a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/events-detail.asp?eventID=6976><u>Night of the Living Ales IV, Goose Island Wrigleyville, Chicago, IL - 3/1/2008</u></a><font size=-1><br />


 thedm (3407), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/57/104/512/20
Aug 2, 2007  
This draft brew from the brew pub poured a small sized head of foamy finely sized tan colored bubbles that were mostly lasting and left behind a transparent uncarbonated red brown colored body and a fair lacing. The aroma was hoppy and mild fruit. The crisp mouth feel was tingly at the start and at the finish. The flavor contained notes of medium strength hops and red malt. A decent one that I would consider buying again.


 Walt (2291), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/516/20
Mar 23, 2008  
our is ruddy amber with a small off white head...smell is lightly soapy and citric...lightly toasty malty sweetness with a subtle soapy finish...


 YourDarkLord (1800), Urbana, Illinois, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/510/20
Sep 20, 2007  
From a growler. Cloudy amber body under a frothy white head. Notes of citrus, pine tar, caramel in the aroma. Light to medium body with ample carbonation and a watery texture. The flavor was malt and hops bitterness but watered down and tinny. Just didn’t cut it.


 JMerritt (1120), Macomb, Illinois, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
May 31, 2008  
On tap at West Dundee location. Red/amber with a medium-sized white head that is mostly diminishing down to a thin film. Rather strong hop aroma with some caramel and toffee notes. Hops follow pretty fluidly into the flavor - bitter hops, caramel, vanilla cookie malt finish. Medium carbonation level is just about perfect. Surprisingly delicious.



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