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Estes Park Trail Ridge Red

Estes Park Trail Ridge Red

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A Bitter brewed by
Estes Park Brewery

Estes Park, Colorado USA

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212.8/5.02.8/5.04.3%23.7English pint P  Stats

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Our red is a special bitter, which doesn't mean that it's overly bitter, just a well balanced bitterness that is noticeable. This copper-colored ale uses chinook and cascade hops.

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 scrawfis (143), Naperville, Illinois, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Oct 11, 2003  
Reddish brown color, long-lasting foam. The flavor is highly-hopped, but also has a great malt balance.


 Beaver (487), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Dec 25, 2007  
12 oz bottle (labeled as The Stanley Hotel Redrum Ale). Pours a brownish copper with a thin creamy off white head that quickly recedes to a thin film.

The aroma is sweet caramel malts and fruity hops.

The flavor is sweet and sugary caramel malts with some toasted biscuit and nuts. The finish has some good "C" hop flavoring but is lightly bitter. The mouthfeel is medium and kind of watery.

Overall, a pretty nice hoppy amber. I think this one is pretty underrated.


 Drew (2377), Kent, Ohio, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 15, 2004  
Caramel sweet malts - lighter bodied, but in some way chewy. Finish is nicely hopped and dry, with some lingering fruit essence


 brentfeesh (937), Gadsden, Alabama, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Oct 22, 2007  
12 oz bottle. This was actually a repackaged bottle sold near the Hotel where the Shining was filmed. It was called The Stanly Hotel Redrum Ale. Anyhow, nice red amber with good carbonation and a light head. Lightly pleasant sweet malt with a light citrus hop presence. To me this actually smelled more like a "amber/red ale" than a bitter. Very light in the flavor category but nothing was off. Light caramel with come grain. Hints of musty yeast and muddled hops (cola?). Medium mouth feel. This was relatively easy drinking just like most things from the Estes Park Brewing company, but nothing that made it stand out.


 agillespie81 (106), Denver, Colorado, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Mar 26, 2008  
Amber in color. Extremely thin head that fades quickly. Very sweet, malty aroma. Sweet malt taste in the front......smooth mouthfeel. Balanced bitterness in the back, with a slightly dry aftertaste.




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