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Fort Collins Retro Red

Fort Collins Retro Red

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An Amber Ale brewed by
Fort Collins Brewery

Fort Collins, Colorado USA

bottled
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on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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1333.12/5.03.12/5.0Special5.2%69.1 English pint, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Retro Red, our hoppiest Specialty Ale, has a ruby red color and a distinct malty flavor, unlike any of our other brews.

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rader58 (22), Leawood, Kansas, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/55/102/513/20
Jul 9, 2008  
Dark red/brown. Little to no head. nice flavoring of malt with a dry finish. Enjoyable, but a little too dry for my taste.


 dalekliz (133), San Diego, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/515/20
Jul 8, 2008  
Bottle. Dark reddish-brown with a small, tan head. Toasted malt aroma, with sweet dark fruits and a hint of smoke. Big malt taste, with sweet fruits. Lingering malty bitterness. Very tasty amber ale.


 Dickinsonbeer (2469), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jul 3, 2008  
12 oz bottle. Pours a medium amber with a thin head. Aroma is nutty, toffee, caramel light chocolate hints and perhaps a bit of smoke (not surprising from this brewery). Malty, sharp crystal malt flavors, sweet caramel, toasted and burnt malts, with just a light hop balance, and a clean finish. Pretty good for your standard amber ale.


 sheatripper (788), Brooklyn, New York, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
Jun 24, 2008  
Bottle. Dark garnet color with a frothy light beige head. Mostly sweet caramel/toast malt aromas and flavors with some fruitiness and earthy qualities. Had a distracting salty note underneath which bothered me.


leroyneiman (9), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Jun 23, 2008  
Good looking beer, a deep red with a tint of orange and a tall, creamy beige head. The aroma is sweet and malty, has a touch of toast, apples, and berries. The flavor is toasty and sweet, fruity with a light earthy bitterness to balance it out. Good session stuff.




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