Fort Collins Retro Red

Brewed by Fort Collins Brewery
Style: Amber Ale
Fort Collins, Colorado USA

Pours a copper color with an off-white head. Aroma is of slight citrus hops, toasted malts, caramel, and some sweet malts. Flavor is very malty with sweet and toasted malts with a slight backbone of citrus hops. Finish is pretty light with not much of a lingering flavor. Somewhat decent for an amber.

I like the aroma, nice grainy goodness and some hops. A little hoppy for an amber, but lots of malts come through in the finish. Still manages to seem a little thin. Decent though.

12 oz bottle. Pours a dark ruby with an average size creamy head. Aroma is tons of malty goodness with an overall sweetness and maybe even some wood notes as well. Mouth feel is nice and full with just the right touch of carbonation. Flavor has wood notes and lots of malts and finishes nice and sweet. Really nice beer great for sipping on a cool night.

Bottle pours ruby red with a nice head that laces the glass nicely. the aroma is is slightly sweet with a bit of oak. The flavor is slighlty sweet with an oaky flavor with a hint of bitterness. The finish is more of the same and it sits on the roof of the mouth. this one is strange amber ale. didnt love this.

Slightly sweet faint cherry aroma, with just the barest hint of hops. Pours red, with a fluffy off-white head that quickly fades down to a crown. The taste is not what I was expecting. It’s got hints of chocolate, smoke, and oak in it, with a moderate smoke/bitter finish. Overall... not bad, but not what I was expecting in an amber ale...

bottle. This is an amber colored ale. I see a nice tan head. Aroma hints at grapefruit with plenty of juicier fruit notes. There’s a bit of toast, cherry, and even a touch of chocolate. This is a pretty chocolately take on the style. I mean, it’s not like a stout or anything, but it’s there. It’s a standard amber ale . Very sessionable with smooth, slightly sweet malt character and enough hop presence to keep things interesting. The finish lets out a little DMS and strange acrid acidity though. All in all, an average easy drinking ale that isn’t painfully dull. They should’ve used smoked malt in this one too ;]

Red! Cherry-colored, stunningly clear, and sporting an attractive beige froth. Upfront huge whiff of diacetyl thet lasts for the entire glass; also toasted malts and raspberry. Very fruity- a peach/strawberry/apple combo- buttery-oaky malt, some tartness, and a spicy Saaz-like finish. Slightly metallic. Smooth, rich palate. Offputting chalky and acrid aftertaste. "Hoppiest ale"... what hops? Decent, but pretty rough around the edges.

Medium beige head. Deep dark barely translucent body. Deep, firm straw and malt aroma with notes of licorice. Sweet straw licorice and malt taste with a dry edge to it. Soft, smooth mouthfeel, and yet the dryness is kind of sharp. No real aftertaste. Good (0.355l bottle at Oliver Twist.)