Fort Collins Retro Red

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

Bottle from Belmont Party. Poured a reddish brown color with a moderate fizzy off-white head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Moderate tart citrus hoppy aroma. Medium body with soft carbonation. Medium bittersweet flavor with a medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration. Good drinkable brew.

Bottle @Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Pours a clear ruby red color with a small off-white head. Malty and bready aroma with some hoppy hints. Sweet malty caramel and bready flavor. Long malty finish with some hoppy hints.

12oz bottle. Aroma: Deep caramel and sweet maltiness, dark fruits and chocolate. Appearance: Deep red in color and clear. Khaki head was medium and frothy with fair retention. Not much lacing. Flavor: Lots of caramel and sweet maltiness. Raisins and plums, chocolate and cola. Light bitterness. Palate: Medium bodied. Medium carbonation. Overall: Kind of like a scottish ale meets an Amber. I liked the caramel flavors here, but the beer overall could have used some more ’oomph’.

Chattanooga, Tn. - Riverside Spirits, 12 oz bottle. Deep amber pour with a tight khaki head - little lacing. Aroma of fresh fruit - plums come to mind. Rich flavor - some chocolate, caramel with a fruity, citrusy back end. Quite tasty. Mouthfeel is smooth. Very decent amber ale - one of my ho-hum styles.

Bottle sampled. Pours ruby with a decent size off-white head. Aroma of hops, caramel, and slight fruitiness. The flavor is citrus, fruit, caramel, and finishes bitter and dry. Thin body, decent brew.

Different and good...good enough to be seen in my hand in private...that should tell you all you need to know...

Bottle. Clear, dark copper with a large head that lasts and laces. Aroma is toasted nut, roast barley and slight metallic hop. Flavor is toasted nut and dry-roasted barley tending towards some coffee with a nicely contrasting, sour fruit flavor. Malt is balanced out by some hops that finish slightly bittering, and maybe a tad citrus. This beer could almost be a porter; the chocolate malt and/or roasted barley is the dominant taste, but not so overpowering as in some porter or stouts. Palate is smooth and medium-bodied.

It is malty and it is red - retro, I’m not sure but whatever. This was definitely drinkable but nothing to write home about. I’d say average (but with a pretty cool label).