Fort Collins Retro Red

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

Poured amber red with a small white head. Aroma of sweet malt, caramel, nut, light fruit. Taste is sweet as well. Some light roasted notes, mild bitterness, and more caramel. Pretty straight forward and decent. Mouth is medium bodied. Overall, a decent ale.

bottle poured an amber in color with little head. aroma has dark malt, roasted nuts, caramel, and dark sweetness. medium mouth feel with flavors to the roasted side. dark malt, light bitterness, molasses sweetness, and some chocolate that wanders in later. not what I was expecting but i warmed to it by the end.

I’m above the curve on this one, as I really liked it. Pourd to a nice reddish color with a hint of orange, a medium white head that lingered well and left okay lacing. Nose was roasted nuts, brown sugar, molasses and a touch of fruit. Mouthfeel was much thicker and full than I expected, and the taste did a great job of mixing the flavors of the nose with a slight hint of alcohol. Nice long well balanced finish. Nice touch with the retro red wagon on the label.

12 ounce bottle - $1.99 at Total Wine & More in Kennesaw, Georgia. Appearance: Pours a ruby-hued body of great clarity and topped with a well-sized, lightly beige head. Sufficient lacing to be had as well. Smell: Oven-toasted bread crusts and nut husks dusted with a bit of cocoa wrapped in some pleasantly spicy hop notes and topped off with remote hints of fruit. Taste: Faintly nutty, adequately toasted malts with a touch of dry caramel and the meagerest pinch of Dutch cocoa. Medium-low amount of sweetness present. Slight hint of snappy grain. Spicy, lightly earthy hops with a medium amount of yielded hop bitterness to balance things out. Chintzy, small drop of lemon zest. Very light touch of fruit. Lightly crisp, semi-dry finish with a lingering hint of spicy hops. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Drinkability: Okay, so you’ve got particularly hoppy ambers on one side of the spectrum and you’ve got malty sweet ambers on the other. This one, for me, falls damn near dead center. Retro Red is a nicely balanced, easily drinkable brew. Worth a try if you’re in the market for red ale.

This is a great red. Hold a glass of Retro Red up into the Suna nd see for yourself the beautiful Ruby red color of a true red ale. With a fluffy white head and just the right amount of bitterness, this beer is enjoyed by all.

Location: 12 oz bottle from Greens Discount Beverage - Atlanta (Buford Hwy), 5/14/09

Aroma: Aroma is bready malts
Appearance: Dark red color, about 1 in of chalky white head
Flavor: Sweet caramel and roasted malts, light hoppiness
Palate: Light to medium body
Overall Impression: A pretty solid red ale, I liked this one. Definitely worth trying, not spectacular, but pretty tasty.

Pours a dark reddish brown. Moderate tan head that dissipates fairly quickly. Aroma is roasted malts, with sweet notes of caramel and toffee. Flavor is toasty, with not as much sweetness as the aroma. Bit of a hop bite in the aftertaste. Dry with a clean finish. Wouldn’t be one I’d go out of my way to get, but not bad.

(12oz bottle) Pours an amber-brown body with a spare off-white head. Aroma of caramel, dust, and bread. Flavor of caramel malt, mild hops (earthy, light citrus), and some cocoa.