Granite City Burning Barn Irish Red Ale

Brewed by Granite City Food & Brewery
Style: Irish Ale
St. Louis Park, Minnesota USA

This draft brew from a restaurant poured a head of foamy tan colored bubbles that were mostly diminishing and left behind a transparent dark orange brown colored body and a poor lacing. The mild aroma was Irish Red malty. The mouth feel was weakly tingly at the start and at the finish. The flavor contained notes of malt hops and mild brown malt. An OK brew just nothing special.

Draft at Fort Wayne, IN location.Small, very fizzy, light tan head that mostly diminished, spotty amounts of lacing, transparent, and an orange brown hue. Nose was malt and caramel and ditto for the flavor.Tingly mouthfeel and medium in body.Quaffable, very easy to drink, nothing truly special stoodout about this beer, would be okay for a session beer.

Draft at the Cedar Rapids, IA location. Poured a nice looking clear garnet color. Head was fluffy, light tan and left some decent lace. Aroma was dominated by spicy malt, toasted bread, and a whiff of dried fruits. Medium dry on the tongue. Flavor was earthy and nutty with subdued caramel and toasted bread. There was also a touch of sprucy hops. Pretty good.

tap - Pours amber with a one finger light tan head. It has a mild caramel malt aroma. The flavor too is all about the caramel malt. There’s a little bit of hops in there and it’s certainly easy to quaff. Not bad.

Cedar Rapids location. I think this is the beer I had since I see no other red ales. Poured a clear amber reddish with small head. Aroma of sour cherries and toffee. Taste is caramel malts with a sweet, biscuity finish. An OK red in my opinion.

Hmm.., I guess I will go against the grain here. Had the sampler first and got a growler to go. pours with a thick foamy head and has a slightly sticky lacing. The color is a glowing dark red. Aroma is perfectly malty authentic Irish Ale. Has a light wet soil aspect with some musk. there is some light cocoa and faint roast. Flavor is a bit weaker, a little vegetal, but same musky, earthy malts and a faint muted fruit back there. Easy drinking and is a fun beer.

Amber colored body. Alcohol content seemed to be high. A hint of smoke and caramel malt.

(draught - St. Louis) light brown with hints of ruby, generous light tan head with some lace. Sweetish biscuit malt aroma. Flavor was biscuit/caramel with a hint of grapes. Good body.