J.T. Whitneys Badger Red Ale

Formerly brewed at J.T. Whitneys Pub & Brewery
Style: Amber Ale
Madison, Wisconsin USA

Ruddy amber color with a smallish light tan head. Smells just like being in a specialty grain malt house - very pleasant. Raw grain caramel flavors dominate. Appears to be some english malt and yeast influences. Quite smooth to the palate, but has some rougher edges that distract from the overall enjoyability. A fairly good ale.

Ahhh...Halloween weekend in Madison, WI. I’m going as Kenneth Lay (Suit, money and handcufs). In the mean time, I am drinking beer, and this beer is reall good. Have to love WI brews.

Nice aroma. Reddish color. Smooth creamy-watery palate. Malty flavor with a bit of honey/fruity character. Nice red ale.

I tasted the bottled version of this, which I believe is either brewed of bottled in Black River Falls, WI. Not much aroma to speak of, a little sweet. Very dark golden-brown, with a light head. Good flavor driven by a darker malt then I am used to in this type of beer. Again a little sweet flavor in there somewhere. Nice smooth finish. This is the beer my girlfriend drinks when she raids my fridge so I always keep it around. Not bad considering she’s an MGD fan.

sample @ brewery--smmooooootttthhhhh. This is a pretty good red. Not nearly as heavy as other reds so for those who arent into reds, its a good taste. Again, not the best red youll ever have, and nowhere near it, but you can do a whole lot worse.

On tap at the brewpub. Red with a thin off-white head. Aroma of caramel and light nuts. Taste of caramel, light nuts, sweet malts that finishes mildly bitter.

This is JT Whitneys primary beer, and the only one they bottle. Its got the typical red color. Nice malty beer with some caramel taste to it. Tap and bottle are pretty similar tasting.

Clear red color with no head. Malty and sweet aroma. Fairly dusty taste. It struck me as a more raw beer, not well rounded. Bitter. A decent standby.