Kern River Sequoia Red

Brewed by Kern River Brewing
Style: Amber Ale
Kernville, California USA

Bottle as one of many generous extras from Odeed. Thanks man!
Pours a reddish cloudy color. Smell is mild caramel malt and light tame hops. Taste is mild as well, with faint hop flavor coming through, but I found this to be lackluster flavorwise. Could be in part to palate fatigue, but still wasn’t overly flavorful. No flaws stuck out, however, and it was an easy drinker.

Oooh, big overcarbonated gusher of a beer when opened, and it grows a 6 inch head when it’s poured into the glass. So, you swirl it a bit, let it settle, pour a bit more, rinse and repeat, and you’ve shaken most of the excess carbonation out of your glass. First impressions of the nose is the light tingling of butter and a more heavy tingling of acidic, sharp yeast, with some nutty and woody base malts in there as well. Tastes basically as it smells, with some buttered yeast, some black pepper and some other chemical-like flavors that all sit atop this resnious grain and bran flavored amber ale, with a moderate level of bitterness and essentially an empty finish. Not completely ruined by the infection, but still not that great.

22oz Bomber - Trade - IrishBoy
Aroma – Nice malt aroma with a light hop background.
Appearance – reddish amber color, clear with a nice head.
Flavor – A nice malty beer. The hops where very nice but not huge. Needed more spice and flavor.
Palate – Light Mouthfeel, good texture with a dry finish.
Overall – A decent amber ale the reddish color throws you. The flavor is light and makes you wish it was stronger to support the great color.

22 oz. bottle via trade with IrishBoy - Pours a slightly hazy mohogany color with a one finger thick light tan head. Light lacing. Aroma is toasted caramel malt, light hops, and light esters. Flavor is a lightly sweetened toasted malt and light hops. Hop flavor and bitterness lingers in the finish. Medium body. A decent beer. Thanks Richard.

Dark amber color. Toasted caramel malt aroma. Body is light with a little toasty caramel malt and a crisp and mild hoppy finish. A very drinkable ale.

Not too bad for a california red. I was expecting a "red" ipa. What I got was actually more malty and nutty. The hops were kept in check and this was a nice change of pace.

Date: 10/19/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

cloudy dark red, huge dirty white head, bits of lace, dry dark caramel aroma with an astrengent earthyness, sweet caramel malt flavor, well balnced earthy hops, harsh bitter finish,

Aroma: 4/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 4/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 7/20
Rating: 2.2/5.0
Drinkability: 5/10
Score: *+/4

Appearance: Pours a hazy red body with a profusely fizzy, off-white head. Smell: Aroma of caramel malts, toasted grains, and a mild citrus hop presence. Taste: Caramel maltiness with a nice measure of sweetness. Notes of toasted grains and lemon. A spicy, earth bitterness emerges on the finishes, but remains rather light. Simple and straightforward, but this is an amber ale we’re talking about. Mouthfeel: Medium-thin body. Moderate carbonation. Drinkability: Though I’d prefer a more milder level of carbonation, I still thought this one was pretty good.