McGuires Irish Red Ale

on tap, pours light amber with a thin white head. Toasted malt and sugary nose. Sweet toasted malt with a very refreshing hop bitterness in the finish. Solid.

Draft. Small fizzy tan with short retention span, transparent body, fair amount of lacing, and a golden hue. The aroma was lightly malty, lightly hoppy, caramel, and bready. Ditto for the flavor along with a dry finish. Smooth mouthfeel and a light bodied beer. A very easy to drink beer, easy on the palate and would be a decent session beer.

This draft brew from a beer festival poured a medium sized head of foamy finely sized white colored bubbles that were mostly lasting and left behind a transparent softly carbonated light orange colored body and an excellent lacing. The weak aroma was malty. The smooth mouth feel was weakly tingly at the start and at the finish with a mellow malty aftertaste. The flavor contained notes of mild hops and mild malt. An OK brew just nothing special.

sampler at brewpub, Destin, FL pours amber with white head. aroma is hoppy, floral notes with some malts. taste, sweet, malty and caramel, light roasted finish with medium carbonation. Smooth and nice dough like finish.

Has a good but slightly thin amber color. Basically your standard ale flavors but done fairly well.

Draft at pub in Pensacola. Amber ale with caramel malty flavor. Ok, but not my favorite at McGuires.

Draught, Pensacola
Bright, light amber. Nice head. Light caramel and toasty aroma. Full body. Crisp, off-dry finish. Crackery, breadcrusty palate with woody hop finish.

Pensacola: Clear warm amber color with off-white thick head. Bready nose is sweet and inviting. Good straightforward body. Thin but flavorful. Lots of breadiness. Hopped for balance. Dry finish.

Destin: Clear amber, clinging tan head. Mild malty aroma, the butter here in integrated well. Bready and similar in character to the Pensacola version. Low carbonation. Diacetyl is here but not offensive. The breadiness saves it. Served in a frosty mug--doh! too cold