McGuires Irish Red Ale

Brewed by McGuires Irish Pub & Brewery
Style: Irish Ale
Pensacola, Florida USA

Light amber color with a sticky head. Balanced malt aroma with hop flourish. Almost a smoky flavor, smooth, lightly malty. Excellent.

Poured a golden color, not a lot of red, perhaps some amber. The lacing yielded throughout was fantastic. Flavor was full of caramel, somewhat sweet, with light toffee. By mid glass, this one turned a little more bitter (v. welcomed too), even picking up a rye type flavor. Hops finished with a zing, slightly bitter. Mouthfeel was heavy for the style, moderate overall. This one is up there with the Iron Hill and Smithwick’s Irish ales.

A very quaffable red ale. Nice and hoppy, without being overdone or too citrusy. Medium-dark garnet, moderate head, but the bar was dark so it was kinda hard to tell. No matter, the brewmaster knows what he’s doing -- complex enough to be contemplated, but light and balanced enough to have a few. If you’re in Destin or Pensacola, FL, then the beer afficianado will want to take out an hour or two to visit McGuire’s.

i live close to mcguires and am a frequent visitor. this is my favorite micro-brewry on tap i have ever had. consistantly FRESH tasting, with lots of flavor, beatiful color, and not a meal in a glass like the stout great with the food that mcguires serves

8/6/03: on tap in Destin.
light orange-brown body with no lace. nice amount of tea and malt aroma. balanced malt and hop flavor with a slightly lingering hop finish.

Nice hop aroma rusty-orange color,a little thin.

Quaffable, yet hearty - shares many characteristics with an ESB, at least as far as hop content goes, but there is a heep of caramel malt to make it nice, creamy and "meaty" - went great with my tuna steak.

Pretty decent Irish red. Good balance of malt and hops. Nice light reddish-brown color. Clean aftertaste, not too offensive. For $1.88/draw (on a Wednesday night) not too bad.