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Nimbus Red Ale 3.13 83

Nimbus Red Ale

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
833.15/5.03.13/5.05%76.3English pint, Shaker
Commercial Description:
Nimbus Red Ale is a rich, medium-bodied American-style amber ale. Known for its sophisticated mouth feel and exceptional drinkability, our Red Ale is a true classic. Copper-hued and well-balanced, Nimbus Red Ale has a lightly sweet taste enhanced with the flavor of four different malt varieties and flaked barley. We brew this beer with handpicked Chinook and Cascade hops. This combination gives our Red a mild malt sweetness and a relatively dry, aromatic finish. Never bitter, Nimbus Red is sure to please the beer lover who enjoys lighter flavors and a lower alcohol content. It's crisp, refreshing taste has made our Red a fixture at major sporting events throughout Southern Arizona.
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 iowaherkeye (1892), Los Angeles, California, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/54/102/510/20
Mar 11, 2009  
12oz bottle, notched on June from Sparky27--thanks Eric. Overcarbonated as hell, a slow foam over out of the bottle. Clear effervescent golden with a three finger rocky off-white head, great retention--it should be noted I only poured 2/3 of the bottle. Fresh piny hops--not resiny--and some caramel hops are dominant. There is also a hint of tang--infection? Infection--flavor is quite a bit tangier and I echo daknole’s burnt plastic/candle note. Semi-dry with bitterness around a 3. Light body with high carbonation. Not so good--the aroma was alright though.


 daknole (3032), Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/102/59/20
Mar 9, 2009  
A bonus from turdferguson. Thanks!! Pours a copper color. Small whtie head. Aroma is malty, with some hops, caramel and some odd burned plastic in the smell. Flavor is bitter and has a weird metal/plastic flavor. Very very odd. And not all too pleasing.


 tronraner (1939), Seymour, Tennessee, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/102/511/20
Jan 3, 2009  
12 oz bottle courtesy cbkshubert. Pours hazy brass with sticky off white head. The aroma is very herbal and kind of reminds me of hot tea, and there is a woody toasted malt tone behind the herbs. The flavor is toast, tea, and water. Pretty weak stuff. It dries a little in the finish into a pleasant earthy hoppiness, but it is too little too late.


 Sparky27 (1642), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Oct 13, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a murky gold with lots of floaters and a 2 finger fluffy white head with chunky lacing. Nose is earthy hops and malt. Taste is malt and grass with a sweet and sour astringent finish. Lighter mouth feel. Not that great.


 fordest (1954), Santee/San Diego, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/102/513/20
Sep 18, 2008  
Draft at the brewery. This started out pretty decent with some roasty malted aromas along with citrusy hops. Flavor went quickly downhill as it was all bitter, somewhat watery, and really a touch of metallic. Not a big fan.


 KimJohansen (7303), Copenhagen V, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Sep 7, 2008  
Clear amber with medium off white head. Mild hoppy aroma with caramel and citric notes. Hoppy flavor with grapefruit and caramel. Ends bitter.


 skoisirius (587), Seattle, Washington, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/512/20
Sep 2, 2008  
Bottle picked up in Tucson. Light orange red color with a thin head. Faint aroma of watery hops, light malts, and faint sour roast. Flavor is bland, somewhat watery, but what is there is a medium bodied malt base with a lightly hopped reddish ale finish. Boring, and not very flavorful whatsoever.


 fonefan (11929), VestJylland, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 16, 2008  
Bottle 355ml.
Unclear medium orange color with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, moderate hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium to light, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. (130608)



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