Nimbus Red Ale

Brewed by Nimbus Brewing Company
Style: Amber Ale
Tucson, Arizona USA

Flowery hop aroma. Not very red in the color. Leans towards the APA style. Clean malt flavor but just not very compelling.

Bottle from Park Lane Liquor in Lancaster, CA. The beer is a murky amber color with a medium and sudsy off-white head that burns off steadily. Spotty lacing. Malt and herbs in the nose with a bit of hops. Medium-bodied with malt, tart fruit and mildly bitter hops flavors. The herbal character is present in the background here as well. The finish is earthy malt with a short hoppy finish. Overall this is a decent Amber Ale, although not unique enough to feel compelled to try again.

12 oz. bottle, courtesy of DarkElf - thanks Stephen! Pours a slightly hazed medium amber color with a small off-white head that diminishes quickly. Predominantly floral hoppy aroma, with fruity and light caramel notes and lemon peel. Flavor is again hoppy upfront, with bright citrus and floral varieties, toasty, burnt caramel, dandelion milk, bitter fresh herbs, dusty pine notes and grapefruit zest in the finish, somewhat unbalanced and out of character. Medium body and crispy carbonation. Interesting brew, seems more of a well hopped APA, but the malts are forward in addition to the brash hops. Drinkable and notable, but not that good.

22-Oct-07 (12 oz bottle, Bottled March, 2007: $8.99/six-pack at BevMo in La Jolla, CA) With bright, grapefruit-like hops out in front providing moderate bitterness, and dry, grainy, slightly toasty malt lending acceptable structure and balance, this beer wants to go down pretty fast. Things tend to veer off toward the dusty, grapefruity hops as the beer warms, with perhaps a little tea coming out as well. Medium in body, moderate in carbonation, but the lingering citrusy hop presence is ensures mouthfeel that’s crisp, clean and dusty. Balanced aromas of grapefruit and lightly grainy malts. Hazy, golden-amber in color and topped by a modest, off-white head that leaves an impressive amount of patchy, doily-like lace on the glass. For a red ale, it could ideally use a bit more body and malt depth, but the bright grapefruit flavor of the hops is enough to satisfy.

Pours red with a little haze and a thin head. Aroma is some toasted malts and mild citrus hops. Flavor is mostly the same. Toasted caramel malts and a mild hoppy finish.

350 ml bottle from Bevmo. Copper red with a creamy white head. Floral hoppy and caramel malt aroma and taste. Not bad.

Hazy copper pour, white head that stays. Aroma is biscuity. Taste is caramel, good amount of victory, biscuit malt, and hop bitterness. The bitterness has some citrus but not much. Crisp malty beer and a good example of a red ale.

Name: Rillito Red Ale
Date: 04/07/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, 50 Beers on the Wall

hazy light orange, fine off white head, streaks of lace, light malt aroma, dry caramel malt flavor, lots of bitterness, some sweetness comes out eventually,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.7/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4