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Thomas Hooker Irish Style Red Ale 3.26 109

Thomas Hooker Irish Style Red Ale

Percentile
72
overall

bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
1093.29/5.03.26/5.05.3%88.9English pint
Commercial Description:
This traditional red ale gets its unique color from an interesting blend of pale, caramel and roasted malts which promote a sweetness that’s then balanced with crisp, authentic English-style hops. A very unique and drinkable red that’s also favored by amber-lovers. And not only on St.Paddy’s day, but the other 364 days of the year as well.
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 beernovice39 (313), South Carolina, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/513/20
Dec 19, 2009  
The comments below sum up my thoughts. This stuff is not great at all, but decent easy drinker.....BUT there are better decent easy drinkers out there.


 beerfest5 (200), Simsbury, Connecticut, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/515/20
Dec 7, 2009  
Im going to join everyone else on this one and say that its fine...not going to blow your socks off...drinkable...etc. the taste is what you expect, how many other ways to say its boring, but good for session drinking?


 Rciesla (3880), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/103/511/20
Dec 5, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a red body with a yellow off white head. Nutty chewy, toasted malt notes, bitter with some roasted malt, and light butterscotch. Earth y dry bittering finish. Decent.


 CharlesDarwin (1864), Point Judith, Rhode Island, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Oct 7, 2009  
12oz Bottle. Rather aromatic caramel nose, pungent apple, and juicy brown sugar. Unexpectedly strong. Nice. Pours a beautiful tall caramel-tinted amber-sienna, with an off-white head. Flavor is less interesting. The punchy caramels lay back to some thinness, the classic dry Irish yeast twang and some heavy minerals. A good kick of hops throws a slight twist in the backend. The ingredient flavors are clean and forward, but nothing special. Solid brewing, just not a recipe worth pursuing, probably.


 tgncc (845), Bellmore, New York, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/512/20
Sep 22, 2009  
Typical irish Ale experience. The is caramel, malty, vegetable. The appearance is true to the style, red, clear, white head. The flavor is like the aroma, caramel, vegetable, toasted, decent. The finish is a light noble hop bittering, decent clean finish. Enjoyable, sessionable, but not remarkable.


 nearbeer (1880), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Sep 9, 2009  
Bottle, thanks to lithy for sharing. Amber with a nice ring of foam. Caramel and cocoa on the nose. Flavors of caramel, cocoa and some toasted nut. Near-medium body is smooth and roasty-dry.


 ljay6880 (163), , Pennsylvania, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Aug 19, 2009  
12 oz bottle served in a clear pint glass. Pour is deep caramel with one finger of off-white head. Nose is malts, caramel, and a light roasted smell. Taste is exactly as it smells. This brew is mediocre, but I can’t say it fails in any category. It is also quite sessionable.


 VTHopHead (934), Barre, Vermont, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Jun 14, 2009  
Bottle - Poured a dark reddish brown in color with a small tannish head that quickly faded. Aroma is malty with caramel, brown sugar, nuts and a slight amount of flowery hops. Flavor is also quite malty with lots of caramel and toffee. Hops not that apparent. Finish is slightly sweet with plenty of toffee. Good... not great... drinkable...



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