Redfish Fat Tuesday Strong Ale

Formerly brewed at Redfish New Orleans Brewhouse
Style: American Strong Ale
Boulder, Colorado USA

A hazy dark orange beer with a huge head. Both the aroma and flavor are sweet malty with primary notes of alcohol.

Date: 10/14/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

clear dark amber, wispy beige head, bits of lace, sweet fruity dark caramel aroma, rich caramel malt flavor, nice sweetness, touch of fruityness, light earthyness provides water,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4

On tap at the 2007 GABF: Transparent copper bronze with a ring of spotty-lacing off-white head. Aroma of lightly sweet caramel malt and some mild grapefruity hops. Body is slightly sweet and caramely malty with nice bittering and flavor hoppy balance. A pretty good American strong ale.

on tap-pours a light tan head and cloudy copper/bronze color. Aroma is sweet medium malt-caramel, dark fruit. Taste is sweet medium malt-caramel, dark fruit, secondary hops. OK/mild carbonation.

Mild flavor... some light hops and some sweet and strong malts, not much other than that... basic flavor... grassy and wet weed flavor with some odd plum and wood notes.

Draught. Body is dark amber. Aroma is lightly malty (cookie, toasted grain), moderately hoppy (resin, grapefruit), with a note of alcohol. Flavor is moderately sweet, moderately acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, moderately acidic, moderately bitter. Medium to full body, velvety texture, lively carbonation, lightly alcoholic.

GABF 2007: Poured a crystal clear copper color with an off-white head. Toasty malt with some chocolate in the aroma. Some citrus fruit. the flavor was citrusy with a malty middle. Citrus comes back to finish it off. Medium body.

4 oz sampler at the brewpub, 4/14/06: Finally, something good. Bright red with a ncie hoppy aroma. Silky smooth and relatively hoppy. More of an IPA than a "strong ale" ... good, but misnamed.