Sacramento Red Horse Ale

Formerly brewed at Sacramento Brewing Company
Style: Amber Ale
Sacramento, California USA

From a bomber. The body was dark copper to brown with a tan colored head. The aroma was floral with some grpaefruit and tea. The taste was orange peels with some pecans. A strange and off putting ABC gum finish.

Tasted at Linkery courtesy of Bahajia - Thanks. Copper red with a fizzy tan head. Good malty and citrus hops aroma and taste . good smooth palate. Not bad.

dark copper body; dead pour, feels flat; tastes like a sweet tea; the aroma is nice--sweet biscuits; mmm, tea and biscuits.

On tap at the SBC brew pub. Dark brown color with a faint aroma of hops. Rich, nutty flavor. with a little hops, a little grapefruit. Interesting, unique, and nicely balanced.

On tap at Stone; a bit surprised by this beer. Poured a redish amber, with off white head. Aroma was hoppier than expected, some caramel. Flavor was bitter for the style, but the hop flavor wasn’t great. Was expecting more of an Irish red, so was a bit surprised by this. Definitely above average for the style.

Something’s rotten in Denmark...ok, so it’s Sacramento. Still, this is some foul beer that no one should be subject to drink. While on a recent outing in the area, I came across their beer at a BevMo (their distribution must really be limited) and figured since I haven’t tried a few of their other beers that I could remedy that sitch real quick. I wish I hadn’t. The beer pours out a clear reddish color with a 2-finger thick head. The first bits of aroma made me think of brown sugar....and then after a few swirls it hit me. Cabbage. So much over the top cabbage you’d think that there was some boiled cabbage in the beer. I swirled a few times hoping that it’d go away but it only made it stronger! I figured I’d better drink quick before I lose my nerve, and sure as hell...cabbage flavor. I gave this beer a fighting chance for about 10-15 minutes to let the temp change and it didn’t help it. Gnarly and nasty come to mind when I drank this, so not only did I dump it, but the other 4 beers I had went in the trash too. Vile.

I was pleasantly surprised by this beer. Chocolatey and nutty, a great overall flavour. Gets you rocked to boot.

~Pours a dark amber colour with a thick and creamy off white head. Nice lacing ~Nice scent of hops and maybe a touch of caramel malts. ~ Taste like an IPA but not as bitter. Very smooth hop flavor. Definetly a taste of sweetness at first but is quicky dominated by the hops. ~ This is a very enjoyable beer. Would love to purchase again.