SKA Pinstripe Red Ale

Brewed by SKA Brewing
Style: Amber Ale
Durango, Colorado USA

I had this beer at the Saloon in Durango, CO, where they shot the movie National Lampoons ’Vacation’ with Chevy Chase. The scene where he and Christie Brinkley are sitting in a bar before jumping in the pool together was shot at this exact saloon. The beer was very delicious and I drank several glasses to fully enjoy the beer. Enjoy it if you can find it at a store or bar near you.

This is a very drinkable malty beer that pours a nice copper color. It has a nice flavor of roasted malts & finishes with a hint of the Liberty hops, but isn’t too overpowering either way. A perfectly balanced beer that can easily be drunk one after another.

Pours a thick, amber/orange with a fast, ecru head that left a little lovin’ on the glass. Wicked label bumps the appearance up to a "5" (graphix so nice, I’m forced to <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/View-User-18655.htm&g my avatar). Circular aromas run from milk chocolate malts to grapefruity hops to spicy yeast... very well-rounded, I’d say. Flavor was smooth & rich, hopped like an IPA with caramel-coated goodness to even it out & ending with a hopcit-hit. A helluva brewski.

Pared down review: Wicked circular goodness.

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12 oz bottle from Arctic Liquors Beer of the Month Club. This one is MUCH better than the other selection from this month. Clear Copper/Amber color. Small head, disspipates quickly leaving an average amount of lace. Mild citrus aroma with a bit of caramel malt smell. Taste is very mild, well balanced, but unexciting. Light/medium body. Aftertaste is a mild lingering hoppiness with a hint of fruit. I think this would make a great session beer as it would be easy to knock several of these back. Refreshing. At $7.99 a six pack, not a bad session beer at all (if only i didn’t have to pay $10 a 6 for shipping, this would be a staple in the fridge!)

Bottle. Light red in color, clear with a small white head. Malty and floral nose. Flavor has a wonderful malt and hop balance. Really excellent beer. I feel that it should be classified as an English Pale ale.

Inviting beige fomay head on a deep reddish-amber beer. Not much aroma, maybe just some light caramel tones. Flavor is mediumly bittered, smooth, with a malty sweet base. Decently balanced.

copper tan pour with a nice cream colored taupe head. aroma is caramel, sweet sugar, cotton candy like, and malt, luscious malt. nice sweet flavor with some grass on the back side. chocolate notes along with a grape blowpop flavor when you hit the center like taste. an easy drinker that could easily be a staple for me if it was available locally.

Amber/orange color - transparent with plentiful fine carbonation. A full off-white head with good retention and a sticky lace. Aroma is grassy with malt and caramel and a light citrus background. Flavor is lightly sweet with a mild hop finish. Palate is light bodied and mildly effervescent with a light hop presence. IMHO: a drinkable, well balanced beer -- not crudely over hopped as expected.