Smoky Mountain Cherokee Red Ale

bottled. Basic in every way, w/ a bit of odd malty funk. Watery. Not for me.

Had this on tap at the brewpub in Pigeon Forge, TN. This was one of their more solid beers.

I felt this had even less flavor than the brown ale. That at least had some hoppiness. this was malty, but largely flat and bland. Just very boring overall.

Bottle thanks to Steph’s parents. Clear amber with small to medium, creamy white head. Aroma is slightly sweeter caramel and grass, some spice. Flavor is some spice, caramel, toast, biscuit, medium citrus hops and some bubblegum. Medium creamy body, light carbonation. Overall it is sessionable but sweeter than I would be normally looking for.

Clear amber approaches yellow on the edges, small head. Little grassy aroma, mostly liquid sugar/caramel in the nose. Really impressed by this, there is a toasted marshmallow sweetness, baked bread dryness, and a touch of balanced hops preventing anything from becoming flat and boring. Great job at achieving the delicate.

On tap @ Turkey Creek. Pours a clear reddish amber with a small white head. Very faint malty aroma, not much else here. Light caramel sweetness dominates the body. Nice malty finish. Average.

Poured amber with a little head. The aroma was on the malty side, notes of caramel. The flavor was mostly malty, very little hop profile and there were chocolatey and caramelly notes. There was a little graininess/huskiness to it. It’s a fairly decent beer, but nothing exciting. Drinkable.

12 oz bottle courtesy of Lithy. Pours a amber color with a minimal white head. Very spotty lace. Aroma is malty with a background of floral hops. Palate is average with low carbonation. Taste is quite malty and sweet with a hint of hops in the background. An ok brew, it doesn’t suck.