Smoky Mountain Cherokee Red Ale

Brewed by Smoky Mountain Brewery & Restaurant
Style: Irish Ale
Gatlinburg, Tennessee USA

Pours a clear copper red, barely a head at all that goes to nothing and stays that way. Aroma is biscuit malts. Flavor is biscuit malts bigtime, some caramel sweetness in the background and really is the perfect amount. Noble hops to add to the crispness of this beer. Biscuit malt aftertaste with some lingering sweetness, god I love the flavor of that malt, the toasty taste to it is so freakin drinkable that I had to slam the only bottle I had of this. Really for it’s style it’s good.

Poured a clear reddish brown with a slight white head. Aroma of sweet malts with a small amount of hops in the background. On first sip, a noticeably sweet and fruity profile. Relatively smooth and simple. Overall, a nice ale.

I liked this one. This is a very refreshing amber. Pours out a amber color with a small head. Over all not a bad beer and one of the better ones i tried.

on tap has a red body with a one finger white head, good lacing, and descemt carbonation. aroma is faint malt and hops. flavor is the same but a bit stronger than aroma. pretty smooth and session-able a bit watery though, and not the best red i have had.

bottle from brent. deep copper body slight buttery note to pancake syrup and grain aroma, like walking into a brewery. grainy malt flavor with something like mint. easy enough to drink down

My mother brought me back a growler of this stuff from Memphis. It’s not too terrible, and actually (most likely not on purpose) avoids some of the pitfalls I’ve come to expect from amber. Aroma is blunt, dull, steel wool, malt extract. Pours with a very little head. Taste is more of the same, though steers clear of the boringashell caramel that usually taints amber. Hops taste a bit cheap but aren’t too bad, and this isn’t ver astringent. Drinkable. Certainly not a drain pour, as other beers I’ve given this score have been.

Draft... Clear golden ale with a mid-sized, creamy, white head. Excellent retention. Earthy, musty nose with a note of toffee. Tangy flavor. Light to medium-bodied with soft carbonation. Watery, tangy finish.

Draught from brewery. Pours an average amber reddish color, with a medium sized white head. Caramel is very noticable in the aroma, but there is also some citrus. Flavor is a bit thin, but is the same caramel, citrus, and malt. Another average outing from Smoky Mountain Brewing.