Tampa Bay Two Red Eyes Ale

Brewed by Tampa Bay Brewing Co.
Style: American Strong Ale
Tampa, Florida USA

On tap at the brewpub in Ybor City. Dark amber pour with a decently thick off-white head that leaves a nice coat of lacing. Musky aroma with some brown sugar and pine sap. Served at room temperature, which is appropriate. Flavor has some brown sugar, maple syrup, hint of nectarines, and a wee bit of citrus to keep it honest. Nice, thick, rich mouthfeel. Enjoyed this one.

Draft at the brewpub. Deep brownish red pour. Big caramel malt presence and earthy hop aroma. Big malt body with touches of caramel and a strong spicy citrus hop taste. Finishes with a bitter hop bang. Big tasty warming.

Draft at the brewpub. Deep copper body, little head. Aroma is heavy on the caramel malts. Sweet and alcoholic flavor with a rich body; moderate hoppiness. Finishes warm and dry. Pretty good.

Had this back in mid June and it seems very much like an alias for Two Red Eyes.

Poured up in a goblet glass with deep amber body and thin dark tan head. The aroma is caramel mixing with malt along with mild pine hops and faint floral and spice hoppiness. The taste is full and rich malts to start creating a lip smackin’ chewy maltiness couple with cherry, apricot and plum fruity esters. I also get a note of caramel that shows up about midway and joined by a growing level of pine hop bitterness. As the finish approaches most of the caramel and maltiness drops off leaving a pine hop and floral to spice hop bitterness behind. There is a roasty component that hangs on into the after taste. A hint of oxidation also showed up from time to time too. Tasty chewy brew.
Earlier Rating: 11/1/2007 Total Score: 3.9
Served up in a goblet at the brewery. Pours a crystal clear amber with lasting quarter inch tan head. Nice lacing too. The aroma is sweet like hard sugary caramel candy and also creamy soft velvety caramel candy. Overall the aroma is on the light side. Big caramel candy taste that jumps out first. Then can sugar seems to build some distracting from the experience. There’s also a pine hop bitterness that cuts through the sweet caramelly malts creating a nice balance. If they had this as a standard tap offering I’d drink some at every visit.

Shared a sampler at the brewery with BeerVirgin. Poured a dark, almost brick red. The nose and hop presence was there more than the original.The flavor was sweeter with some caramel and hops.Finished off slightly dry.
Earlier Rating: 7/12/2007 Total Score: 3.4
Pours a nice red color with a sweet aroma. Flavor is fruity sweet with a crisp bite. Not too bad.Finish was slightly bitter.

On tap at brewery. A bit darker then the original. I think I preferred this one. Very sweet and malty up front, but true to style, finished very hoppy. Alcohol was definitely present in this.

on tap-pours a tan head and mahogany color. Aroma is mild medium malt-some dark caramel, earthy/citrus hops. Taste is medium malt-some dark caramel/burnt malt/peat, earthy/metallic/citrus hops, alcohol. Medium body.

Tap at the brewery. Significantly darker than the standard Redeye. The lacing is better and the head color is off-white. More hops show up in the aroma. Maltier and more robust too. This beer is what the stock version should be. Nice bitterness and medium body. A totally different experience!