Trafalgar Paddys Irish Red

Brewed by Trafalgar Brewing
Style: Irish Ale
Oakville, Canada

This trafalgar brew bears a strikingly similar resemblance to their celtic ale, and to some of their other beers as well. Pours a dark brown body with a beige head. Aromas are mainly malty, with some caramel coming through. Taste is sweet, malty, caramel, bread. Very one dimensional, unbalanced. Unacceptable low level of hop presence. Not red. Not again.

Bottle. Dark red pour, small white head that disappeared quickly. Aroma was sort of sweet but also quite sour. Taste was more of the same - it was like that homebrew tang x 10. Bottle had April 05 stamp (sampled over Easter). All three bottles by Trafalgar that I bought were bad; drain pours; and this was no exception.

In Otatwa.IMy guess is the dog on the bottle, did his business inthe bottle; maybe they used the water they washed the dog in to brew it. I took two sips, I had to give it a chance. The rest quickly dissappeared down the sink. I could’nt drink it and niether could any of the other people I was with. Vile.

Bottle. metallic aroma with a slight hop presence. amber colour with a small white head. has a buttery mouthfeel which seems consistent through the Trafalgar beers that I’ve sampled. I’m not too crazy about it, though it is drinkable.

650 ml bomber. Amber colour, thick lasting off-white head. Aroma is very dusty and musty with a hint of maltiness. Flavour shows butterscotch, berry fruitiness. No bitterness and a bit too sweet. Ok, but not great.

Orangey in colour with a watered down malt / caramel aroma. Toffee mild burnt hoppy bitterness. Cookie, and bread crust. Some sour notes. Watery finish.

Sample taken from 341ml brown bottle. Poured orange-red, thin short lasting off white head. Weak aroma. Lots of fruity malt and caramel, some notes of roasted malt in the finish.

Yawn. nothing fantastic here. no head, brownish colour. hints of fruit in the aroma. slightly sweet tasting