Trafalgar Paddys Irish Red

Brewed by Trafalgar Brewing
Style: Irish Ale
Oakville, Canada

Incessant sweet cherry malts ride an indignant caramel syrup...A fruity sketch fetches a watery wretch...Carpe Diem as an unknown concept...

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.

bottle: Pours a dark cola-red with a fair off- white cap that has modest retention...some lacing. Aromas of caramalt over a distinct sour/lactal tonewhich seems to be this brewer’s signature....wierd! Tastes only slightly better than it smells weak bodied soapy texture. Malty- toasty, sweet, some cocoa then this God-awful sour-veggy taste....I think its the hops trying to make an appearance but it tastes and smells like celery..weird!

No head at all, shockingly so. Nice reddish colour. Yeasty/bread-like, slightly malty smell. Nice taste, similar to the smell, kinda plain, nothing special.

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.

Pretty boring sweet caramel, bready malts, next to no hops andwattery finish.

Appearance is a clear dark amber with minimal off-white head. Aroma is too mild to be taken seriously, lazy teenager hops. In mouth, there's a water character which doesn't quite help it, hops are shy. An effort can be perceived where a hint is directed toward nuts. It lacks presence and character, period.

Brown/red w/ slight tan head. Toasted malt nose. Thinnish body. Toasted malt flavour w/ some nutty notes & decent bitterness.