On tap at Flying Saucer Draught Emporium – Addison, amiable hop-forward red ale retains clean-watered crisping as yellow fruit spicing increases above dank earthen wood-toned herbal snips.
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SIXPOINT GLOBAL WARMER
On tap at Growler & Gill, hop-forward winter warmer drapes lemony grapefruit, pineapple, peach and orange tang upon piney hop resin and toasted caramel malting. In recess, pear, melon and cantaloupe illusions gain luster.
21ST AMENDMENT TOASTER PASTRY INDIA-STYLE RED ALE
Exemplary India-styled red ale coalesces piney fruited IPA-like bittering with rich cookie dough yeast and caramel-spiced biscuit malts. Advertised “strawberry jam mouthfeel” wavers beside spruce-sweetened grapefruit, pineapple, navel orange, mango and peach tang. Below, cotton-candied pastry sugaring and light ginger-cardamom seasoning allow overall flavoring to lean on the sweet side. Recommended.
ANGRY ERIK HEL CROW IMPERIAL RED ALE
On tap at Amazing Grapes, stylishly rich rye-influenced red ale utilizes citric Mosaic hops and toasted caramel-chocolate malts to deepen its conviction. Mild nut-spiced glaze, crisp tobacco roast and latent alcohol-burnt astringency fill the gaps behind rye-dried orange, tangerine and tangelo tang.
CLOWN SHOES EVIL CRAWFISH IMPERIAL RED INDIA RED ALE
Up in Ipswich, Massachusetts, a few fantastic East Coast India Pale Ales call home. One, Ipswich IPA, has been a well-received full body since the ’90s, clearly inspiring the other two, Clown Shoes’ Evil Crawfish Imperial Red Ale and Space Cake Double IPA. Despite its similar name, the ’16 version of Evil Crawfish Imperial Red IPA neatly dupes the Space Cake instead. A well-balanced update placing creamy cookie dough pastry cake sugaring and sweet peach-cherry-mango-nectarine-tangerine tang against rearranged Citra-Simcoe-Mosiac-Nelson Sauvin hop-embittered floral perfuming and sharp orange-peeled grapefruit and pineapple bittering, its depth and richness cannot be denied. Piney spruce sapping works its way into cereal-honeyed citric finish.
MISPILLION RIVER HOLY CRAP! IMPERIAL RED ALE
Brisk medium-bodied Imperial Red Ale (in canned version) lets floral-fruited hop intensity and whistling pine needling embitter the bright front end while sugar-spiced caramel malting sweetens the tingly backside. Tangy yellow grapefruit, navel orange, baked pineapple, red grape and tangerine illusions and bitter lemon rind respite fortify piney spruce resin to biscuit-y bottom.
ALASKAN IMPERIAL RED ALE
Engaging medium-bodied amber ale provides stylish toasted caramel malting, dewy hop-roasted crisping and bright floral-perfumed fruit spice, but at a heightened 8.5% ABV level. Moderate alcohol burn caresses tangy grapefruit, pineapple, orange, peach, mango and cherry illusions as well as latent chamomile tea herbage..
STEEL TOE RAINMAKER INDIA RED ALE
Musty earthen dankness downplays floral-dusted stone fruiting, mildly pine-hopped citric smudge and light molasses rye breading as dark-roasted caramel malt continuance slowly subsides. Tart apple-cherry-pear musk and recessive orange-pineapple-grapefruit drizzle lightly penetrate the surface.
CLOWN SHOES EVIL CRAWFISH IMPERIAL RED ALE
“Cleaner, meaner and less bitter” dry-hopped medium body utilizes Citra, El Dorado, and Mosaic varietal to help differentiate from brewers’ similarly detailed Evil Claw Fist Imperial Amber. Approachable hop-spiced fruiting receives creamy caramel malting as IPA-like orange-peeled yellow grapefruit tang gains strength alongside tertiary red apple, red grape, red cherry, mango, tangerine, pear, pineapple and peach tones.
ALESMITH DOUBLE RED INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Ambulance, sunshiny tropical-fruited 2015 “winter seasonal” (a.k.a. WinterYulesmith) resonates with bright lemon-peeled grapefruit succulence and tangy pineapple-orange-mango conflux. Alongside juicily tropical citrus vibe, sharply resinous piney hop bittering and dry floral nuances rise above buttery biscuit malts.
DU CLAW MOSAIC HOP CONTINUUM NO. 2 RED IPA
Valiant floral-fruited Mosaic hop zest tamped down by torrified wheat-flaked crystal malting. Mild juniper bittering and resinous pine needling contrast toasted caramel creaming, deepening lemony grapefruit tang as well as subsidiary orange, pineapple, peach, apricot, tangerine and mango illusions.
BARRIER RED BUTTON IMPERIAL RED ALE
On tap at One Mile House, stylistically advanced medium body (with surprisingly mellow 8.8% ABV) layers expected citric-spiced caramel malting atop dry resinous hop bittering, sappy pine residue and light black chocolate nuttiness in somewhat unique fashion. At the finish, sweet red apple, navel orange, pineapple and peach tones contrast latent vegetal herbage.
