Straightforward medium-bodied crystal-malted amber-toned red ale brings anticipated cereal grain roast and toasted caramel malting to hop-oiled buttered popcorn astringency, overriding dry orange compote tartness. Thin cracked wheat finish is washed-out. Wears out its welcome after few sips.

Well balanced copper-hazed delight with tingly hop-spiced bittering countering barley-roasted caramel malting and candied apple sweetness. By midst, cinnamon-baked apple influence overrides peach-pear-orange fruiting as well as cocoa, tea, and honeysuckle illusions.

Likable brown-sugared caramel-malted butterscotch sweetness and cotton-candied red apple follow-up reach tangy orange-tangerine theme that brightens zesty medium body. Toasted almond illusion trails peated rye spine.

Sampled from breweries in Ireland and Holland without finding severe disparity (though Heineken’s version exudes firmer body), thin eggshell-headed malt-scented blue collar fodder retains overly familiar dry barley inefficiency and barest wood tones leading to mildly soured citric finish. Needs bitterer hop spice.

Aromatic caramel-toffee sweetness disrupted by faded floral hop astringency that delicately fizzles out. Abbreviated toasted graining, muted mocha wisp, and blah orange-apple-peach tang barely inform ill-defined metallic finish.

Sweet cereal-grained marzipan-caramel confluence seduces tangy cherry-apple-orange muting of clear amber moderation. But wet-papered cardboard-like wheat backbone crumbles.

Translucent amber-hued flesh-laced middleweight attaches burnt hop bitterness to caramel malts, toasted barley, and fresh hay before off-dry fruity floral finish fades.

Acetous phenol opening thankfully fades as marzipan-spiked honeyed oats and toasted caramel surface for medium-bodied red ale. Cascade hops lightly embitter citric tingle to dry wheat backdrop.

Up-front crystal malt sweetness surrounds lemony citric tartness and raisin-fig tinge for peculiar sourdough-scented ale. Bitter hop backdrop adds firmness. Open-minded drinkers will find this worthy, if not special.

Amber-hazed medium-bodied mediocrity’s initial astringency lifts for sweet barley-roasted simplicity and faint dry-fruited hopping. But distant honey-toasted caramel panache too indistinguishable for red ale significance.

Dry compost-wafted whiskey malts muddle sour orange fruiting, losing grapefruit rind bittering to skimpy candi-sugared butternut scamper. Dusted coffee-mocha acridity and earthen peat nuance fall short.

Pleasant barley sweetness meshes well with dapper fruity nuances, softly flowing through to mildly bitter butterscotch-etched finish. Well-balanced, medium-bodied, and tingly spice-hopped.