Alpine Beer Company McIlhenneys Irish Red
Our most versatile beer. Good to drink as well as cook with. Light enough to quench a thirst and complex enough to accompany fine dining. Carmel malty sweet fades to a chocolate roasty finish and dry from a touch of rye. 1.057 OG 13 IBU 6%ABV
3.2
207 reviews
Alpine, United States
Community reviews
Draft:
Clear amber with a short, off-white head.
Caramel, cherry malt aroma.
Rich, caramel malt flavour....
Quite nice..
On draft. Pours a clear light cola with an off white head. Malty nose. Flavors of nuts. Slight bitter finish.
Great appearance With a huge foamy head, lots of lace, and a clear copper color. aroma is malt toffee biscuits fruit Caramel. Flavor is like nose, plus a bit of salt & bitter finish. Good body. Decent brew.
Draft sample at Dominion Wine & Beer. Reddish with off-white head. Aromas of caramel, malt, sweet biscuit. Tastes of malt, caramel, toast and biscuit. Medium body with a dry finish.
7/16/15. On tap at Craft on Draft. Amber pour with a small tan head, mild lacing. Crackery aroma, light nuttiness, toasted caramel. Good flavor, light nuttiness, hint of cocoa, malty, hay, doughy, toasted caramel. Not bad.
I would drink this in Ireland. Good color. Sampled at The Tap and Growler, downtown Eugene.
Mahogany color. Very malty, some dried strawberries, wheat puffs with some tootsie rolls. Very malty mouth with dried fruit. Smooth. Full body, for the style it is very good.
Ruby, crimson, and garnet with a tightly packed eggshell cap. Such a solid and balanced brew with loads of caramel, toffee, raisin, cocoa, pine, spicy rye, and bright citrus. Could drink a ton of this and not usually a fan of the style. Alpine does it again!
On tap at Daily Growler, UA: copper amber pour with thin off-white head. aroma of biscuity malt. tastes are nutty, earthy, caramel, toasty malt, light floral. 6.8
Draft. Caramel malt and hay aroma. Amber with small head. Sweet caramel malt and mildly bitter hay flavor. Nice body. Pleasant.
Draught @ Albion. Dark amber with reddish tint, small foamy off-white head, faint fruity aroma, low carbonation, caramel taste, thin body, medium finish with bit of a bitter aftertaste. Very smooth but not spectacular.
Tap at the brewery. Pours clear amber with a medium, frothy beige head, medium retention with good lacing. Aroma is sweet bread and meal malt, dates, and light earthy hops. Flavor is sweet malt, light earthy hops and medium bitterness with a dry finish. Medium body and carbonation.
Draft. Clear reddish amber color. Aroma of toasted caramel. Taste is similar. Tasty.
On tap at Apex, post CBC
A: Mostly clear amber, creme head, lacing.
N: Toffee, pine, some pineapple, biscuit, and toast.
T: Sweet and bready. Light bitterness. Mostly clean.
M: Medium, sticky body, prickly carbonation, no alcohol presence.
O: Solid Irish Red. Much better than Killian’s, which is admittedly damning with faint praise.
Tap, amber pour, white head, nose is caramel, taste is caramel, nutty, rich, decent
Pour on tap at HopCat, slightly hazy red pour with white head, aroma brought notes of toast, marshmallow, some caramel into a bit of toffee, dark fruit, some slight grassy, herbal notes in there as well. Taste was a mix of sweet caramel, toffee, slight earthy notes into a bit of herbs, some grass, touch of yeast into a bit of fruit, finishing sweet, slightly smoky almost.
Draft at Hopcat GR - pours a rusty Amber . Soft bready aroma . Mild caramel malt flavor . Solid offering .
On tap at Capitol Beer & Tap Room. Pours Mrsium brown with a rich beige head and a roasted malt aroma. There is a light caramel malt flavor with a bit of chocolate and a smoky finish.
the percentage score seems spot on - average overall, way better than average for an irish red. smooth, nutty, caramel. ok finish.
Pours a deep red color with a white head. Malt, caramel, earthy hop, toffee, toast and peat aroma and flavors. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Malt and caramel finish.
Sample tried at P house. Pours Amber orange with medium sized head. Floral hop, caramel biscuit malt, and grain. Not my favorite style of beer but still drinkable. Carbonation was average.
Tap at brewery. Pours dark copper with a slight red tint and creamy off-white head. Aroma is bready and caramel malts,faint floral hops, and faint toast. Flavor is lightly sweet malt base with subtle hops, light toast, and very faint grassiness. Medium body and carbonation.
Bomber - Dark maple pour with off white head. Very malty nose. Taste is malty but with some astringent notes that really hurt the beer. I used to enjoy this 7 years ago but now it's just not that good.
on tap at Moor Pat, Willaimsville NY. decent amber/Irish red. medium amber pour, caramel malts, hints of chocolate, sweet malty finish. OK
On tap at Mellow Fellow in Truckee, Ca. Malty, hoppy and some amber malt aroma. Clear golden red color with thin white head. Light start with a little citrus background. Turns into slightly dry but mellow finish. Delish.
(En fût au Urge Gastropub): Purée de pruneaux, poire, céréales agglutinées et une membrane résineuse considérable.
Draft. Clear red amber. Small off white head. Light, clean and smooth. Great balance. Great red. Nice little mix of everything you want in a red and really easy to drink.
2/10/2015. On tap. Redbrown with a tan head. Malty and fruity aromas. Light sweet fruit flavors with earty notes. Dry finish.
draft at taste pf tops, incredible high drinkability here, very light caamel flavor, some lightly nuanced hops, this is more drinkable than water.....
Type: 22-oz. bottle
Glass: Lagunitas mason jar
From: Alpine Beer Company Pub in Alpine, Calif.
Price: $4.99
Purchased: Dec. 28, 2014
Consumed: Jan. 2, 2015
Misc.: N/A
Poured a red, auburn semi-clear color with 1-to-2 fingers of khaki-tan, frothy head. Good amount of bubbles coming up from the bottom of the glass. Above average sporadic foamy lacing on the sides of the glass. Average retention. (Sight - 3.88)
Smelled caramel, chocolate, roasted nuts, toffee, faint coffee malts, dark cocoa, chocolate syrup and light copper. (Smell - 3.88)
Tasted maybe even better than the nose. Very impressive for the style. Got chocolate, bitter roasted nuts, caramel, toffee, copper or another metallic malt, dry rye malts and faint coffee malts. (Taste - 3.88)
Medium body. Oily texture. Average-to-lively carbonation. Nutty, bitter finish. (Feel - 3.75)
This was a very good Irish Red and I’m not saying that just because I live in Alpine. Much better than I thought it would be. (Overall - 3.88)
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