Avery Redpoint Ale
Some beer lovers enjoy a rich, malty brew, while others go more for hoppy beers. Our brewmaster likes both - as evidenced by this rich and caramelly amber ale with the distinct flavor and bouquet of Cascade hops. Reaching the perfect balance of crystal malt sweetness and hop bitterness took plenty of time and effort, making Redpoint the perfect beer for toasting your most recent success.
3.4
460 reviews
Boulder, United States
Community reviews
amber pour with a thick tan head.
aroma is very sweet, caramely and somewhat fruity.
Flavour has a nice depth to the malt character. Medium sweetness and balancing
This is a very good but basic amber ale. not nearly enough hops or malts for me. it is very clean and simple with roasted malts and subtle hops.
A- Translucent caramel colored body that pours with massive frothy off-white head. The head takes awhile to tame and settles as a thick collar. Lots of lacing is left behind in the glass.
S- not much to pick up on here. Definitely has a sweet caramel malt nose with floral hops in the background.
T- Initial taste is bland with almost nothing going on. It takes a second for a slight floral hop bitterness to come through with a light caramel malt backing. Finish is a balance of caramel malt and floral hop. Sweet caramel malt lingers with little resounding hop bitterness.
P- Medium to high carbonation up front and medium weight body. Carbonation seems to disappear quickly exposing a smooth and creamy body that is easily to swallow. A little bit thin overall.
O- My last beer to review from my Avery variety pack. This certainly was not the best offering but its still decent overall. Its easy to drink and pretty good but a little bit on the boring side. I’d drink this again but it probably won’t be my first choice.
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed on: 08-27-2007 16:39:23
Dark amber/cider color; Medium slightly creamy body; Aroma of hops, & caramel malts; Flavor of slight roasted malt, hops, caramel, and some citrus; Finish is slightly bitter; Nicely balanced; A solid amber ale.
Bottle. Semi-hazy mahogany pour. Foamy head. Aroma of pine hop and caramel malt. Medium mouthfeel. Taste is malty, Caramel, and malty. Good beer.
bottle: a good amber ale. pours nice red. nutty, pine and bready. Sweet caramel base with a nice hop profile. Good representative for the style, though not particularly memorable.
bottled. pours mahagany with minimal tan head. smells of floral hops, herbs and evergreen. Hops are noteworthy on the tongue along with a bitter evergreen. it is medium bodied and bitter. It finishes with the feel of citrus rind and tin. It’s just OK
Nice and clean beer. Medium bodied with a crisp palate. Pretty hoppy stuff along the grapefruit vein. Not filling like a lot of ambers can be, and this one has a low "beer" profile to it and more of a real ale quality, if that makes sense. If not, shouldn’t you be doing spreadsheets instead of reviewing beers at work? Damnit, I can’t wait to punch out cause I am fucked up..
12 oz bottle served in a tulip. Pour is ruddy amber with a half inch of off-white foam sitting on the top. Nose is malt, cellar, and caramel, but there are also hops that offset the brew from coming off too sweet. Taste is right on par with the nose, and is spot on to that discretionary line between bitter and sweet. The finish is dry with just enough bitter to be pleasant. I am also detecting some variety of spice in the finish, somewhat like ginger, but I can’t put my finger on it. This is a very solid offering from Avery, and one that I would definitely enjoy seconds off!
Has a malty aroma. A cloudy red/amber color. Has a light malty, somewhat bitter taste. Its pretty good. I have yet to be disappointed in a beer from Colorado. But yeah, I like it.
I was happy to come across a bottle of this - hadnt seen it before. Sweet, malty aroma. A rich malty brew with some tang and hop notes, and a bit of barnyard scent. Amber is not really my favorite style, but when Avery makes it, things turn out all right.
Draught at brewery. Red amber with small white head. Aroma of citrus hops, caramel, sweet fruit. Taste is lightly sweet then bitter finish. Medium bodied but very drinkable, nice carbonation.
Pours a cloudy dark amber with orange hues. Aroma of molasses, chocolate and floral. Taste is sweet and bitter. Flavor is malt forward with molasses and slightly sweet chocolate. A bit of hops in the finish.
Pours clear scarlet-brown, with a medium beige head, with good and lasting lacing. Grassy, biscuit, and caramel aromas. Medium body, creamy and crisp. Flavors of toast, grass, nuts. A bit more hops than in many ambers. Well-balanced, drinkable and satisfying.
Bottle pours orange-amber with an off white head. Aroma is sweet caramel malt and citrus and pine hops. Flavor is a nice balance of sweet malt and hops. Very quaffable an amber ale someone actually might like to drink more than once.
Amber pour. Off white head. Aroma is mostly toasted caramel malt, floral hops and a touch of fruit. Flavor has more hops than I expected with less caramel than most ambers. Not bad.
Incredibly thick and cloudy brick/falu red color. Puffy head that leaves a smooth film of lace. Looks very thick and murky; splendid.
Toasted malt aroma, but with some sweet sugary notes. Has the toasted quality of a red amber, and the brown sugary sweetness of a brown ale; the brown half of it wins the duel.
The taste is a sweet beginning, with some bold liqueur flavors and an alcohol burst. Roasted malt, tempered by slight sweetness. Bold red/amber flavor with an added sugary sweetness. A tad saccharine, but not enough to ruin the flavor.
Feel is full-bodied and creamy. Leaves a lasting thickness. Mellows out nicely halfway through. A substantial, complex, balanced beer. Quite soild. Might be too thick for repeats.
Pours quickly dissipating beige head, but that head leaves all sorts of syrupy lacing around. Beer is cloudy amber brown color, don’t look like your average amber ale. Aroma is mostly sweet maltiness. Taste ain’t too bad, mostly malts around front and middle, and then proceeds to get some nuttiness and earthiness at the end. Thicker than your average rubbish amber and that is in every way a good thing. The biggest flaw with this beer is that it is still and amber ale, a beer style whose existence I cannot comprehend.
Bottled, clear red/amber with thin white head, sweet malt aroma with equal presence of citus hops, Full/thick sweet malt with nice hops in the end and lingering palate to balance out sweetness, a little too sweet for more then one pint
Nice caramel aroma, slight floral hops. The appearance is amber red, off-white head. The flavor is caramel malts, slight bread dough, and a slight and unexpected taste of puke (not sure why). The finish has a light bittering of piney hops. Medium mouthfeel. Decent overall, if not a classic.
12oz bottle. Pours a hazed amber, reddish-brown colored body with a finger-width, creamy, beige head that dissipates slowly and leaves a good amount of lacing. Aroma is chewy, moderately sweet caramels, some brown sugar nuts, crystal malt and bread, thin fruits, and a mild hopping. Flavor is slightly bready, chewy crystals and caramels with a light, earthy bitterness. A light toasty toffee and nutty maltiness before a lightly bittered, sweet crystal, somewhat citrus finish. Slightly dry after a light body, but very smooth and creamy mouth-feel. Overall, a well balanced amber. Its rather unexciting, but a solid malt body and hop bitterness make this enjoyable. Not bad.
Strong smell of chewy, malty barley, flavor is a crisp, thin, session. Palate is thin. This’d be best in a six-pack on a spring afternoon, with some fresh biscuits. Bottle at Total Wine, Naples, Florida.
(bottle). Clear amber color. light malt aroma. Nice, balanced malt/hop flavor. Avg duration. Light bitter finish. Thin texture. Soft carbonation. Fair lacing.
Aroma; light Pinappley American hop essence. Some maple syrup/malt. Taste; Carmel malt well balanced against toasty malt. Quite hoppy to a level that almost overpowers the malt= a good thing.
12 oz. -> Eng. Pint. Pours a honey-amber, with a basically white head. Smelled floral, with notes of marshmallow, toffee, and hops. Tasted sweet and hoppy. Caramelly maltball maltiness with a even bitter on the end. A fine amber.
Cask pour at the brewery on 7/17/09. Pours a light orange, decent head. Not a whole lot going on in aroma, but picked up some vanilla and caramel. Expected some rich deep sweetness, but this was very balanced and had a good bitterness. Smooth amber. Nice to see a good 5.1% ABV beer by Avery just to prove they don’t have to go big on everything.
On Tap at Old Chicago, Boulder 12/10/2008
Lots of malt aroma. Amber coloured a little rich on the palate and strong in alcohol with a crisp dry and slightly bitter full malt finish.
Had this awhile back from the bottle. Wasn’t bad, I just didn’t find it particularly memorable.
Mondail 2009, Montreal. Reddish-brown with a small beige head. Mild aroma of grapefruit and caramel. Flavour is appealingly drinkable, with c-hops, nuts, and thin caramel. It gets a little tinny just before the end, and finishes with a gentle bitterness.
On tap at brewery. Pours a clear reddish amber with a medium tan head. Smells slightly of toasted malts. Taste is toasted malt upfront, with earthy hops, and a fruit like malt middle, and a bitter hop finish along with a hint of tartness in the aftertaste. Mouthfeel is clean, low carbonation. A very nice "smaller" beer from Avery.