Central City Red Racer Northwest Pale Ale

Part of Craft Crossing Calendar.

3.4

188 reviews

Surrey, Canada

Community reviews

3.5 Pours a huge frothy white head and has a golden amber appearance. Dirty lacing. Lively carbonation. Aromas of citrus and floral hops. Nice flavours of oranges and citrus tang, light malts. Crisp and bitter hoppiness. Creamy mouthfeel. Nicely balanced hops and malts. Pretty good.

3.5 Nicely made pale ale, no astringency, true to style. Very well made. Bottle in sk

3.5 Golden. Fluffy white head. Aroma is melon and malt. Taste is much of the same with a light bitterness. A Surrey classic.

4.1 12oz can from Thirsty Singapore. Bright yellow, good head. Pineapple aroma. Spicy leafy jelly sweet flavour. Bitter citrusy aftertaste. A great pale ale.

3.8 5%ABV. Pale ale. Poured out gold. 8 SRM. Nose has a full malty aroma with toast and bread crumb aromas being most prominent. Very brief hints of pine and spruce. Some citrus aromas as well with orange peel and grapefruit peel. Mouthfeel is beery. Palate has nice toasted malt flavor with graham cracker, candied nuts, dark wheat toast, and doughnuts. Hops are bitter and noble with a hint of citrus peel and on further approach start to yield slightly spicy flavor notes as well with cilantro and light fennel seed and cloves. Finish is brief and clean. Then comes back and lingers a little on the back of the throat without being cloying. Goes on Favorites List!

3.7 Can. Orange caramel malt and grapefruit peel/pine aroma. Golden yellow with giant off-white head. Moderately sweet orange caramel malt and moderately bitter grapefruit peel flavor. Nice body. Tasty.

3.5 Golden color with a taller, somewhat diminishing, fluffy off-white head. Aromas of pale malt, melon and light honey. The hops are in the background with light citrus and spice. Light malt and pear-like fruit flavors. Gentle bitterness. Well balanced. A very easy drinking pale ale. 3/11

3.5 Can: (as Red Betty Pale Ale) Slightly orange-yellow with a tall, off-white head. Orange, caramel aroma. Taste is fairly smooth-bittered orange-peel.....caramel malt, barley malt. Creamy malts throughout.....finishes with a nice, earthy, almost nutty bitter. Very enjoyable.

4.5 Clear amber not much foam. Good hoppiness, citrus and grapefruit notes. Excellent

2.9 12 oz single can as Red Betty Pale Ale, purchased at Wilbur’s Total Beverage. Medium to dark orange, slight hazy appearance with a lingering white head. Aroma of resinous hops, light pine and toasted malts. Similar flavor, adding a moderate hop bitterness. Average body with a light dry, lasting finish. OK, I guess, slightly harsh and possibly dated.

3.5 355 ml can. Pours a copper color with bubbly white two finger head. Dissipating lacing. Aroma is some sweet malt, fruity hops, dry hops. Lol great deScriptions. Palate is nice crisp dryness and hop flavor. Quite piney. Another good red racer beer.

3.0 2015 Parallel 49 & Central City Advent Calendar. App shit the bed, stopped working, couldn?t upload, I?m guessing now .

3.5 From the can the pour is cloudy and sandy colored, the aroma is bright citrus and hops, the taste is bright citrus and a good balance of hops. The mouthfeel is thin.

3.7 Visual: Pours clear pale golden orange with a massive dissipating creamy head, sticky lacing, foamy retention, several steady slow streams. Nose: grapefruity orange citrusy hops. (lvl-6)-pungency Attack: crisp, incoming bitter Mid-palate: sustained-creamy mouthfeel, citrus burst, (lvl-3)-sweetness, (MAIN) tangerine, sweet barley malt -> smooth hoppy transition Finish: pink grapefruit pulp tangy, bitter peel hoppy finish. Summary: A very nice burst of citrus in a very rounded and creamy textured APA. On the drier side. Earlier Rating: 2/12/2015 Total Score: 2.7 Visual: Pours clear copper orange with a decent small creamy head, a small layer of retention, only a few streams, several loose and one tight-fast, sticky lacing. Nose: grapefruit tangerine hops (lvl-5)-pungency Attack: incoming hopped bitterness, orange oil Mid-palate: tart, (lvl-3)-sweetness, fizzy-creamy mouthfeel, (MAIN) yellow grapefruit, toffee malts, bitter peel hops Finish: light sour, grapefruit peel bitter hops, fruity citrus malt. Summary: Bitter peel hops throughout, not a whole lot of carry or length.

4.6 Part of the central city/parallel 49 advent calander. Pours a nice clear copper color with a thick off white head. Moderately carbonated. Aroma of pine and light fruit. Taste of pine, medium bitterness and hoppy. Very good. Overall delicious. Good job central city.

3.4 Part of the central city craft calendar. A surprisingly nice beer. All about the hops. Very pine like and Resinous. Like drinking a pine tree. Ha. Earlier Rating: 7/27/2014 Total Score: 3.7 A fantastic pale ale. Big citrus and tropical fruit aromas and flavors that are supported nicely by a malty caramel driven backbone. Great stuff.

3.4 Fruity resin and hop aroma. Well balanced hoppy and malt taste. Quite a nice APA. Earlier Rating: 7/29/2014 Total Score: 3.3 Light ruby orange body with foamy white head and some nice lacing. Citrus aroma. Taste is mildly bitter, a little medicinal or metallic and not as flavourful as I was hoping. Okay.

3.5 Appearance: clear medium gold with two fingers of loose ivory head diminishing gradually to a thin skim, patchy lacing. (3/5) Aroma: pine, citrus, caramel malt, light tropical fruit. (8/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate bitter. (7/10) Medium-light body, moderate carbonation, short duration medium bitter finish. (3/5) I was a bit surprised by the way it foamed up on opening, lost a mouthful or two. Other than that, not bad. Smells a bit better than it tastes: it tends to the watery, so it doesn’t quite have the body to pull off the hop character. The flavours end up dropping off a little rapidly, leaving a little bit of an unbalanced lingering bitter. Quite sessionable, though. (14/20)

3.1 5/13/2010 12:05:36 PM Can from Whole Foods Hadley. Hoppy nose. Taste is hoppy, with some nice malt notes. Not too complicated but goes down swell. Warms up towards the finish.

3.6 08.12.2014 341mL bottle #8 - CC/P49 Mystery Box Rating #1119 06.06.2014 - Can from @foxjunk. 5%, Golden amber pour with a bubbly, lasting white foam. Aroma is sweet piney, lemony, mild grassiness. Taste is a blast of citrusy sweetness, tempered by a decent punch of hoppy bitterness. Not unbelievably memorable, but a decent APA. Nice.

3.1 Confused this with the Red Racer IPA for Autism. As a pale ale it is a bit of a refreshing surprise. Lots of citrus notes and grapefruit in particular. Reasonable bitterness and a slightly sour finish. Needs to be cold to get the most out of it. Definitely different for a pale ale but good none the less.

3.2 Pours a hazy orange-copper with a small white head. Aroma of hops and citrus. Tastes of citrusy hops, some citrus fruit and a nice long bitter finish.

3.2 i like the citrus heavy hops in here, but they fade rather quickly. sessionable and refreshing, just not too deep.

1.8 In bottle (advent calendar); didn’t really get to drink this one. Another RR beer that foamed up when opened and wasted 80% of the bottle ... not sure what is going on with this brand

3.5 Thanks to Reimer for this. Pours hazy golden with a moderate frothy white top. Aroma is citrus hops with biscuity malts. Taste is a nice citrus hop flavours and moderate bitterness with a strong grain profile. Nice everyday beer.

3.5 Very citrusy for a pale ale, which I like. Nice notes of some earthy pine bitterness, and lots of tropical flavour.

3.7 Pours clear yellow, aroma of hops and a bit of citrus. Strong hop flavour, has a good kick to it.

3.1 Aroma is a sweet maltiness with some earthy and clove hopiness. Taste is a sweet light maltiness with a fairly pronounced bitterness that is of citrus, clove and earthiness. Appearance is a clear orange with a thin pearl head that retains fairly poorly.

3.4 Pours Clear amber with a thick white head. Nice hoppy aroma cascade and other pacific north west hops. Nice mouth feel. Thick and rich this is a great pale ale.

3.4 Pair golden yellow, foamy white head, some lacing. Aroma is citrus, some bread and toffee. Taste is bread, toffee, nuts, and some hop floralness. Finishes bitter and citrusy, lingering. Full bodied, thick, a little sticky, average carbonation. A little more robust than I was expecting, which was actually a pleasant surprise.