Laurelwood Organic Free Range Red

Our flagship ale blends 100% Organically grown barley malt with loads of fresh Cascade hops. The result is a medium-bodied ale with outstanding aroma and flavor. 5.9%ABV 14 Plato OG 60 IBU

3.4

164 reviews

Portland, United States

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3.6 Pours a clear amber with a thin lacing head. The aroma is typical red with a malt base and some wood. The flavor has the typical red notes with that wood and a nice balance, The finish is dry and lasting. Warming to the throat.

3.2 Draft at Milkboy. Clear medium copper pour with a wide splay of beige foam. Red fruity sweetish dark bready flavors. Cherry hazelnut pumpernickel. Blood orange marmalade. Red peppers. Spicy hoppy red ale.

3.5 Smells nice: of pine tree and red pepper hops. Slightly smoky flavor, burnt hop, spice. A bit boring. Bitterness is medium.

3.5 On tap at the brewpub - Pours reddish copper with an off-white head. It has a medium / light body with semi-sharp carbonation. The flavor begins with mild toast, light sweetness and dark crackers. The finish has earthy / woody hops, caramel, spice and a touch of horehound candy. Pretty good for the style.

3.2 Bottle from Trader Joe’s. Medium amber/ruby in color. Nose is fairly well hopped with a bit of maltiness. Roasty up front. Some breadiness as well. A touch of sweetness. Earthy hop finish.

3.2 Tasted in a samer glass filled from a tap. Caramel, bread crust, and light spice notes come through on the nose. The clear, dark, rich amber beer is topped by dense and soapy, off white head. A thick ring and a thin, small film island is retained as an average lace is left on the glass. The taste is a medium sweet and light bitter blend. The sticky, medium-full body has a soft, yet buzzy, carbonation. Bready caramel notes appear in the smooth finish and bread crust lingers in the aftertaste.

2.7 Bottle from wegmans. Pours hazy reddish brown with a medium sized off white head. The aroma is heavy on caramel, quite malty. The taste is very caramel malt based and overly sweet. Not for me.

4.3 Amber in color with red twinge, cream colored very fine thick head, smooth medium mouth feel, caramel taste up front followed by hops and malt, medium strength bitter finish. Tasty but a little too bitter finish.

3.4 Bottle. A: Brownish red with a circle of creme colored head. Some lacing. N: Biscuit, pine, grapefruit, cracker, leaves. Hint of orange rind. T: Balanced bitterness and sweetness. Clean, but not complicated. M: Medium body, puffy carbonation, a hint of alcohol. O: An old Portland standby that is a good lead in to heavier beers. The balancing act here is still pretty nice, and the beer is still clean and refreshing after all these years.

3.6 On tap @ Laurelwood PDX. Amber pour with a white head. Strong citrus zest aromas here. Some nice toasty, bready malt and a touch of caramel. Lots of pine and a slight herbal note, too. Flavor has a nice citric grapefruit bite. Some bitter grass and pine work well with the sweet caramel and toasted malts. Enjoyable.

3.8 Red amber pour, good retention and lace. Spruce and honey bread nose. Flavor is orange marmalade, mild toffee, more honey bread, with mild grapefruit rind/grainy finish. Really well balanced and approachable.

3.3 There is a chicken on the label, and with a name like Free Range, I wonder if eggs were used in the brewing process.

3.7 I get a maltieness and a very floral hop aroma from this clearish copper reddish brew with a slight off white head. Carbonation is there as is the maltieness and medium body with a bitterish aftertaste. I also get a slight nutty flavor. Good brew.

3.3 Draft at the pour house. Clear copper color. Floral hops with bread malt and slight caramel. Taste is grains and some caramel malts. Good mouthfeel/texture. Average carbonation. Light bitter finish. A good beer.

3.9 Bottle. Pours hazy ruby-copper with 2-finger khaki head. Nose is barley malt, hops, earthy. Tastes of earthy barley, resiny hops, earthy grain, mild fruit. Finishes complex and hoppy. Good balance.

3.8 Yikes, I just saw the bottling date and didn’t want to wait on this any longer. Woops to me for not watching my dates closer. The date says March 11, 2014, stamped white in bottom right corner. Into a pint glass, it goes. The appearance is a nice hazy amber color with a decent two finger white foamy head that lasts for a good minute and a half before it concaves gently leaving a nice somewhat thick foaminess sticking finely to the sides of the glass. The smell had a decent amount of some bitter Northwest piney hops that end up allowing a decent amount of citrusy sweetness to enter as it warms. The taste was mildly sweet but allows a nice bitterness to settle over my taste buds. There is a slight bittersweet hoppy aftertaste that leads to a quick dry yet sweet finish. On the palate, this one sits about a light to medium and shows a decent sessionability about it. I will say there is a decent sharpness pounding on my tongue somewhat like an AIPA but its nothing overbearing. Overall, this is another winner by Laurelwood and even at this old, my apologies for not reviewing this fresher.

3.5 2016-06-08, bottle, 6.1% ABV, 6-4-6-3-12=31 Nice bread and caramel, but it smells a bit old. Ok beer but nothing special. 2014-04-20, draught at Serious Biscuit, Seattle, 6-5-7-3-14=35 Dark amber color, clean, with creamy head. Good use of the caramel, both for the aroma and the flavor, with moderate sweetness, soft and round body, strong bitterness, and some hop resins. Clean beer.

3.4 Bottle from Local 44 in Philly. Fairly fresh. Pours clear red coppy with decent lace. The aroma is fresh spicy biscuit, sweet malt, with pine resin, not very potent. Flavor follows with a bit of candied bitter ginger. Feel is watery, slightly astringent, not particularly lively. It’s nice. Probably super fresh it would standout more like the Workhorse did for me when drank in WA.

2.4 Bottle date unknown - boo! A: Pours a copper ale with excellent clarity and

3.7 Damn this good. I dont why I’ve avoided this for so long especially when I love Workhorse. Aroma is biscuity and hoppy. Flavor is smooth and bountiful. Ample grapefruit hops and healthy biscuit malt balance. Medium-light body which makes this a tasty and super sessionable beer without an offensive hop wreck. Reminiscent of Bell’s Amber.

4.2 Aroma is beery but this beer is good. I drank a six pack perfectly timed with the right friends over a week of house visitors in Ashland, Oregon and let me tell you it was great!

3.3 Draft. Pours golden amber with a white head. Sweet malts, some fruity hops, and light citric notes. Pretty good.

3.5 On tap at Horse Brass, PDX. Dark copper shade with a creamy head. Nicely hoppy in the aroma. Has a really strong malty spine with lots of deep caramel tones. Very solid amber, a bit "cleaner" than some of the others I’ve had and close to an ESB in some respects.

3.5 Poured a finger of head on a red body. The aroma is bright citrus and pine. The taste is moderately bitter throughout with a lemony bitter/sweetness to balance it. The texture is crisp with moderate carbonation. It is a nicely hopped up red ale.

3.3 Draught in a flight. Pours a clear amber color with some tinges of red in it. Nose is actually a little hoppy with floral elements coming from it. Taste, on the other hand, is slightly sweet and much more malt forward. Quite smooth on the palate, too.

3.7 Tap at Solera, Parkdale, 24/05/13. Clear golden amber with reddish hues, thin off white head. Nose is pine, bitter orange, hops. Taste comprises hops, orange pith, light grapefruit, grass. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, hop bitterness in the finish. A tasty number.

3.5 Sample at the Laurelwood Public House at PDX. The beer is a clear copper color with a medium white head that dissipates quickly. Stringy lacing on the glass. Aroma of citrus, caramel and hops. Medium body with flavors of caramel malt, toffee and hops. The finish is sweet with a malty aftertaste. Decent overall.

3.7 Medium copper color. Off-white head. Mild toffee aroma and taste. Nicely laced head. Low ABV, which makes it nice for a higher level session type beer. A favorite.

3.4 Appearance: clear dark copper, with a generous, creamy two fingers of tan head and decent lacing. Aroma: caramel, toffee, a bit of brown sugar, and some earthy, mellow hops. Taste: as the aroma indicated, almost exactly. Finish: smooth and slightly slick, with lingering caramel sweetness vying for balance with the hops. Notes: A fine and drinkable beer, if a bit forgettable. If it was a tad maltier, you’d think it was a hoppy Irish Red.

3.2 Slightly hazy deep red body that throws up a tall off-white head. Aroma contains sweet malts with a touch of light hops. The flavor is mostly balanced that drifts towards some dry bitterness as it reaches the finish. I’ve had better amber ales, but there are no flaws here; just a bit average.