Silver City Brewery Ridgetop Red Ale – Irish Red Ale at 6% ABV | 15 IBU (2023 Craft Beer Advent Calendar #19, 355 ml, packaged on 26-Jul-2023, acquired 14-Dec-2023, reviewed 23-Dec-2023)
Appearance: clear red-tinged medium amber with a short, short-lived light beige head, no lacing. (3/5) Aroma: bready caramel, light floral, hint of pine. (7/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate-low bitter. (7/10) Palate: medium body, moderate-lively carbonation, slightly sticky short duration finish. (4/5)
Brewer notes say Liberty hops and a whole bunch of malts (NW Pale, Munich, Carafa, Dark Wheat, Light Crystal, Caramel Wheat) – and ,yeah, that’s what it smells like: all malt, with very little hop character, and what there is of it, Noble in variety. Another deeply boring offering, albeit technically clean and inoffensive. Tough not to score this with a modern palate, but I guess realistically it’s well-executed, and that’s got to be acknowledged. (14/20)
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