128. Hopworks Urban Brewery – Organic Rise Up Red Draft
Continuing my Oregon Beer quest at the Oregon Brewers Festival, it was recommended by a couple locals I stopped and talked with that I should try the Organic Rise Up Red from Hopworks Urban Brewery. They told me a bit about the brewery and its commitment to earthy sorts of things – organic, sustainability, biking, etc. They thought the beer was good because of its focus on good, local ingredients. So, I thought, why...
66. Flatbranch Pub & Brewery – Irish Red Ale Cask
This is my sixth and final review of beers for the same Friday evening. It was a very long night, but it was great to catch up with my fraternity brothers at Flatbranch Pub and Brewery. After having their English Pale Ale and the Ed’s IPA, I noticed they were serving one of their beers from the cask, so I asked for whatever it was that was in the cask. It turned out it was their Irish Red Ale. Since it was pulled from the...
54. Avery Brewing – Redpoint Ale
I really like Avery’s big beers, so I was excited when I found a few of their beers in the “mix a six” area of my local liquor store. The label says, “Redpoint Ale. Ahhh, Success! It’s taken a lot of time and effort to create this unique, rich red ale with a distinct hop bouquet. Enjoy our achievement in celebration of your own accomplishments. Cheers!” It had a decent head when I poured it,...
50. Founders Brewing – Red’s Rye P. A.
I spent my early evening at work, working outside this evening, so when I finally got home I wanted to go for a nice refreshing IPA. In the beer fridge I had quite a selection of Founders beers to select from and reached for the Reds Rye P. A. Ale. The label says that it’s “hopped up and brewed with rye,” it’s got 6.6% ABV and 70 IBU’s. It poured a dark amber, and reddish color, and had a decent head,...
8. Diageo – Smithwick’s Irish Ale Draft
I’m traveling for work right now, so this is the first draft beer I’ve reviewed. An Irish pub in the airport is pretty much a no brainer to pick up a beer when traveling. We hit the Tigin Irish Pub in the Dallas Fort Worth Airport, and along with my Smithwick’s, I had a pretty good steak sandwich. As you can tell, the Smithwick’s I had was brown in color – even though it said it was a red ale –...
