Our flagship, this Irish-Style Red Ale proudly won a gold medal at the 2000 World Beer Cup. A combination of 5 different malts and 3 hop varietals, carefully blended, results in a perfect balance. Full-flavored and medium-bodied, the Riptide Red provides surprising complexity for such an easy-drinking brew. The Riptide Red has an original gravity of 1.056 and a 5.4% ABV.
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by Timmyk77 from Overland Park, KS, USA who has tried this beer once. (3/7/2008 8:38:41 PM)
"From a bottle. Pours a nice clear red with a white head. Aroma is a little off, malty overall, but there was something unpleasant underlying it that I couldn't put my finger on. Flavor was sweet with a nice hop presense. An ok beer, but I've definetly had better reds."
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.2)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[2] Review by Rmussman from Northern, CA, USA who has tried this beer once. (9/17/2006 6:36:44 PM)
"A nice Irish Red ale. has a kick to it that it. have a rich amber hue and a soft head. After taste leaves a little to be desired but a very nice amber ale."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.4)
Sampled: Forced Draught Sample Size: 16oz @ $3 Unit Cost: $3 per Pint
[3] Review by robotman from elizabethtown, PA, USA who has tried this beer once. (9/6/2005 6:44:04 PM)
"2nd of my 3rd Casco Bay tries. Looks good in a glass with red color and nice dense head. Smell, however reminds me of a cheap domestic. Taste is kind of uninteresting. Very little hop presense. Doesn't taste bad just kind of bland and boring. Not bad if someone handed me one but too dull for me to buy in quantity. Try their winer porter instead.
"
Aroma:
4/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
6/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(2.9)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[4] Review by beerguy101 from Newark, CA, USA who has tried this beer a couple times. (6/20/2005 10:41:07 PM)
"Dark Red Color. Medium white foamy head. Aroma is malty and sweet, with some grapefruity hop aroma as well. A medium bodied amber/Irish Ale. Malts are nutty, fruity and sweet. Hops are grapefruity and citrusy. Nicely balanced. Very smooth taste. Perhaps a touch sweet, but a nice drinkable beer. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet. "
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.8)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[5] Review by revooner from USA who has tried this beer a couple times. (3/29/2004 10:30:47 PM)
"I thought that this ale was good, no more, no less. A very basic red ale, well balanced hops and malts, wheighing heavier on the malt, though fairly basic and unexciting. I expected so much after the Old Port Ale and was left desiring more. very similar to Smithwick's, and equally disappointing. Not bad, however I did not feel that it was GREAT either."
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
6/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3)
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure Compared to this brewer's other beers:
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(3.2)
