Serving Type: 12 oz. bottle, poured into a Hooker pint glass
Hooker's Irish Red Ale pours a rich auburn body with a large frothy head of lightly tanned foam. Huge carbonation bubbles make up the head and manage a moderate retention. This pour resulted in no lacing on the glass. The nose is huge and malty. Hooker's base malts have their fingerprints all over this brew and leave it with a very fresh edge. Toasty grains and caramel sweetness round out the nose.
The beer is a sweet mouthful of grains, and it is definitely a malt bomb, for those who enjoy them. There are layers of malt flavors with lightly toasted malts adding caramel and molasses sweetness, while others bring biscuit notes and cracked whole grain bread. The light hopping in nearly imperceptible and the beer finishes with a slight grainy sourness and a mild earthy component.
Final Verdict: B
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