St. Patrick's Irish Ale

The Beer Stats:

• Beer Name: St. Patrick's Irish Ale

• Brewery: Custom Brewcrafters (New York)

• Style:Red Ale

• ABV: 4.9%

• IBU:?

• Pour Color: A red very clear beer

      This one poured with very little head. Once it was lifted to me it had all but vanished. As usual the Face took a smell of the beer before a sip, I got a whiff too. Malts are all I smelled off of this one. On taste, it's real easy to tell this is a red ale. Very slight taste of almost a smoke too. It also has a bitterness that wasn't there for Conway's or Celtic. Not as sweet as the Conway's either. The malts in this one dance much cleaner on the tongue then the Celtic though. This is another red ale that I could see drinking more then just once a year.
      I been trying to do more Irish style beers due to the season. This is actually pretty hard too do. Only certain American breweries have an offering of this type this time of year. Custom Brewcrafters happened to be one. Really a good beer for the holiday. I really have a hard time deciding if I'd be happier, with the Face, ordering a Conway's or this one.
     


 Rating: ****

Conway Irish Ale

The Beer Stats:

• Beer Name: Conway's Irish Ale

• Brewery: Great Lakes Brewing Company (Ohio)

• Style: Irish Red Ale

• ABV: 6.5%

• IBU:25

• Pour Color: A dark red color fairly see through

 
 

      A amber red right out the bottle and my follicles ain't excited. A red ale is the last thing this mustache wants but for some reason this is the season for em.  Conway's Irish Ale had a creamy head for a sip or two before it went down. The tastes are those of mellow malt. A much sweeter taste then the Cascazilla Red Ale I did a review on at the start of the month. A nice bread in bottle taste although usually not my style. The hop is only a slight flavor in the malty red.
      Conway's Irish Ale is really a decent beer in itself. Being a red ale I wasn't sure about it. The Face though tells me he will be buying more of these as the Saint Paddy's day celebration comes closer. So think of this as a first of many red ales for the season. May even get lucky enough to try a few Irish stouts too.

Rating: ****