New Belgium's Red Hoptober Beer Review | - The Brew Bros

New Bel?gium Brew?ing Company?s Hop?to?ber quickly became one of my favorite fall sea?son?als so last Sep?tem?ber when we heard from one of our local New Bel?gium Beer Rangers (see story here) ?that it would be replaced by a new sea?sonal, my heart sank a bit. ?That being said, I was full of antic?i?pa?tion to get my hands on the replace?ment, Red Hop?to?ber, and see how it would stack up against its predecessor.

Brew?ery:?New Bel?gium
Loca?tion:?Ft. Collins, CO
Style:?RedAle
Color:?Amber/Glowing Red
Alco?hol: 6.0%

?Fall is here and with it our sea?sonal ale, Red Hop?to?ber. Shin?ing like autumn leaves in a globe glass this beer pours a dark and lovely gar?net as it builds a bright, invit?ing head. The Eldo?rado hops are bold and present with a dis?tinct, piney fla?vor while the caramel malt and roasted bar?ley pro?vide a back?bone to stand Red Hop?to?ber upright. Cen?ten?nial and Cas?cade hops offer hints of cit?rus, tick?ling the nose, while the tongue car?ries a sub?tle, roasty tone that pairs pleas?antly with the warm?ing bite of bit?ter. Red Hop?to?ber is per?fect for short?en?ing days and camp?fire nights.? ? New Bel?gium Brew?ing Company

Pour, Color and?Aroma:

I poured the Red Hop?to?ber into a glass and it set?tled into a glow?ing red/bright brown color. The off-white ?head lin?gered in a rocky form for a sig?nif?i?cant amount of time and really tested my patience. Visu?ally, the beer was very appealing.

The aroma was extremely pleas?ant and sur?pris?ing. The hops were the first thing I noticed because of how fresh they smelled. I felt as though I had stuck my nose into a pack?age of hops from the local home brew store. Pine, cit?rus and lemon?grass seemed to be the most dom?i?nat?ing of the hop char?ac?ter?is?tics. Round?ing out the aroma, were dis?tinct notes of sweet caramel and toasted bread.

Taste:

The fla?vor of the beer was also a bit sur?pris?ing. Again, the hops were more promi?nent, how?ever, I felt there was a?sig?nif?i?cant?roasted qual?ity to the beer. At times, I had to look ?to make sure it was as light in color as it was. ?A sur?pris?ing choco?late ?wove its way through the?intri?ca?cies?0f the hop flavors.

Fin?ish and?Body:

The fin?ish of this beer was its strong suit. After tak?ing a sip, the bit?ter?ness and fla?vors built up quickly and I was wor?ried they would be over-bearing and out of bal?ance, but then the malty sweet?ness crept in to bal?ance every?thing out ?and left a pleas?ant stick?i?ness on the palate. It had a medium body with a slight bit of carbonation.

Final Thoughts:

This beer is another exam?ple of why New Bel?gium is as suc?cess?ful as they are. At a?con?sis?tent?rate, they are able to pro?duce new beers that push the style lim?its with?out being over?whelm?ingly off? ?bal?ance. They took an already excel?lent beer in Hop?to?ber and replaced it with a brew that is extremely well bal?anced as well as full of fla?vors that every beer drinker can relate to in the hops and malts. ?Once again, cheers New Bel?gium for another won?der?ful?beer!

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Patrick

Patrick Schroeder has two rules: 1) Drink beer good peo?ple brew. Craft brew?ers brew for the love of their craft so give every beer a try. B) Never drink the sed?i?ment cake. Other than that, Patrick spends his time home brew?ing, spend?ing time with his fam?ily and tip?ping back a few pints with fel?low beer lovers. If you wish to con?tact him, send an email to patrick@thebrewbros.com. You can also find him on Twit?ter under the name beerguru14. Prost!

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Source: http://www.thebrewbros.com/2012/08/beer-review-new-belgium-brewing-company-red-hoptober/

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