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Catawba Valley REDiculous Red IPA
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RATINGS: 23   MEAN: 3.52/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.44   EST. CALORIES: 180   ABV: 6%
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3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Dogbrick (9830) - Columbus, Ohio, USA - AUG 11, 2015
Sample at the Biltmore Village taproom. Clear reddish-orange color with a medium off-white head that diminishes quickly to an outer ring. Spotty lacing. Aroma of piney hops, fruit and malt. Medium body with flavors of resiny hops, fruit and sweet malt. The finish is moderately bitter with a short citrusy hops aftertaste. Decent overall.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Drake (10949) - Free Union, Virginia, USA - MAR 5, 2015
Brewvival 2015 Trip #16. Keg at the Asheville location. Pours a clear copper red with a large creamy tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of caramel malt, citrus and candied citrus hops. The taste is bitter pithy citrus and tropical hops, caramel malt. Medium bodied, well balanced.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
ben4321 (4897) - Hoboken, New Jersey, USA - JAN 2, 2015
Location: Draft at the brewery (Asheville), 1/1/15

Aroma: It has a clean hoppy aroma, some pine, and a little caramel
Appearance: This one pours a caramel-ruby color, with an off-white head on it
Flavor:The flavor is along the same lines, some nice hop flavors, and a good malt balance
Palate: This one has an average carbonation, a medium body, and a fairly dry finish
Overall Impression: I really quite enjoyed this "Red IPA." This is a very nice beer. Definitely something I would drink again, and one of the best things I tried at Catawba.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
DiarmaidBHK (3828) - Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, USA - DEC 20, 2014
Draft at Asheville taproom. Pours orange with a white head. Doesn’t leave a lot of lacing in the glass. A bit of citrus on the nose. A bit of citrus on the tongue as well. Finishes clean. Eh!

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Travlr (17031) - Washington, Washington DC, USA - AUG 30, 2014
Draft at the source during RBWG. Hazy amber color, thick off white head with good retention and lacing. Aroma is nicely hopped pine and hay. Taste is bittersweet and balanced.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
woodychevy (661) - - MAY 11, 2014
Half growler from the brewery. Seems like this is the week of Red IPA’s. Liked it the same the Highlands. Pours great color- deep reddish orange. Perfect 1" head and lacing. Nice balance- on the sweet side with caramel and molasses coming through. The hops make it drinkable- pretty smooth overall. Would guess IBU’s lower that the Devil’s Britches. Nice citrus and floral notes on the finish. Average mouthfeel. Interesting- middle of the road from Catawba.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
bubbleflubber (2060) - Asheville, North Carolina, USA - MAR 21, 2014
On draught at the new taproom in Asheville. Pours a reddish-amber into the glass with a nice frothy white head that leaves a thin ring of suds and webbed lacing. The nose is of strong grassy bitters. Flavors of light caramel malt, bold hopping, grassiness, pale crystal malts, and immense dry hopping to finish. The medium body provides activity to the palate with zesty carbonation. Overall, a nice version of a Red IPA. Very grassy, with bitter dry-hopping. Nice offering here, if I do humbly say so myself. Well-integrated and substantial.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
phaleslu (7831) - Cincinnati, Ohio, USA - FEB 20, 2014
Draft at the Asheville tasting room. Pours a cloudy red-amber with a small off-white head. Notes of leaves, grass, toasted and amber malts, and a hint of citrus. Light-bodied, with medium carbonation and a dry, clean, mildly bitter mouthfeel. Very simple. Not one of their better offerings.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 10/20
dmac (4858) - Toms River, New Jersey, USA - FEB 19, 2014
Draft during the RBWG bus tour. Poured a very slightly hazed red/amber with a bubbly to average quick fading super light beige head. Aroma of molassess, citrus rind, grapefruit, fresh hop cones, medium done toast. Bigger full body with strong carbonation and a lingering aftertaste. Flavor is a step downhill from the aroma, notes of old bread, molassess, old citrus. Wasn’t in love with this one.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Sledutah (6191) - Utah, USA - FEB 17, 2014
On tap at RBWG stop
Clear amber with a medium sized white head and some lacing. Aroma is floral and piney. Flavors of citrus, dusty and pine
Nice


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