Brewery: Thirsty Dog Brewing Company
ABV: 5.9%
Serving method: 12-oz bottle
Born/Bottled/Shipped on: Unknown
Thirsty Dog has lots of beers with dog breed names. I don't really know what red ales are supposed to taste like, but hopefully this is better than Killian's.
Irish Setter Red is a reddish amber beer that poured without much head or lacing. The whole thing seems like it's a fairly thin beer, which can be ok. The aroma is malty along with a sweet breadlike scent. There's also a sourish smell. Nothing in the hop department at all, which predicts a flavor without any bitterness.
The flavor of the beer is a combination of sweet caramel malt flavors along with some graininess and sour fruits. It starts off sweet, and has a sour-sweet finish. It ends fairly cleanly, without much of an aftertaste. This beer is very lightly carbonated, and is pretty smooth.
Final thought - Maybe it's the beer, or maybe it's the style, but this just isn't for me. There's nothing really wrong with it, but I just need more as far as the hops go. I'll stick with their Raspberry Ale, or that ridiculously strong stout I tried at the package store. This is better than Kilian's Irish Red though, so it's got that going for it.
-Jon
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