American Red Beers?

[The Food Buster]

Hey everyone,

I'm a huge fan of reds and ambers, but I just can't seem to find a really decent American variety. The best I've found is the Sam Adams Brick Red, which isn't saying much. I'd appreciate any suggestions you can offer.

[Peter the eater]

How about North American reds? The big seller in Canada is Rickard's Red, not too bad. Even better is my fave Irish Red from Garrison's -- so malty and colourful.

[KD1191]

One of my new favorites is Two Brother's Cane & Ebel...technically a "red rye beer", not sure if that meets your criteria.

[IndyRob]

This topic caused me to wonder what accounts for the red color and in my search I stumbled on a large list of graded 'Irish Red Ales' (including one by Michelob, of all companies).

[mattohara]

ithaca cascazilla

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/651/18721

[Lilija]

Had Southern Tier Big Red recently, and it was a great example. Malty, creamy, caramel notes, balanced.

Edited September 15, 2010 by Lilija (log)

[Florida]

Personally, I'm going to lean towards the hopped up examples of the syle. My favorite is Half Acre's Ginger Twin, but that recommendation is pointless as it was a limited release beer only available in Chicago.

More accessible beers would be:

-Stone Levitation

-Green Flash Hop Head Red

-Bear Republic Red Rocket