Week 28 of 52
Town Hall Life Red Ale
Available on tap
July 7th thru July 13th
Brewer's Description
Double American Red ale. Big malt and big hops are fetured in this 7.6% abv beer.
American Porter Description
Primarily a catch all for any beer less than a Dark Ale in color, ranging from amber (duh) to deep red hues. This style of beer tends to focus on the malts, but hop character can range from low to high. Expect a balanced beer, with toasted malt characters and a light fruitiness in most examples. Courtesy of Beer Advocate.
Overall Rating based on 3 reviews
4.5 of 5 stars
Brewery Information
Town Hall Brewery
1430 Washington Ave S
Minneapolis, Minnesota
www.townhallbrewery.com
Happy Hour
Monday thru Friday 3:00 to 6:30. House pints $3.75.
Photography
Courtesy of Erin Reichelt. View more on her flickr set.
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ryan says Life…indeed.
August 10th, 2008
I don’t particularly care for many of the beers that fall under the “red” distinction. Regardless, I tried “Life” a couple of years ago and was happy to see it return again. This doesn’t taste like a typical Irish Red. The malt profile seems to be more complex – slightly toasty, almost earthy. Despite the alcohol content, this beer isn’t “Hot” or strongly alcoholic. Overall very nice.
Josh says Double the ABV, Double the Fun, Double Rett’s Volume
July 15th, 2008
Town Hall’s Double American Red Ale is a great beer. It doesn’t taste that alcoholic, like an Imperial Stout might, but you can definitely feel the effects when you’re half way through the glass. This beer had a clean, hoppy taste that I really enjoyed.
Rett may have been talking a little loud but it was still hard to hear him over the other conversations, traffic noise and the sound of my brain cells absorbing this beer. Maybe that’s where the term “buzz” comes from.
Rett says Life has been known to cause loud talking
July 14th, 2008
What I remember most about Life was that this close-t0-8% drink gave me a great buzz. With a Lingonberry Milk Porter in my belly, and a Life in my hand everything was perfect. For a while there I think I was talking pretty loud, and not having seen Josh in a while we covered all sorts of ground. From my surprise at the $6.99 video game rental price tag when my young bro-in-law was visiting, to my love and his distaste for Triumph motorcycles. At one point I looked over and saw that there was a table full of young women with a cute little baby, and I realized that I should probably turn the volume down a bit, and lay off of the swear words. Oh well, I guess the little fella will learn them sooner or later.