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A modern take on a traditional English red ale, built on a blend of toasted and caramel malts. The aroma brings dried and red fruit, wholemeal and toasted bread, chocolate and biscuit. It starts soft, then gradually gives way to a gentle, rounded bitterness.

ABV
5.7%
Bitterness
Mild15 IBU
Roasted bitterness
SRM
amber14
PaceA Few
Where this beer sits
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
Balance
malt-forwardhop-forward
What makes this beer itself
carameltoastybready
caramel
toasty
bready
malty
chocolate
dark fruit
Aroma
The nose opens with dried and red fruit character—dried cherry and plum—layered over wholemeal and toasted bread notes.
not found:hoppy,roasted,fruity,smoky

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Bombay

◎ Appearance

Deep amber to copper-red hue, reflecting the blend of toasted and caramel malts at its foundation. The beer presents itself with good clarity and builds a persistent, creamy head that clings to the glass with fine lacing as you drink.

deep amber-redclearpersistent head

◌ Aroma

The nose opens with dried and red fruit character—dried cherry and plum—layered over wholemeal and toasted bread notes. Gentle cocoa and digestive biscuit aromas round out the profile, with no aggressive hop presence, allowing the malt complexity to dominate.

dried fruittoasted graincocoa, biscuit

◐ Taste

The palate enters soft and approachable, with caramel sweetness and subtle red fruit flavors establishing the entry. Mid-palate develops toasted breadiness and a light chocolate undertone, before a gentle, rounded bitterness emerges to provide balance without harshness, finishing clean and dry.

caramel maltbalanced bitternesstoasted finish

◑ Finish

Medium length with a dry, malty aftertaste. The gentle bitterness lingers pleasantly without astringency, leaving a subtle chocolate and grain character on the palate.

drymedium persistence
78
hopIQ score
Aroma
79
Taste
78
Appearance
80
Finish
76
Serve at 8–11°C

Serve at 8–11°C for the best flavour balance and aroma expression.

Pint glass

The classic — versatile, comfortable to hold and keeps the beer cool. No frills, no distractions: just the beer.

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About Red Ale

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What is a Red Ale?

Red Ale is a distinctive beer style with its own characteristic flavour, aroma and colour. Discover what makes it unique and find similar beers on hopIQ.

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