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Walshtown Irish-Style Red
- Amber / Red Ale
- 5.3% ABV
- Label approved Oct 2, 2019
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Newly approved Amber/Other Ale
Ben's Brewing Co.'s Amber / Red Ale. Label approved 2 October 2019.
Lighter than 61% of the 277 Amber Ale labels we've read.
From the label“A crisp Irish-Style Red with a light, biscuit flavor. Malt-forward with very mild hop bitterness. Walshtown is slightly more carbonated than the style calls for, making for a refreshing session strength beer.”
How to serve it
- Serve at
- 46–52°F (8–11°C)
- Glass
- Nonic pint: the bulge gives you a grip and room for a head
About 165–185 calories and 15–21 g carbs
About 105 of those calories come from the alcohol.
General guidance for Amber / Red Ale. Calories and carbs are estimates from the ABV and how the style usually finishes; numbers the brewery prints beat ours. More beer tools
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About this beer
It's the only label we have from Ben's Brewing Co. It is one of 53 amber / red ale labels approved in October 2019. Its label was approved 17 days after it was submitted. The label carries the Brewers Association independent seal.
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A starting-point recipe from the style and the ABV on the label: derived, not tasted, and the sheet says which is which.
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Style: Amber/Other AleBrewery: Ben's Brewing Co.