24. North Coast Red Seal Ale

The last entry from the build-a-six-pack at Lowes Foods comes Red Seal Ale from North Coast Brewing (http://www.northcoastbrewing.com).  Now as a huge fan of Red Oak, I had some high and hopeful expectations for this beer.  Basically, if it could taste remotely like Red Oak, it was getting an a-ok in my book.  Alas, Red Seal did not meet my current "gold standard" with red/amber ales.  There was a nice thick head, and the copper color certainly had its appeal.

Now it could be the fact that my tastes for beer are still being refined and ever changing.  I believe the reason I didn't like this beer as much was the fact that the hop taste was more evident.  Even now, I'm starting to get more adjusted to extra hops and if I have a second go-round with this ale, my thoughts might be different.  For now, I'll leave the grade as-is, but reserve the right to change it in the future.

Grade: C
Price Paid: $1.50 (12 oz bottle)