Audible Ale

Audible Ale by Redhook Brewery

The beer I am sampling tonight is from Redhook Brewery. Redhook Brewery was established in 1981 and resides in Seattle, Washington. The brew that I am having tonight is a beer that Redhook collaborated on with Dan Patrick. Dan Patrick wanted to come up with a craft beer that you could enjoy, while watching sports. This Ale is a craft beer that sports lovers and craft beer fanatics could get behind. I have had some Redhook beers before and they were KCCO Black Lager and KCCO Gold Lager, which were collaborations with The Chive. Audible Ale is something that I have wanted to try for a while now, because when I watch Dan Patrick Show I see ads for it all the time. I think that session ales are very popular right now because people want beers that they can have all day that will not get them too drunk. Audible Ale is an ale that is sessionable that you can enjoy all day and not get too messed up on. This brew style is an American Pale Ale. Audible has an ABV or alcohol by volume of 4.7% and an IBU of 22. 

Appearance of Audible Ale

When looking at this brew, I notice the color and the aroma. The thing I notice about the color of Audible Ale is the pale golden hue of this brew. Another thing that I picked up on is that Audible Ale has a clear appearance and no cloudiness. The head or foam at the top of the ale is white and has a thin consistency. Aroma of Audible Ale is a little hard to pinpoint. I smell a variety of aromas and I want to make sure I think I have chosen the best one to describe the aroma of the beer. I think the way to describe this aroma of Audible Ale is a combination of aromas. The aromas I picked up were a faint citrus aroma blended with a bitter hop aroma. Time to dive in for a taste of this Audible Ale to see what I think of it. The first sip I took I thought it was something I could enjoy. I think that it has a sweet malt taste up front and finished with a mild bitterness. I also picked up a hint of orange or lemon zest as a subtle mouth taste as I drank more of this ale. The other thing that I noticed was the body of the beer, which was light to medium.  

For people that are interested in finding pale ales that are sessionable that still leave you with a pale ale taste this is a beer you might want to try. Or if you are interested in developing your palate towards pale ales this might be an ale to start with because of the low IBU. I will agree with Redhook when they say: "crushable enough to make you want another — without making you sloppy by halftime." This is an ale that can be enjoyed all day and not make you too sloppy. I think that Redhook Brewery has done a great job making brews like Audible Ale and the KCCO line of brews. I look forward to trying some more of their brews and collaborations. 

Sessionable Audible Ale 

My final thoughts on this beer, I think that they did a good job in creating this beer and it allows you to mix sports and craft beer together. For craft beer drinkers it allows you to have a enjoyable smooth tasting session ale. For sports fans it allows you to call an audible and change what you are drinking.