Red Tail is an amber ale with a rich complex refreshing flavor and a crisp dry finish. It is brewed in the traditional old world manner, using premium two-row malted barley, hops and a special proprietary yeast strain.
Our Roasted Red Ale is a deep mahogany-red colored ale. Its flavor leads with a rich caramel maltiness balanced with a bold hop signature, and followed by a delicate cocoa roasted finish. When selecting the hop varieties to complement our flagship Switchback Ale, we discovered the then new variety of hops called Amarillo. Not the right hop for our Ale, we decided to feature it in our next beer. The pungent citrus and flowery aromas of Amarillo demand a big malt character for balance. We use dark caramel malts to provide an intense malt profile, with a touch of roast malt to cleanse the palate of the inherent sweetness of red ales. To create hop complexity, we add a bit of Simcoe hops to the Amarillo for kettle additions and dry-hopping.
Our flagship beer offers the perfect blend of toasted malts and cascade hops for a flavorful yet approachable beer.
A stronger version of the classic American Amber Ale aged on fresh cherries and raspberries.
Switchback’s Roasted Red Ale is a deep mahogany red colored ale. Its flavor leads with a rich malty sweetness balanced with a bold hop signature, followed by a delicate chocolate/cocoa roasty finish. The strong malt backbone is derived from a combination of caramel and roasted malts. This is balanced by the bold aroma of an ample blend of Simcoe and Amarillo hops.
