Year-round
Red Rose Amber Ale
The Red Rose is a most original Amber Ale – the result of high fermentation (with Ale yeast) at an unusually low (Lager-like) temperature.
This robust, rich brew, with fruity, malty flavors, is nonetheless crisp, refreshing, and dry.
As a rose – extravagantly layered, expansively fragrant, and just a bit prickly.
Overview
| Alcohol Content (by volume) | 6.0% |
| Starting Gravity (degree plato) | 13.1 |
| Finishing Gravity (degree plato) | 2.5 |
| Bitterness Units (IBU) | 40 |
| Color (SRM) | 14 |
Year-round
Red Rose Amber Ale
The Red Rose is a most original Amber Ale – the result of high fermentation (with Ale yeast) at an unusually low (Lager-like) temperature.
This robust, rich brew, with fruity, malty flavors, is nonetheless crisp, refreshing, and dry.
As a rose – extravagantly layered, expansively fragrant, and just a bit prickly.
Overview
| Alcohol Content (by volume) | 6.0% |
| Starting Gravity (degree plato) | 13.1 |
| Finishing Gravity (degree plato) | 2.5 |
| Bitterness Units (IBU) | 40 |
| Color (SRM) | 14 |
The Label Speaks
Bryan’s maternal grandfather was a successful business entrepreneur.
His ethic of hard work, perseverance, honesty and generosity served as an inspirational foundation for Baird Brewing Company.
Red Rose was the brand name under which John W. Eshelman & Sons sold its animal feed products.
The Red Rose Amber Ale naming and artwork is a tribute to Grandpa Eshelman.
The Label Speaks
Bryan’s maternal grandfather was a successful business entrepreneur.
His ethic of hard work, perseverance, honesty and generosity served as an inspirational foundation for Baird Brewing Company.
Red Rose was the brand name under which John W. Eshelman & Sons sold its animal feed products.
The Red Rose Amber Ale naming and artwork is a tribute to Grandpa Eshelman.
Bryan's Comment
Red Rose exhibits what I think is a wonderfully balanced interplay between hop and malt character.
Both are distinct and prevalent but neither dominates.
Taken as a whole, Red Rose is greater than the sum of its parts – sort of like a good marriage.
Ingredients
| Water | Soft, Cleanly Flavorful, Local |
| Malted Grain | Floor-malted Pilsner, Munich, Rye, Amber, Caramel |
| Un-malted Grain | Roast Barley |
| Sugar | Japanese Akato (Red Cane) & Korizato (Rock Candy) |
| Hops | Whole Flower Cones (no pellets or extracts) – Various Varieties |
| Yeast | House Scottish Ale Strain |
Bryan's Brewing Notes
Inspiration is the first ingredient in craft beer.
While the true artisan brewer is guided in his craft by an inner compass of knowledge, experience, passion, pride, professionalism and humility, outside inspiration is what sets him in motion.
My inspiration comes from many sources. In the case of Red Rose Amber Ale, I had one in particular: Fritz Maytag of San Francisco’s Anchor Brewing.
Fritz purchased the Anchor Brewing Company in 1965, saving it from bankruptcy and singlehandedly preserving an original and iconic American beer style – Steam beer.
Steam beer is fermented with Lager yeast but at a high Ale-like temperature. It thus is a sort of hybrid style. Drinking Anchor Steam in my twenties was eye-opening and helped to inspire me to strike out on the craft brewing path.
Red Rose Amber Ale is a Steam beer inverted – fermented with Ale yeast but at a low Lager-like temperature.
It’s one of my favorite beers to drink when pondering the past or dreaming the future.
Bryan's Comment
Red Rose exhibits what I think is a wonderfully balanced interplay between hop and malt character.
Both are distinct and prevalent but neither dominates.
Taken as a whole, Red Rose is greater than the sum of its parts – sort of like a good marriage.
Ingredients
| Water | Soft, Cleanly Flavorful, Local |
| Malted Grain | Floor-malted Pilsner, Munich, Rye, Amber, Caramel |
| Un-malted Grain | Roast Barley |
| Sugar | Japanese Akato (Red Cane) & Korizato (Rock Candy) |
| Hops | Whole Flower Cones (no pellets or extracts) – Various Varieties |
| Yeast | House Scottish Ale Strain |
Bryan's Brewing Notes
Inspiration is the first ingredient in craft beer.
While the true artisan brewer is guided in his craft by an inner compass of knowledge, experience, passion, pride, professionalism and humility, outside inspiration is what sets him in motion.
My inspiration comes from many sources. In the case of Red Rose Amber Ale, I had one in particular: Fritz Maytag of San Francisco’s Anchor Brewing.
Fritz purchased the Anchor Brewing Company in 1965, saving it from bankruptcy and singlehandedly preserving an original and iconic American beer style – Steam beer. Steam beer is fermented with Lager yeast but at a high Ale-like temperature. It thus is a sort of hybrid style.
Drinking Anchor Steam in my twenties was eye-opening and helped to inspire me to strike out on the craft brewing path.
Red Rose Amber Ale is a Steam beer inverted – fermented with Ale yeast but at a low Lager-like temperature.
It’s one of my favorite beers to drink when pondering the past or dreaming the future.