Review: Cherokee Red Ale
Overall: 8.5
So, I’m in Knoxville. I want a beer from Knoxville. I google “knoxville breweries“. I was disappointed to learn that the New Knoxville Brewery had closed.
I found a company called Smokey Mountain Brewery, a conglomeration of restaurants that brew their own beer in house based on the same recipies, which I was told were created by Marty Helles. I was told this by our bartender, and she also explained that Marty was a Nashville-native. I’m still counting his beer as a “Knoxville” beer, because I had no other options and I was in Knoxville when I drank it. Anyway, let’s get reviewin’:
Smell (1.0): This beer has a good, hoppy odor, but nothing too write back to Chicago about… as I write back to Chicago.
Color (2.0): The color is excellent. It’s a nice coppery red and holds onto its strong head for at least half the glass. Of course, the fact that I was sitting at a copper bar and looking through the glass/beer towards the bar, so that might have affected the outcome of this test.
Drink (4.5): It’s a very light taste, but still enough to present a good bitterness and coat the mouth nicely. I was drinking this in the late evening and thought it would make a good compliment to a steak-and-potatoes type meal.
Incidentals (1): I was at a bar in Knoxville after a very long search for both the bar and the beer they served. The fact that the glass didn’t shatter in my hand or spontaneously explode exceeded my expectations.
Notes on rating: I use a 10 point system. 5 points for drink, 2 for smell and color, and 1 for “incidentals” which include cost, packaging and my general mood after drinking it.
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