New World Red is a seasonal ale from the Yorkshire brewery Saltaire. It is an amber coloured relatively strong ale at 5.2%.

After pouring the cask ale the thin head started to dissipate rapidly which isn’t a terribly good sign for a darker type of beer.

The first impression I had was that it was a heavily malted beer, in fact it was somewhat vinous which again is not my preference (whether this was intentional or due to poor condition I’m not too sure).

There are a variety of hops used in the New World Red which come from as far afield as the US, Australia and New Zealand which leads to quite a bitter brew. Slightly citrusy, tangy, and spicy but the overriding taste both on the palate and as an aftertaste is that of bitterness which is a shame as I would have liked the ale to have been a little more rounded in character.

Saltaire is a brewery that I hold in extremely high regard and I know from experience that they produce some truly superb beers. Unfortunately, this one wasn’t one of their better ales and I was left a little bit disappointed.

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