Discover Red Ales & Amber Ales
Explore our selection of red ales and amber ales, showcasing the perfect balance between malt richness and hop character. These copper to deep red-hued beers offer approachable complexity, combining caramel sweetness with varying degrees of hop bitterness across traditional and contemporary styles.
The Red Ale Style
Red ales and amber ales represent a diverse beer family characterised by their distinctive copper to ruby colour, derived from specialty malts including crystal, caramel, and Munich varieties. These malts contribute not only colour but also layers of flavour ranging from toffee and caramel to toasted bread and biscuit notes. The style balances malt sweetness with hop bitterness, creating sessionable beers with medium body and smooth drinkability.
Irish Red Ales: Traditional Heritage
Irish red ales represent one of the oldest expressions of the style, originating from Ireland's brewing traditions. These beers are characterised by their smooth, malt-forward profile with subtle hop bitterness, medium body, and clean finish. Traditional Irish red ales showcase flavours of caramel, toffee, and toasted malt with restrained hop character, making them exceptionally food-friendly and sessionable. The style developed in Ireland's temperate maritime climate, where cool temperatures and consistent rainfall create ideal conditions for barley cultivation, the foundation of these classic ales.
American Red Ales & Red IPAs
American craft brewers have reimagined the red ale style, creating bolder, hop-forward interpretations. Red IPAs combine the malt backbone of traditional red ales with the aggressive hopping of American IPAs, resulting in beers with pronounced citrus, pine, and tropical fruit hop aromatics balanced by caramel malt sweetness. These contemporary styles showcase American and New World hop varieties, delivering higher bitterness levels whilst maintaining the characteristic red-amber colour and malt complexity.
Australian Red Ales: Regional Innovation
Our collection features exceptional red ales from Australian craft breweries, particularly from Victoria's High Country brewing regions. Areas like Bright and the King Valley benefit from pristine alpine water sources, cool climate conditions, and access to premium Australian and imported hops. Australian brewers craft both traditional amber ales with balanced malt-hop profiles and innovative red IPAs that showcase bold hop character alongside rich malt foundations.
Styles in our collection include classic amber ales with caramel and toffee notes, red IPAs combining malt sweetness with assertive hop bitterness, mid-strength red ales for extended sessions, and strong amber ales with elevated alcohol and intensified flavours.
Flavour Profile & Food Pairing
Red ales typically display copper to deep red colour, aromas of caramel, toffee, toasted malt, and varying hop character from subtle to pronounced, with medium body, smooth mouthfeel, and balanced finish. These versatile beers pair beautifully with grilled meats, burgers, barbecue, aged cheddar and nutty cheeses, roasted vegetables, and hearty stews.
We offer great value on premium red ales and amber ales from renowned Australian craft breweries and international producers, delivered across Australia.
