Red Molly is a full-on session beer, to be enjoyed with your mates when you’re having more than one.

We know many of you have graduated to bigger beer styles, such as IPAs and Imperial This and That. Nothing wrong with that--we’re there too.

There’s something to be said for a well constructed session beer. A session beer can be consumed over the course of an evening.

Besides, remember when craft session beer was the only choice, compared to yellow fizz water?

We celebrate session beers by introducing a delightfully drinkable effort that we call Red Molly.

The name is a wink and nod to Richard Thompson’s “Vincent Black Lightning 1952,” from his 1991 Rumor and Sigh disc. In that song, he says “red hair and black leather is my favorite color scheme.” No argument here. Now go do that session thing.

 

Red Molly

Style Guidelines: Irish-style Red Ale

Rotation Schedule: Every March, to have on hand for Saint Patrick's Day

Food Pairings: Irish stew; Scotch eggs; smoked meats, especially barbecue; as a pairing with a shot of Jameson (or Bushmill's if you're of that ilk

Body: medium
Color: deep amber

Grain: Crystal, CaraAroma, Roaste Barley, Red Rye

Bittering Hops: Tettnang
Finishing Hops: East Kent Goldings

Original Gravity: 1.055
IBUs (estimate): 19.6
Alcohol By Volume: 5.5%

First Tapped: Saint Patrick's Day 2015

Note: Red Molly was first tapped in 2009 as a Vienna Lager. In 2015, we decided to reimagine it as an Irish-style red ale.