Beer of the Week

The beer: Vixen Irish Style Red Ale

The brewery: Old Bust Head Brewing Company, Vint Hill Farms, Virginia

Description (from the website): "Our deep amber Vixen Irish Red, has a luster as rich as the thick-coated red fox that roams the local wood.  Medium bodied, with a clean finish, Vixen draws you in with a sweet caramel allure up front and gives chase with hints of roasted malt through the taste.  A tea-like soft bitterness on the backend is so pleasing, you just may find you're reaching for another glass of this wily brew."

Would I buy it again? The bottle advertises the beer as "clean, classic, and malty," and that's a great way to describe it. It's not hoppy, it's pleasant to drink, it's clean, it's just a nice red ale. Very comfortable, nothing fancy. But since it's a red ale, which is a fairly uncommon style, the taste doesn't directly overlap with a more popular beer. I'd buy it again.