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Original Basil T's

(Closed)

183 Riverside Avenue
Red Bank NJ 07701-1015
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Notes

Visited: January 20, 2003

Opened: 1996

Closed: 2014

Contributors: Guy Drouin, jarobb, Richard R Tinurelli

The Basil T's in Red Bank is not related to the one in Toms River, but they serve the same beers for the most part. (At least they did during my visit in 2003.) This one's got an impressive antipasto bar.

Updated: September 7, 2015

Beer List

Basil's Rocket Red Ale

American-Style Amber/Red Ale

5.00% abv.
- Date: January 20, 2003 (#4605)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 15½ points
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  Bright red-brown, moderate head. Big caramel malt aroma. Medium body, moderate carbonation. Rich caramel malt flavor, fairly sweet. Lingering sweet caramel finish.

Big Vic's Short Order Porter

Robust Porter

Date: January 20, 2003 (#4606)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Available October through March. Almost but not quite black, with a thick head. Mildly roasty aroma. Medium creamy body. Hugely roasty. Nice sweet maltiness behind the roastiness. This has all the makings of an excellent Porter…but the diacetyl ruins it.

Dr. G's Honey Brown Winter Ale

English-Style Brown Ale

Date: January 20, 2003 (#4608)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Bright brown, nice thick head. Toasty aroma, with honey undertones. Medium body. Really quite sweet, with some diacetyl competing with the roasty, malty flavors.

Maxwell's Dry Stout

Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout

5.00% abv.

Awards:

Gold Medal, 2006 Great American Beer Festival
Bronze Medal, 2003 Great American Beer Festival
Gold Medal, 2002 Great American Beer Festival

Date: January 20, 2003 (#4607)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Overall Impression (3)
Black, thick dense brown head. Very mildly roasty aroma. Light creamy body, nice and roasty and dry with a very tasty maltiness carrying it all. It's just a little too dry to be sweet and a little too sweet to be dry. Thanks to Bill Pullen for treating me to the pint!