This Top Ten Irish Red Ales list is from America's Top 10 and from the results of the 2011 U.S. Open Beer Championship.   
    
1. Pursuit of Hoppiness - Grand Teton Brewing, Idaho
2. O'Regan's Revenge Irish Red Ale - Sound Brewery, Washington
3. Bomber Mountain Amber - Black Tooth Brewing, Wyoming
4. River Falls Red Ale, Thomas Creek Brewing - South Carolina
5. Cameron’s Auburn Ale – Cameron’s Brewing, Canada
6. Celtic Ale - Harpoon Brewery - Massachusetts
7. Red Mountain Ale – Silverton Brewing, Colorado
8. Samuel Adams Red Ale – Boston Beer Company, Massachusetts
9. O'Hara's Irish Red - Carlow Brewing - Ireland
10. Kilgubbin Red Ale - Goose Island - Illinois
    

      
Irish Red Ale
Irish  red ale ranges from light red-amber-copper to light brown in color. These ales have a medium hop bitterness and flavor. They often don’t have hop arom Irish red ales have low to medium candy-like caramel sweetness and a medium body. The style may have low levels of fruity-ester flavor and arom Diacetyl should be absent or at very low levels. Chill haze is allowable at cold temperatures. Slight yeast haze is acceptable for bottle-conditioned products.
OG: 1.040-1.048 
FG: 1.010-1.014 
Alcohol by Weight: 3.2-3.6%
IBU: 20-28
Color SRM: 11-18