3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: JAN 30, 2012 Standard amber ale. Very drinkable but not too memorable. Very nice reddish hue with a small head that leaves quickly. It lacks the fruity character of an amber but isn’t earthy enough for an alt. Still, it is clean and a solid beer. If it was a local brewery I might drink more of it but it’s nothing to really seek out IMO.
1-30-2012
Picked up a bomber of this on sale this weekend. It still goes down smooth and was quite enjoyable. Solid brew.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
"Amber" is always the boring sounding option at good beer bars but it’s beers like this that make me think I should give them a shot more often. But then the next one sucks and I ignore them for another year.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle: pours light brown/amber with thin white head. Aroma is malty, soft with brown sugar, a metallic note and light bread. Flavor is rich malt, caramel, touch of doughy bread. Palate is sweet with a rich, creamy malt yet not overly so and with a thick but easy to drink mouth feel. Overall a great easy to drink beer, not a lot of flavor nuances but still solid and tasty, good price point too.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle - unable to pour out of bottle to see appearance, sweet malt aroma and flavor with a mild hop balance
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Poured into a pint glass, deep Amber / Copper color with just the right amount of foam. Nose has fruits, cherries are dominant, and a hint of malt. Not many flavors on the palate, but goes down rich and creamy. Very well made, easy to drink beer. One of my new favorites I think.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Tap @ THE Steakout Saloon. Four years ago, I was drinking this constantly. It’s been awhile since I burned out on it. Pours a dark, clear copper appearance with an off white head with poor head retention. Sweet caramel malty, a bit dark citrus fruity, pear, earthy aroma. Apple, pear, light toffee, a bit toasty caramel malty flavor. Ehhh, not as tasty as I remembered.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle, clear red amber with off white foam, nice malty aroma, bitter malty nutty flavor, sweet finish
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours an amber with a thinner white head. Aroma is malty, caramel, nutty, and a bit bready. The taste continues along this theme, with the caramel a little less apparent. Nutty aftertaste. Good balance all around. Nice beer, nothing out of this world as I was told.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Who’d have thunk Alaskan Amber is a Northern German Altbier? Very true to style: in fact is part of the AHA calibration for this style. Aroma is nice, malty, and of munich malt. No diacetyl, very little hop character. Perfect appearance for the style: beautiful copper color, nice clarity, and well retained head. Flavor is a little on the sweet side and first, though seems to open up over time. I’d like to see a little more bitterness here. Low diacetyl, and a good, dry finish. Mouthfeel: medium-light body, medium-high carbonation, and a little alcoholic warmth. Overall, really enjoyed the appearance and mouthfeel. A very well done, easy to drink beer.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
A go-to beer, always pleases. Awesome malty flavor, beautiful color. I was lucky enough to buy a keg awhile ago, didn't last long.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On draft at Old Settler’s Music Festival. Pours deep amber, off white head. Malt in the nose, both sweet and roasted. Across the tongue, nice medium sweet balance, with a slightly drying finish. This is a beer that it interesting at first sip, but does not overpower so much that you are done after one. Balanced tasty Alt.
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