 shigadeyo (1370), Southwest Ohio Area, Ohio, USA
May 31, 2007
5/31/2007: Ambergeddon pours a golden-amber color with an adequate dense, foamy head that is off-white in color and does a good job and sticking around for awhile (it also provides some nice web-like lacing from top to bottom!). A nice, juicy citrus and light pine hoppiness bursts out of the aroma and is noticeable as soon as the cap is popped off. The flavor reveals pine hops, some soft citrus (sweet grapefruit) hops, and the perfect amount and intensity of caramel maltiness to balance it out. The hop flavors are very nice as is the unique (or at least less common) movement from hop flavor and bitterness to maltiness rather than the reverse (malt, then hops and bitterness). This beer is very well put together. The bitterness is really quite mild and smooth and trails off nicely through the finish and then lingers a bit in the throat. Even the dry, floral finish seems to be at just the right level. Also, if there really is nearly 7% ABV in there, then it is completely invisible! The body of the beer is medium-full and so soft and smooth with an ever so slight creamy texture. Very nice. Completely under-rated... I would call this more of a PALE ale with and AMBER color, but symantics aside, this is a GOOD beer! I definitely need to get my hands on more of this! Totally sessionable with each taste revealing a new subtle quality every time. I think this might have just supplanted Terrapin Rye Pale Ale as one of my top session beers! Sorry Sean!
12 oz bottle from buckybeer (Apr/May 2007). Thank you Mark! You always send great stuff, but this one was an unexpected surprise! I look forward to receiving more of this and any other Ale Asylum beers you send my way (hint, hint)!
drfabulous (709), Columbia, Missouri, USA
Sep 3, 2008 Red. Amber. Lots of hops. Well done Amber with nice caramel taste. Bought during Madison trip.
Strykzone (958), Wood River, Illinois, USA
Aug 16, 2008 Dark brown amber beer with a tan head that lasts a minute or two. Nose is Cascade hops with grapefruit. Flavor is much more mixed and muddled. Along with the dominant hops are notes of roasted malt. An APA with some porter poured in? Nothing subtle here and a bit over the top.
Beerlando (1271), Orlando, Florida, USA
Aug 6, 2008 Pours a very cloudy, dark reddish amber to sienna brown color. A dense, spongy, beige colored head slowly settles to a thin, well packed layer. Ribbons of lacing look porous, like a cross section of loose limestone. The aroma is quite hoppy for an amber, showing strong citrus and pine hops amidst a background of caramel, glazed biscuit, and a touch of lactic cream. Flavors are well balanced and bittersweet, with sharp pine hops pitted against toasty, caramelized malts. Medium bodied, with moderate carbonation, there is a slightly sticky feel that lingers on the somewhat warm finish. Overall, this is a nice amber with some real substance to it. Solid brew,
pint_size (1004), Austin, Texas, USA
Jul 13, 2008 6-18-08 bottle shared with lb4lb thanks to ogglethorp
Semi medium clear red amber with a nice white creamy, yet short lived head. Smell is hoppy with a subtle very light fruitiness in there. Flavor is nice hops and fruit as well - not big or bold but drinkable and light and subtle. Mouthfeel is nice and has a medium body - not thin. Nice, drinkable and enjoyable.
badbeer (409), Iowa, USA
Jul 5, 2008 On-tap at Ale Asylum. Pours an excellent orange and amber color with a big white head that left great lacing and retained very well. Smell is full of pungent grapefruit and citrus hops. The beer was poured cold into a regular pint glass, not exactly the best for accenting aromas, but it still had plenty of aroma coming right to me. Taste has a good malt background, even a touch of biscuit in there while still having the hops be the leaders. It was nice to be able to have a malt background and still be pummeled with hops, one of the hoppier beers I’ve had as of late. Higher than medium bodied with medium carbonation levels, just seemed to fit very well with this one. Very drinkable, I could drink this by the pitcher, and perhaps I’ll just have to do that next time. Excellent beer here, this is worth seeking out.
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