 badgerben (3070), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
Mar 31, 2007
Amber color with a thin head. A little orange for the aroma with strong hops. Wow... this is an Amber Ale how? A ton of hops in the flavor. It’s very raw, flowery, almost vegetable. Kinda like a fresh hop ale.
Strykzone (947), 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 (1258), 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 (407), 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.
doubleo (749), San Diego, California, USA
Jul 2, 2008 12oz bottle thanks to badbeer. Pours amber with a moderate, offwhite head. Good retention, sticky, spider web lace. Smells sweet, caramelly malty and slightly hoppy in the background. Tastes about the same. Sweet caramelly malt flavors dominate but there is a good bit of nuttiness as well. Not sure if the nuttiness is hops or what. Sweetness lingers. Medium body, good carbonation.
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