Ballast Point Calico Amber Ale

Brewed by Ballast Point Brewing Company
Style: Amber Ale
San Diego, California USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Pours a cloudy amber color with a thin head and some laceing along the sides of the glass. The nose is a nice floral hop smell with vanilla and pine. Initially it has a sweet carmel malt with some citrus and pine that pop on your palate. The beer has a floral aftertaste with loads of hops but a nice sweet finish. I like how it is noce and earthy yet still has a sweet finish and is not that watery.

(bottle). Beautiful clear amber complexion with opaque head and lacing. Flavor is a mild malt and hop balance. Well done but not outstanding. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Aroma is sweet malts, hops and a slight hint of tea. The flavor is mild sweet malts, a hint of earthiness and a long hoppiness that leads into a mildly dry and bitter finish.

This is the real deal amber, red color, nice pour and amt of foam. Taste is slightly bitter but nicely balanced by the malts, pretty much a perfect mix for an amber ale. One of the better, more smooth ambers I have had, definitely a keeper.

Pours dark amber with off white head and good lacing. Aroma of bread, carmel, and some spice. Taste is same with some nuts and hops on the backend.

Bottle from Tap East. Pours dark amber with a billowing tan head. Pine, orange and tropical fruits in the aroma with some creamy vanilla esters and a little nutty bread. Immediately tingling the front of the tongue, it is both astringent and silky with a wonderful hoppy tropical creamy flavour. This palate coating creaminess is still present in the aftertaste with a delightful dryness. Fantastic.

Pour is a dark amber, Nose is caramel, nuts, cream, hops, grains..Taste is caramel, toffee, malts, nutty, grains..Palate is caramel malts,

bomber from MR g’s/spec’s hoppy amber for me but it worked! reminded me very much of the Steel Toe Amber I had a few months back; liked this slightly less - overall a balanced brew but leaned a little toward the hoppy side vs. sweet side; well balanced and the most lacing from a non stout I think I have ever seen. glad these guys are now in Texas!!

Pours a nice amber body with a thin, lasting beige head. Sweet malty, nutty flavor with a bitter, dry finish. Nice lacing. Very good.

Pours rich copper color with a two finger tan head with good retention. Smells like hops and citrus. Taste a caramel malts, and good hop bitterness with citrus notes. Med body. After taste is bitter, and a little watery. Good ale for hop lovers.

copper pour with a cream head. nose is sweet malts, toffee, caramel, dough, and bread. very smooth on the palate, nice doughy caramel flavors, lightly bitter finish.