Charleville Tornado Alley Amber Ale

Brewed by Charleville Vineyard & Microbrewery
Style: Amber Ale
Ste. Genevieve, Missouri USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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(22oz bottle) Pours a clear orange body with a spare off-white head. Aroma of caramel, nuts, toasted bread, and grain. Flavor of caramel, light cocoa, roasted malt, and nuts.

UPDATED: MAR 27, 2010
Name: Toronado Alley Amber
Date: February 20, 2010
Mode: Bottle
Source: Roadtrip
Appearance: clear dark amber, fine off white head
Aroma: sweet caramel aroma, light chocolate, touch of breadyness
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, caramel sweetness, touch of tartness, vegitable
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 2/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 4/20
Rating: 1.7/5.0
Drinkability: 2/10
Score: * /4

Bomber from Wine & Cheese in Clayton, MO. Pours dark ruddy amber with a foamy tan head. Aroma is lightly spicey. Med body/sharp, frothy carb. Flavor is roast caramel, but this is not sweet, and the malt is strongly offset by spice. If that’s from the hop mix, it’s a very good job.

Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Pours with a small, off-white head and an amber hued body underneath. Aroma is sugary with hints of fruit, toffee, and corn. Very estery. Taste has a lot of fruity esters and is a bit nutty with some caramel and cherry (reminds me of NB Old Cherry). Light bubbles and a dry mouthfeel.

Bomber. Poured a clear, translucent burnt sienna with a light dusting of white head sticking around. The aroma picked up sweet toasted caramel.. came across a touch candied with just a hint of cocoa.. some floral and perfumey hop accents. Flavor had more toasted and candied caramels with darker fruits.. accented by dry floral and fruity bitterness, especially at the finish. Light-medium bodied with OK balance to it.. left sweet fruit, bitter herbs, and sharp diacetyl at the finish. Solid session brew.

Bottle at The Stable in St. Louis. Pours a clear dark amber-copper color with a medium foamy beige head that recedes slowly. Spotty lacing on the glass that slides down quickly. Caramel malt aroma with some hops and dark fruit. Medium-bodied and sweet with flavors of grainy malt and caramel, along with hints of vinous fruits and hops. The finish is sweet and malty with a mildly tart fruit aftertaste. Slightly above average overall.

Bomber. Medium copper colored body with a light khaki head. The aroma has some grainy notes like Wheaties cereal. There is also some dusty old oranges. The taste has some light tobacco and dusty caramel. There is also some apple core. This is definitely on the malty end for an amber ale, I would say that it is closer to an ESB than an amber. Decent.

Bottle. Pours amber with a beige head. Grainy and lightly sweet malts, with light earthy hoppy notes. Not bad.

Draft at Enigma in St. Louis. Pours a cloudy amber color with a small off-white head. Notes of caramel malts, earthy hops, nuts, overripe fruit, grass, and mild spices. Light-medium bodied, with mild carbonation and a light malt mouthfeel. Decent, sessionable amber ale.

UPDATED: MAR 20, 2009 Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Amber pour with a cream head that fades to a ring quite fast. Nose of caramel malts and fruits. Great on the palate with a slight sweet malt flavor. Easy finish and a good clean aftertaste.