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Dark Horse Amber Ale

Dark Horse Amber Ale

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An Amber Ale brewed by
Dark Horse Brewing Company

Marshall, Michigan USA

bottled
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1303.11/5.03.11/5.05.5%67 English pint, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
100% malted barley gives this classic ale a mild biscuit, toasted malt taste. This is a medium bodied beer with perfect balance of malt flavors. The color is a brilliant amber, while the aroma is slightly fruity and malty.

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 JasonG (629), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20

May 12, 2008  
12 oz bottle - crystal clear light amber color with small off white head. Aroma is fairly malty, toasty, lots of light caramel, hint of apricot and faint herbal hops. Flavor is chewy, malty, light caramel, touch of vanilla and oak, lightly toasty. Finish is mildly sweet. Overall fairly nice amber, not amazing, but a quality session beer, if maybe a bit underattenuated.

illkarate (41), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/512/20
Aug 16, 2008  
12oz bottle - pours a nice reddish, amber color (as you might expect). Very little head to speak of, but it is off white. Malt is at the forefront of this beer, it is also a bit sweeter than I expected. I detect figs, butterscotch, hints of ascorbic acid, maybe cloves... While this is fairly easy to drink, it’s too sweet (i.e. not balanced enough) to make this a session beer.


 General_Gao (2434), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/510/20
Aug 6, 2008  
12oz bottle. Poured a clear dark orange color. The head was short, off white, and reduced immediately to a thin film. Smelled of light toffee, subdued graham cracker, and cereal grain. Light to medium bodied and slightly sweet. Earthy, spicy malt flavor with hints of clove, cinnamon, and fig.


 nbutler11 (108), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/54/103/59/20
Aug 2, 2008  
Pours dark amber from the tap. Much like an IPA in it’s aroma and consistency. Plenty ofhops with a touch of smoke. Awfully bitter finish.


 msante79 (218), Illinois, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Jul 15, 2008  
12 oz bottle. Pours burnt orangish amber with no head. Kinda looks like ice tee. Aroma is yeasty with breads and malt which is throwing me off a little. Flavor is biscuty and yeasty. Taste more like a belgain strong ale than an amber ale. Is it te breweries objective to mislable beers.


 Naka (407), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/102/514/20
Jul 14, 2008  
I don’t remember where we got this from, but I shared it with Juart. Pours a full orangish amber color. A thin white fizz for the head that disappears quickly. A biscuity sweet aroma with a yeasty spice and slight piny hop. A very smooth flavor. A pretty hoppy flavor, but not overpowering. Some brown sugar and a grassy hop. A spicy fruityness. A nice balance to it. Leaves a little dry bitterness on the tongue that grows the more you drink it. A bit of a watery texture.




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