 beerheart (207), Erie, Colorado, USA
Jul 5, 2008 Amber ales are like brown ales for me. Both don’t have enough malt, hop, body, or flavor. That said, this was a very nice ale. It has a crisp bubbliness. Slight apple taste, gentle hops, grasses and peat. Wouldn’t buy it again but would drink it.
carboloader (258), Houston, Texas, USA
Jul 3, 2008 Toured the brewery. At first I had no idea that this was an amber. I thought it was a pale ale and then realized the fruit and creaminess. Either way I like it a lot. Light, creamy, with green tea flavor. Bitter finish, nicely complex, yet easy to drink.
a10555 (108), West Chester, Ohio, USA
Jun 29, 2008 At first taste, I didn’t have a clue what I was drinking, then it hit me...Green Tea with a bit of cream in it. It was okay. not unpleasant but not great either.
mpersinger (15), , California, USA
Jun 22, 2008 22 oz. bottle: Pours a deep amber color, slightly cloudy, with a modest creamy head. Sour cheery aroma.
Buoyancy from the carbonation
keeps the spicy rum raisin malt and crisp, low-acid hop character poised.
Complex, closer to an effervescent, lighter-bodied abbey ale than a typical amber.
Satisfying dry finish lengthens and dries dramatically as ale warms in glass.
Gromit (449), Port Orchard, Washington, USA
Jun 17, 2008 Pours a nice amber color with a nice head that left a nice lace. Smells like a typical nice amber, nice roasted malts with a bit of...butter?
Flavor is a bit nutty with some slight hints of dark fruit, with just enough hops to keep it on the crisp side palate wise and has a bit of a mineral feel to it.
Overall, I like this better than just about any organic beer I’ve had (with the notable exception of Fish Tale’s latest offerings), but it’s still a bit flat even for an Amber.
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