 bb (2001), Martinez, California, USA
May 1, 2008
Bottle. Ruby amber beer with an off-white head. Light fruity aroma. Light fruit flavor with caramel malt and light pine. Medium bodied. Lingering fruit, earth, and caramel.
FlyingSwine (97), Colorado, USA
Jul 25, 2008 Pours a mostly clear, DARK red, with a small head. Aroma is oddly a bit smokey, and malty sweet. Flavor starts with caramel, and has a slightly bitter finish with a touch of alcohol as it warms. The sum of the flavors are better than any of the parts alone. Palate starts with some fizz on the lips, medium bodied with a watery/slick finish. Overall a good, but not great beer.
DuffMan (1890), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Jul 19, 2008 Hazy deep amber brown. Fruity hop aroma (grapefruit), a little resin too. Nicely balanced sweet malt with just enough fruity hop character to make this interesting and very drinkable. Finish is medium bitterness and quite long.
hellbilly (796), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA
Jul 13, 2008 bomber by way of kenb and the mystery swap... pours a perfect copper color with an almond (the meat not the skin) white head. very light lacing. the aroma is caramel, fresh stone fruitiness, pine and grassy hops. the flavor is kinda bland... almost watered down... stale grain, orange, generic hops and iced tea/tea-like tannins. medium body feels a bit light and crisp.
beerheart (219), 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 (270), 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.
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