 blklab2007 (943), Connecticut, USA
Dec 29, 2008 bottle poured into a tulip glass has a dark burnt caramel red color and a thin tan head that became a thin layer. aroma has bitter and citrus hops, caramel, grapefruit, nuts, and some floral pine. mouth feel is medium and it coats well. flavor has a good malted base, caramel, bitterness, and juicy citrus hops. bitterness picks up and it finishes drying and lingers a bit. surprising punch for only being 45 ibu.
OldGrowth (1407), North Carolina, USA
Dec 29, 2008 pint @ Tylers Apex. Good aroma, bitter sweet grapefruit, orange, leather, butter. Brownish orange color, ok head and lacing. Bitter flavor, citrus bitterness is dominant with occasional caramel, pine notes. Medium body, creamy mouth feel, bitter flavor. Good though I think this was a tad old, but I can’t be sure. Aroma would have moments of greatness but then would fade. Flavor was very bitter for the claimed IBU.
motelpogo (4394), Plzen, Czech Republic
Dec 27, 2008 bottled, at bulldog in tokyo. reddish copper with a lingering white head. decent nose of pine and toffee, some nutty malt character and plenty of bitterness. pretty good for an amber ale
thewolf (5662), Kolding, Denmark
Dec 24, 2008 Bottle, bought at Vinens Verden, Odense. Dyb red with a great, frothy, off-white head. Super duration with fine lacings. Hoppy wonderful aroma, lots of fruity grapefruit. Some clear caramel behind it and some pine as well. Lowish carbonation, fine, dry mouthfeel. Great flavour, super balance between the sweet caramel and the heavy hoppiness. Lots of pine, grassy and grapefruity hops. Super dryness. Extremely drinkable.
KimJohansen (6678), Copenhagen V, Denmark
Dec 24, 2008 Clear amber with large white head. Loads of hops in the aroma with notes of grapefruit and pine. Hoppy flavour with citric, pine and grapefruit notes. Solid bitter finish. Nice!
Blom (390), Odense, Denmark
Dec 22, 2008 Beautiful dark amber with a thick head. Woody aroma with a hint of grape. Citric flavour with a great variety of hoppy notes. The aftertaste is surprisingly aggresive for an IBU of "only" 45.
drewbeerme (2223), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Dec 22, 2008 12oz bottle. pours amber with off white head. nose has citrus and caramel malts. flavor has an overwhelming citrus hop astringency that maked this tough to drink. perhaps fresh and on tap this is better.
RSRIZZO (1346), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Dec 20, 2008 Color is a deep hazy amber with a good bit of sediment floating around. Carbonation is good with a a nice tight off white head. Aroma is sweet with citrus hop tones. Taste is very citrusy. Starting with a medium body it goes down crisp with a citrus feel. Finish jumps right out with a big grapefruit flavor a hint of pine then a bold bitterness. After taste is a lingering citrus. It has no malt to so I dont think its much of an Amber Ale, more like an over hopped IPA. This one is just too citrusy for me, but still ok to drink.
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