3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Good malt nose and taste. Faintly hopped. Not exactly bursting with flavor but I have a soft spot for this one
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
The sweet maltiness was balanced perfectly with the hops. A stellar selection from a stellar brewery.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
good version of an amber ale, good malt and slightly hoppy nose.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Amber Ale--1998 12 oz. Bottle. 5.20% ABV. (3.0 / 5.0) Ist Released March 1998. Nice caramel malt start. Pretty amber color. Starts strong, but peters out at end. Sampled 9/11/1998.
Amber Ale--2003 12 oz. 5.20% ABV. (4.0 / 5.0) Clear rich bright amber red color. Mild lace head. Light bottle conditioned sediment. Sweet malty mild floral fruit hop front. Crisp toasted sweet doughy biscuit caramel fruit body. Earthy citrus clean malty mild hop end. Sampled 11/3/2003.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle Pours a deep mahogany that is hazy and with a snall light tan head that dissipates quickly. Mellow toasted grain aromas that is malty and only faintly of hops.
Flavors are similay somewhat sweet malts with a little toasted slant and still quite easy on bittering hops. Fairly soft carbonation and a woody chalky trailer.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottle. Multiple tastings (Previous tastings from memory). Drank these occasionaly when I lived in Seattle. Godd but nothing spectacular.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Spicy, hop aroma. Red-orange in color. Bitter maltiness much like an ESB...a great beer that was a nice take on the style. I was hungover when i drank this....after this beer, I was able to go to two more brewpubs during my brief stay in seattle during the roady. Extra props!
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
malty/slightly nutty aroma, medium amber hue with a nonexistent head, round maltiness with slight roasted notes and an unpleasant bitter finish
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
peppery malt aroma, deep bronze color. a robust hoppy bitterness. Big and smooth, especially for an Amber
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Probably the crispest amber I've ever had. Don't get me wrong, this is noticeably malty and definitely packs the trademark amber-ness but the "various hop influences" are very noticeable. I'm not bitching either, I thought this was a very nice aspect to the beer, which overall is very bready and caramelly, except for the hops keeping it in check. Not my favorite Hales beer, or my favorite amber, but tasty and satisfactory nonetheless.
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