Half Pints Bulldog Amber Ale

Brewed by Half Pints Brewing Co.
Style: Amber Ale
Winnipeg, Canada

Piscator comes through again. Much less malty/caramel as he described. I loved this one. Can’t wait to get more.

660ml bottle.
Pours a clear dark amber orange with a foamy white head. Leaves some fine lacing. Aroma of nutty roasted malts with citrusy floral hops. The Taste is similar. Starts out with full bodied, malty sweet flavours, then transitions smoothly into a balanced bitter finish, followed by a slight combination of both in the after. I found this not to be very complex, but just enough so that all the aromas and flavours could be picked out easily and still fully satisfy the palate. Very nice.

Light amber in colour with medium carbonation. Aromas of hay, buttered biscuits, and very mild orange. Soft mouthfeel, with notes of fresh baked bread, honey, very mild nuts, and mild caramel. Solid bitterness. I was expecting this to be my least favorite offering from this brewery, but so far, I think I like it the best. Far less caramel/malt centred than its American counterparts. An excellent standard Amber.

341ml twist top bottle: Puts a murky amber orange ale in the glass with a massive rocky white head that reduces to a 1 finger tight cap which lasts and laces, Soft carbonation and unfilterd. Aroma is very pleasant cookie dough with toffee and some grassy mustiness. Wonderful crystal malt toffee tones in front are quickly met with wonderful apricot fruitiness and a herbal hoppiness, soft carbonate mouth feel, finishes wet and lightly fruity-sweet with the dry hop golding "tang" balancing it. Great flavorful quencher. Well done!

Hazy light amber liquid with thin head and gentle carbonation. Quite English in the aroma with crisp woody and herbal hop, light toast & caramel malt plus peachy, almost cantaloupy esters. The esters are prominent in the palate as well. The malts are sweet but bright, the hops moderate but with a mild flowery/foresty note that complements the rest of the beer quite well. Subtle, enjoyable brew.

Pours slightly cloudy amber. It has an immediacy in it’s hop/floral presentation but settles down with a more subdued malt finish. Very good.

Bottle shared with a bunch of folks at DougShoemaker’s Decemberfest 2006 - my bottle, via a trade with piscator34. Orange-amber with a small white head. Aroma hold very nice woody hops, well balanced by some slightly grainy malt. Body is a bit light, but OK for the style. Flavour - a nice, simple, clean, balanced UK style ale with a well-hopped finish. Well done! If the LCBO carried this, it would be a regular in my fridge.

Bottle courtesy of Piscator34: Poured a deep amber reddish color ale with a medium dirty white head with good retention. Aromas of citrus hops are well balance with nutty malt. Taste is refreshing with sweet nutty malt with a nice bitter finish. Body is above average and I appreciated the low filtering. Probably one of the best amber beers I’ve had (not a style that is usually know to produce real gem though).