Hanze Fikkie Amber

Brewed by Hanze Stadsbrouwerij
Style: Amber Ale
Zutphen, Netherlands

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Tap at Hanze, Zutphen: Quite good looking amber with slightly sweet taste with an slightly sour aftertaste.

Draught, 5.6% at the brewpub. Buttery, dusty aroma. Hazy brown amber colour. Small creamy head. Quite a lot of butter in the flavour, citric finish. Does not taste infected as such, but not very pleasant.

From tap at the brewpub as Fikkie Amber, 5.6%. Pours clear and golden amber with a diminished white head. Aroma is roasted malty and somewhat butterish. Roasted malty flavoured with distinct notes of diacetyl ad some off citric note into a mild sweet finish.

Clear amber color, medium head. Aroma is light malty, caramel. Bit sweet taste, sticky, bit dry.

On draft at Hanze Stadsbrouwerij, Zutphen. Orange/amber coloured. Caramel malts dominate in aroma. Sweet flavour, which becomes more bitter in finish. Unimpressive, but by no means bad.

UPDATED: SEP 29, 2007 Tap@HanzeBrewpub, Sep 07, 3.1: Sweet caramel and light herbal aroma. Amber color, off-white head, good lace. Sweet, hints of caramel, caramel malts, light bitter, light herbal, sticky mouthfeel. Well balanced but uninteresting. Tap@HanzeBrewpub, Dec 06, 3.4: Iron and hints of caramel. Amber color, beige creamy head, good lace. Caramel malts well present, light sweet, herbal, nice bitterness. Refreshing beer.

UPDATED: APR 28, 2010 A faint hoppiness in the flavor. Some raspberry esters. Light butterscotch character. Thinnish but tasty. Re-rate 28.04.10: cellar run @ the brewery. Amber color, hazy. Nutmeg, cardemom, caramel and cigar tobacco. No specific aroma. Fairly long aftertaste with caramel and tobacco.