Hockley Valley Amber

Brewed by Hockley Valley Brewing & Malting Company
Style: Amber Ale
Orangeville, Canada

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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473mL can from the Lickboe mixed 3-pack. Pours a nice deep copper with a large beige head. Aroma has some nice roasted malts upfront, caramel, and a touch of earthy dryness. Flavour is heavy on the roasted caramalts, quite tasty, on a thin palate with minimal carbonation. Finish is mostly sweet but I could swear that hops may have at some point in time come in contact with this brew. Decent session-ale, but I’d love for this brewery to actually try something ambitious someday.

473ml can from the LCBO. pours deep orange with a lasting off white head. minimal nose, slight hint of character malt. well balanced and progressive. really drinkable. nice session bitter.

Pale amber pour with a thick white head. The aroma is quite malty and sweet. A touch of soft caramel along with a little bit of toasted grain. Some moderately spicy hop aroma is apparent as well, but they’re quite muted. Medium-bodied with a bit of sweetness but it’s pretty well-balanced. I wouldn’t call it my favourite beer but it’s a pretty decent lawnmower brew.

Can : Clear reddish copper ale with a decent 3 finger cap. Malty-caramel dominates aroma with some fruitiness and grassy hop tones in the background. Sturdy mouth feel, good malt backbone. Tate profile has the big chewy bite of cara-malts in front, almost gets sweet but there is sufficient hopping to balance. Finish lingers and gets more bitter with a clean hoppy bite at then end. All in all a very decent and servicable amber - and very drinkable. I’ll buy more.

Can [500ml]. Pours a clear, deep orange-amber with an average size semi-lasting fizzy off-white head. Aroma of sweet bready malt, caramel, some light toastiness and nuts. After a minutes some light hops appear in the aroma and it’s more pleasant, bumping up the score a bit. Mild flavour’s also bready malt first, lightly sweet, followed by caramel, some nuts and just a hint of hops in the finish. Average to medium bodied. Nothing special and nothing bad, just a decent Amber Ale.

473ml can from the LCBO. Clear copper with an average diminishing tan fizzy head. Pretty solid aroma - cereal grain and a fair bit of floral bitterness - not all that sweet either (7-). Taste follows, but less fresh grain, a little papery, and the sweetness creeps in ... light, chewy mouthfeel, sharply carbonated, finishes quick and slightly earthy - not bad!

473 ml can, Mulmur, ON, Canada. Clear amber caramel, thick foamy head. Sweet metallic aroma with some breadiness. More caramel on the first sip, then a mint brightness from the hops. Finish is medium length with some raisin coming through.

473 mL can. Lovely amber colour, lovely pale brown head. Aroma is far too mild. Needs an uptick on the late addition Goldings or Fuggles or whatever they’re using. Flavour is mild, and kinda toasty. A bit of earthy/herbal hops. Pleasant.

473ml can
4.2% ABV
I tried this beer on August 1, 2012 after purchasing a 3-pack of Hockley brews from one of my local LCBO outlets in Milton, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a translucent copper colour with a thin light tan head that quickly disappeared. The aroma was caramel malt, grains, and some earthy hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with mild carbonation. The flavour was primarily caramel with a definite veggy feel in the back. Not a lot of bitterness in the finish.

Canette 473ml. De couleur ambrée et claire. Nez de grains de malt caramélisés et aux notes rôties, léger de pain avec des notes de noix et de houblon herbeux. Moyenne-mince en bouche avec un pétillement moyen-bas et une texture léger-moyen crémeuse. Goût de grains de malt caramélisés et très faiblement rôtis accompagné de notes de noix dès l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un léger goût de pain et de quelques traces de biscuits puis en finale l’on retrouve retrouve une faible amertume de houblon herbeux. Post-goût court composé de notes amères de houblon herbeux avec quelques traces métalliques.