James Squire Nine Tales Amber Ale

Brewed by Malt Shovel Brewery (Lion Nathan Co.)
Style: Amber Ale
Sydney, Australia

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Appearance: A nice and deep red-amber colour. Reasonable amount of white head (2 cm) which disappears a little too fast. Small amount of lacing down the glass. Aroma: Subdued caramel, toffee, and malt. Not a lot here to write about, as each time I have tried this beer it has had a literal lack of smell. Taste: Malt and toffee, a little bit of zest and fruit. Enough bitters to balance the malt, but still on the mild side. Mouthfeel: A bit too carbonated, as it detracts a bit from the flavours, but otherwise acceptable. Drinkability: Quite easy to drink, and one that I could (and do) have regularly. That being said, it’s not a beer to savour or to think too much about. It’s a nice BBQ lunch beer, where your mind is on other things.

Pours a Bronze-Amber colour, Aroma of slightly stale cereal grains and burnt toffee. Taste of toasted grains, slight caramel flavours and a very slight bitterness. Overall. An average brew, nothing too good nothing too bad.

Appearance - Copper, Amber colour. Light carbonation. Zero head retention. Great clarity Smell - Light hop, dark fruits, cherry and plumb Taste - Light hop & malt, dark fruit, woody, flavour with slight dryness. Bitter finish Mouthfeel - Good carbonation, medium body Drinkability - Light beer properly carbonated, drinkable Overall - Better that the other James Squire beers, however still not one I would return to. Generic beer with little character Printed on the side of the bottle : Hand-crafted with Pale & Crystal malts & distinctive hops for a long, slightly nutty finish, this Ale writes another page in the glorious & enigmatic life of James Squire

Bottle. Pours a very dark bronze amber with small off white head. Falls away super quickly lookking somewhat lifeless. Aromas dominated by cereal malt. Flavours sow plenty of malt sweetness with just a touch of hop bitterness on the finish. Thinnish mouthfeel.

Poured dark amber with moderate off-white head that didnt last. Aroma of dry bready malt. Tast of toasted wheat and a nutty quality that I enjoyed. Thin/watery on palate which let it down. One of the ’best’ beers often available on tap... has saved me from consuming other swill.

Bottle. Pours a dark amber with a disappearing white head. Aromas of toffee, caramel and malts. Some hops in the taste but mainly malts and toffee notes. Pretty thin. Not an awful lot going on here but defs better than the golden ale

Bottle thanks to Caitlin. Pours a clear amber with a gray head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a nice sweet earthy grain note with a cereal backing. Flavor is similar with earthy sweet grains throughout and a bit of cereal and hay in the finish.

Pint on tap. Pours brown amber with a thin white head. Smells slight raisin yeast with some citrus and dough. Taste is spice and raisin, some butter. Overall pretty decent beer.

Bottle. From the moment I smelled the opened bottle I knew this wasn’t going to be pleasant. Cloying yet dry malt. Overcooked horrible hops. Each mouthful a struggle. Made me feel ill for hours afterward. Not good.