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Karl Strauss Imperial Amber Lager


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RATINGS: 8   MEAN: 3.42/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.13   SEASONAL: Special   IBU: 62   EST. CALORIES: 225   ABV: 7.5%
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In a city known for its Imperial IPA’s, Karl Strauss Brewing Company is boldly releasing one of the first commercially brewed Imperial Amber Lagers. We took Karl’s favorite beer and reinvented it with true San Diego style. The Imperial Amber Lager is reminiscent of the original version with large amounts of toasted caramel malt flavors, but also has a life of its own – coming in at 7.5% abv – this version is balanced with a unique blend of Newport and New Zealand Motueka hops for a bright, citrussy finish


3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
badlizard (4410) - San Diego, California, USA - NOV 4, 2011
Clear amber with a fizzy white head. Floral citrus caramel and vanilla aroma and taste. Not bad.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Tmoney99 (7311) - Cincinnati, Ohio, USA - FEB 2, 2011
Draft. Poured clear amber color with an average frothy off-white head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Moderate toasted malt and floral hop aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture and soft carbonation. Medium bittersweet flavor with a medium sweet finish that was moderate in duration. This is a solid beer for style.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
msante79 (1854) - Mount Prospect, Illinois, USA - OCT 24, 2010
On tap at Karl Strauss Costa Mesa. Pours clear golden amber. Aromas of sweet malts, dark fruit, and some caramel. Flavors of dark fruits, malts, and some caramel. Finishes sweet. Decent.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Sledutah (2154) - Utah, USA - OCT 14, 2010
On tap at the La Jolla brewpub
Appearance: Clear golden with a nice white head and some lacing
Aroma: Fruity and toffee
Taste: Sweet malts, nutty and toffee
Nice beer, clean and crisp.

3.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
wu1000k (17) - Texas, USA - OCT 11, 2010
On tap at Costa Mesa location. Rich burnt caramel notes, medium carbonation, nice bit of hop bite at the end. Head is a bit thin and I’m having trouble getting a good whiff of the beer, but that’s probably a combo of the draft in here + touch of seasonal allergies. Definitely worth a try if you come across it.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
papajohn (1243) - San Diego (Mira Mesa), California, USA - OCT 1, 2010
Taster on tap@Sorrento Valley location: Deep amber color with a small off-white head. Aroma is malty sweet. Flavor starts rich caramel followed by some light fruityness, a hint of alcohol and a mildly bitter finish. Medium body with moderate carbonation.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
jeremytoni (2354) - Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA - OCT 30, 2009
From the tap poured amber with a fair amount of head. Nice malty flavor with a quick finish.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
doubleo (1440) - San Diego, California, USA - OCT 9, 2008
On-tap at the C’Bad location. Pours cloudy, red/brown with a thinnish offwhite head, good lace. Smells malty sweet, slightly red fruity. Tastes bland sweet malty, bready and fruity sweet with some alcohol. Medium body, good carbonation


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