2.6 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Had this beer at a edding for my friends and thought it was nice for an amber ale with this amount of alcohol. Good malty flavor that had a nice body.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
12oz bottle (Costco sample pack). Poured a golden amber with a thick white head, which dissipated quickly. Aroma is caramel and roasted malts with floral hops. Taste is light sweet caramel malts at first followed by slight hops bitterness in the finish. Has a medium body with good carbonation.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Nothing overly wrong with this beer just not very exciting. Darkish amber, slight minerally taste and smell. Slightly thin. Mild flavor. Serving: Bottle
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
A - Pours a clear amber copper color with a finger of frothy off-white head atop. The head fades down fairly quickly leaving behind a bit of lace.
S - Aroma is a mix of sweet bready malts with some caramel. A tiny bit of noticeably floral hop is there somewhere.
T - Starts off with some sweet caramel malts and a bit of biscuit. A bit nutty as well. Through the middle, a bit more caramel comes in a takes over the bready flavor. Bit more nuttiness as well. The finish is a mix of sweet biscuit and just a hint of nuttiness.
M - Medium-light bodied with moderate carbonation. Feels smooth with a bit of a thin mouthfeel and an sweet finish.
D - Very drinkable. Decent Amber with enough flavor to keep it interesting. It could have used a bit of balance to clean things up though.
2.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Copper. White carbonation. Hints of hops and stale malt sweetness on the nose. Same flavor, stale, old. Medium/light body, smooth.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
A pretty nice amber. A bit of sticky harsh malts but drinks well. Light brownish redish amber color. Pours with a little lace of head. Overall a nice brew but nothing special. A good deal at Costco.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
2009 Bottle - Pours a clear and watery brown with a small off white head...aroma is a bit sweet and nutty, a bit lager skunk...flavour is similar dry roasty malt, little grain and finishes thin and dry...not very reminiscent of any amber I’ve had before, but not horrible...I wouldn’t buy it looking for an amber, but maybe as summer swill...
2.4 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Some friends had the sampler pack at our camping trip for Memorial Day, and while I was busy feting them with good beer, I figured I’d give this a shot just to take a break from all the high abv stuff. Poured out a light amber into my Firestone Walker pint glass with a thin tan head and no lacing. Aroma was caramel and yeast, and flavor much the same with possibly the lightest hint of a citric hop. Refreshing in the heat, but not much else good I can say about it.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle, from mixed pack. Pours dark cedar brown, with a small head. Very clear and filtered, a bit unsettling. Aroma is softly malty, nutty, some toasts. Flavor is predictably mild, disappointingly so. What is there – if given time to properly warm – will greet you with buttery malt, toasty chocolate, and some minerally elements. Clean finish. Decent, but watery.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
From a 12 fl. oz. bottle brewed in Utica, N.Y. with an expiration date of Apr 04 2010. It pours a relatively clear looking chestnut brown with a good three-quarters inch of foamy, long lasting head. Malts head up the aroma with a sweetness and slight hoppiness on the back end. Sweet caramel malts start out the taste with a thinly hopped ending and breadiness. I would have it again.
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