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RATINGS: 125   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.77   EST. CALORIES: 171   ABV: 5.7%
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Coppery brown with rich, malty character-this perfectly brewed amber ale gets its good looks from the dark-roasted crystal malt that we import from England. To give it some Western flair, it is moderately hopped with hops straight from the Yakima Valley in Washington. ABV 5.7% Bitterness 25 IBU. Contract brewed for Costco by the Gordon Biersch Brewing Company under the brewer name Hopfen Und Malz (for the west coast market) and since mid 2009 by Matt Brewing as "New Yorker Brewing Co." (for the east coast market).


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2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
dmschefke (560) - Macomb, Michigan, USA - APR 11, 2010
Pours a slightly darker amber than I was expecting with off-white head. Aroma of roasted malt, pretty decent citrus hops, caramel, and some toast. Flavor matches well, but didn’t quite have the hop profile I was hoping for, but overall very solid and you can’t beat the price.


most recent ratings

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
alexanderj (3052) - Gilbert, Arizona, USA - APR 30, 2013
Bottle; poured a dark amber with a smallish head. Aroma of caramel and nuts; not a bad aroma. Flavor wasn’t bad and had some strength to it. Caramel and fruit; no complex, but drinkable. Palate was a tad harsh.

2.4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
vmilaxer29 (360) - New York, USA - APR 6, 2013
Amber pour with small tan head. Nose has a little roast witha touch of hop. Flavor is somewhat sweet, with just a hint of hops. Body is thin with a malty finish.

2.4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
Ferris (490) - Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA - MAR 31, 2013
Bottle - Overall a dissapointing beer that is only barely better than the huge macro’s. I would have expected some malt profile, but very tasteless. Not really worth the work to describe and I would just avoid.

2.4
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
Lunkie (1166) - Glen Iris, AUSTRALIA - MAR 31, 2013
Hop light roast malt aroma. Clear red amber colour with poor head and lacing. Malt slight fruit flavour. Smooth palate. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

2.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
Aurelius (3443) - Tallahassee, Florida, USA - MAR 12, 2013
Lightly sweet, a little tannic/caramel aroma. The mouthfeel was a bit limp and the flavor was pretty bland - not a big amber beer. Consumed in Marquis’ backyard wedding reception.

2.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Garbageman (353) - Lexington, South Carolina, USA - FEB 13, 2013
From bottle. Pours amber in color with decent head. Aroma was malty with a sweetness and caramel to it. Taste followed. Decent.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Kurtos (35) - Sydney, AUSTRALIA - JAN 29, 2013
Aroma. I can only real smell caramel here, but i smell i do like. Bottle. Poured a nice earthy amber colour. Taste. this is beer is dominated by it’s malt flavours, i can mainly taste caramel but can also taste some flavours of nuts and coffee. in the hops i mainly taste some pine with also some herb flavours. Overall. This beer is a nice sweet beer, but not too sweet, it could be a little better if the flavours had been blended better.

2.1
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
djroehler (151) - Minnesota, USA - JAN 24, 2013
Bottle poured into glass. Deep clear amber color with little head. Small aroma of sour yeast and light malts. Bready malts with some light toast, light hop bitterness with a little citrus. Finishes fairly smooth with vanilla and sweet. Okay.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
DuffMan (5189) - the land of bitumen, beef & beer, Alberta, CANADA - JAN 15, 2013
Bottle. Medium Tetley-coloured amber with an average off-white head. Aroma is simple caramel with fruity undertones. Lightly toasty caramel with a grainy edge and fruity undertones. Briskly carbonated. Decent flavour, not a bad amber, good balance-- neither too sweet nor too hoppy. For some, this may equal boredom, but for others it will mean easier drinkability. I didn’t mind it.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
HighlanderOne (881) - Bergen County, New Jersey, USA - JAN 1, 2013
Poured from bottle. Roasted malt aroma. Dark amber - pretty much the bottle color. Roasted malt, caramel, a bit of hops in flavor. Slightly dry feel, very drinkable. Nothing outstanding here, but OK. .


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