Oakshire Amber

Brewed by Oakshire Brewing
Style: Amber Ale
Eugene, Oregon USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

bomber. less then average. Very strange butane like aroma and lingering after taste. won’t drink this again.

(22oz bottle) Pours a lightly hazy orange body with a small cream head. Aroma of pine, caramel, and bread. Flavor of caramel malt, pine, grain, and grass.

Name: Amber Ale
Date: August 20, 2011
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Appearance: clear dark amber, scant head, bits of lace
Aroma: sweet bready aroma, light spicyness
Flavor: rich malt flavor, earthy bitterness, touch of caramel sweetness
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.8/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: ** /4

Bottle:   Deep dirty caramel, a little brownish, moderate sudsy off-white head, spotty lacing.   Hefty grainy malt like aroma.   Slightly earthy.   I can already tell its not my style.   Has an organic like flair when I take my first sip, earthy, soily, with the maltiness taking a backseat.   Mild sweetness, make that slight sweetness.   Needs more caramel malt like sweetness to counteract the earthy/soily graininess.   As it warms the earthy/soily aspect becomes more prominant, further pushing me away.   Body and mouthfeel are moderate to full.   Certainly feels heavy enough, not thin, but just isnt my type of maltiness.   Having Mac & Jacks African Amber made only a few miles away has me spoiled.   This one is okay, but the graininess of the earthen/soil like malts just makes me want to put it down.

I had in the bottle and on tap at The Keg in Eugene, Or. A nice amber with some hops and caramel and a nice touch of malt.

This Amber was very good. It was clean and clear. A very satisfying beer to drink.

A: The beer pours an amber color with a finger of off-white head. S: There’s a nice perfume and floral hop aroma to this. Behind that, there is sweet toffee and caramel malt. A bit of toasted bread, some hints of citrus peel, too. T: The beer is mostly sweet with a good amount of toffee and toasted malt/bread flavor. A nice bit of perfumey hops, some good floral notes, and just a mild citrus flavor. A decent hop bitterness to the beer as well. M: Medium bodied with medium carbonation. O: Pretty standard red ale, but good flavors and easy to put down a glass or two of.

tasting on 8/20/11. cloudy deep orange pour with little head. sweet apple nose with light caramel notes. medium body with light fruits, caramel and a light bitterness. sweet finish with more light fruit notes.