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Palisade Orchard Amber Ale


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35
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An Amber Ale brewed by
Palisade Brewery

Palisade, Colorado USA

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112.92/5.02.9/5.0-38.9 English pint, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A highly "quaffable" Amber Ale using Palisade Hops to get a distinctly smooth beer, with a hint of citrus. Orchard Amber's clarity and freshness make it a very delicious and popular beer here in the Grand Valley.

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 hopdog (4524), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 7, 2008  
12oz bottle. Poured a medium and slightly hazy amber color with a smaller sized off white head. Aromas of toasted grains, caramel, floral hops, and grass. Tastes of toasted grains, caramel, and some citrus.


 BeerandBlues2 (2449), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/102/511/20
Jun 30, 2008  
Draught at brewery. Pours clear amber with a spare, fizzy, white head, diminishing with fair lacing. Aroma is average malt (grain, straw, cereal), average hops (flowers), average yeast (dough, sweat) with notes of peach and toffee. Light bodied, thin texture, average carbonation, and a bitter finish. Average duration, light sweetness, acidity, and bitterness.


 esjaygee (721), Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/511/20
Jun 22, 2008  
Amber with thin white head. Aroma of caramel and sweet malts. Mostly malted body with mild caramel flavors. A bit over carbonated but overall not too bad.


 JPDIPSO (4210), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
May 22, 2008  
Lightly hazed darker amber color with only a few bubbles left afloat after the pour. Earthy pale malt, light caramel and a hint of floral hops. SOme hints of grass and vegetables as it warms. Mild pale malt start, and afraid that is about as good as it gets, which leads to an earthy bitter middle and fairly tart acidic finish and linger. Some toffee does come in as it warms, but still seems unclean to me.


 SDbruboy (1819), San Diego, California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
May 13, 2008  
12 oz bottle from Dean at SDBrewCo, courtesy of Dave from GABF. Pours slightly hazed reddis pecan color with a small white head. Earthy aroma, ripe apricot, florals, toasty malts and black tea. Burnt toffee in the flavor, lemon, more black tea, dusty florals, herbal hops and phenols. Medium to full body, minimal carbonation and a bit of an oily feel.




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