Pizza Port Carlsbad Chronic Amber Ale

Draft in San Clemente. An amber beer with a thin off-white head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of hops and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of caramel and malt, as well as lot of hoppy grass, leading to a rather bitter finish. Nice and refreshing.

On tap. Clear golden with an off-white head. Fresh and somewhat peachy hop aroma. Medium body, a little caramel and fruit before a dry and lightly hoppy finish. 060709

From tap in San Clemente (!). Pours clear and golden orange with a lacing white head. Fruity and hoppy aroma. Light roasted caramel malt aroma. Light spiced and breadish bse flavour. Delicate fruity hops flavour on top. Goes into a nice hoppy finish.

Name: Carlsbad Chronic
Date: 12/03/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub, Carlsbad

clear copper, fine dirty white head, sheets of lace, light sweet caramel malt aroma with a nice bready character and light floral hops, lots of bready malt flavor, touch of caramel sweetness, the caramel and bready characters blend and grow as it warms, well balanced with earthy and citrus hops,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4

From the Jug at the GABF, Colorado Convention Center 12/10/2007 Some hop aroma. Bronze coloured and smooth on the palate with a crisp and slightly dry malt finish.

Draft... RBSG ‘08... Clear, deep golden ale with a small, creamy, white head. Good retention. The nose has a biscuity, sweaty thing going on that I don’t like. Medium-bodied with fizzy carbonation. Leans just a hair on the sweet side of balance. Toffee and biscuit. Crisp, lightly sweet finish.

Draught, described by Jeff as a Best Bitter Deep amber beer, with a small white head. Artichoke aroma, maybe a bit phenolic, strange; drying grass. Old, stale cookies, bit of diacetyl? Malty, no hops, even the UK ones are not traceable. Light, not too present on the palate - maybe that’s too British for comfort. Too mainstream for my idea - and if the hempen from the C.D. is correct, another one to add to my idea that hempen is a useless addition.

Tap. Amber coloured brew with a thin white head. Aroma is lightly fruity and a bit sweet and nutty. Flavour has a kiss of buttery diacetyl that I can’t really say I care for. Chewy with a light sweet nuttiness and a chewy earthiness as well. Light toastiness with some soft maltiness and a lingering grassy flavour.