Pizza Port Carlsbad Chronic Amber Ale

on tap at pizza port san clemente up my street... golden with white head, reminds me of a fat tire.

Amber orange with thin white head; nose is caramel and grassy hops, subtle; flavor is also caramel with hint of nuts; thin texture with moderate carbonation; a decent amber with medium bitterness and light hop flavor, nothing stands out here.

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 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.

Draught at the brewpub. Dark amber-brown with a white head. Light caramel, herbal spice and light hops in the aroma. The flavor has toasty and light caramel malts with just balancing hops and a hempy spice. Medium-light body with medium carbonation. Nice balance of flavors with the addition of the hemp spiciness.

On tap at the brewpub in San Clemente. Pours a clear, copper-orange body with a thin, cream-white head that dissipates slowly and leaves lots of thick, layered lacing. Sweet and malty aroma with lots of caramels. A light amount of toasted toffees, fruit, nut, and earthy citrus. Similar flavor, more noticeable earthy bitterness and more bready than the aroma. Medium bodied and finishes slightly dry with a soft hop linger. Overall, a solid, well balanced amber ale with more spice than most.

Tap at Boonville Beer Fest. Reddish-amber color with a white head. Aroma of sweet malt, fruity notes, and mild hops. Flavor is sweet caramel malt, spicy/fruity notes, and some hops. Medium palate. Hemp? Uh...if you say so.

Dry hopped cask version at PP Carlsbad. Amber with a cloudy body. Nose is hoppy, with grassy flavors. Bready with light bitter notes.