Pizza Port Carlsbad Chronic Amber Ale

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.

Cask at San Clemente. Clear red-brown color, aroma of wheat, nut, sugar. Flavors of mild hops, more sweet nuttiness and cream. Finish is a mild graininess and rather abrupt.

On draft at Pizza Port Sam Clemente. A nice ale with a somewhat sweet character. Nice and smooth overall.

On tap @ Pizza Port, Carlsbad. Clear orange-amber, fruity caramel aroma and flavour. Nothing special, but well-made and very sessionable medium-hoppy amber.

(11/3/08) Draught sample at the brewpub in Carlsbad. Slightly hazy amber color. Aroma is pretty weak with some malt and caramel notes. Sweetish malty flavor with some toast and caramel and a dry finish. Medium-bodied.

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.