Sackets Harbor War of 1812 Amber Ale

Brewed by Sackets Harbor Brewing Co.
Style: Amber Ale
Sackets Harbor, New York USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Presentation: It was poured from a brown 12 oz bottle into a pint glass. Appearance: The body has a nice golden amber color with good clarity and lots of visible carbonation. It forms a light creamy tan head that slowly fades to a very thin covering. Lacing is light and slick, sliding down just behind the body. Smell: The aroma has a subtle malty tone with lots of sweetness. Taste/Mouth feel: Its flavor is straight forward and simple. It has a big juicy malty body with mild hints of hops. The mouth feel has a thick solid texture that is just slightly slick with a medium body and soft yet active carbonation. Notes: Overall it is a good solid average Amber that is easily sessionable.

Got this one while auditioning down at FSU (thanks Prof. Ebbers!) and had it back home out of the bottle. Pretty straight-forward amber with hints of caramel and nuts. Reminds me of Fat Tire.

12 oz bottle. Pours light copper in colour, very little head. Nicely balanced, both hop and sweet malt stand out.

Bottle- pours a nice amber color with a head that fades quickly to nominal lacing. Malt and caramel sweetness aroma. Taste of malt with a light sweetness and mild bitterness. Dry finish. Fairly light body, smooth, nice balance. Nice beer, seem to compliment food, good for a couple.

Pours amber with a thin white head. Smells sweet and rosey. Tastes sweet and lightly tarte with some peppery splashes and an earthy finish.

Sampled at the brewpub. AU16/08.

App.: Bright amber, clear, ring of white head. Aroma: Light malts – nuts, brown sugar, light dried fruits and some berries. Palate: Medium body and carbonation. Flav.: More light malts – brown sugar, raisins, slight wood, a bit like rum, fruity.

Light and quaffable, balanced.

I’ve drank gallons of this stuff during visits to the 1k islands, yet somehow never rated it. Nice house beer, decent malty amber, not too hoppy, good session beer.

Poured from a 12-oz bottle into a pint glass a bright amber color. Malty sweetness and caramel are the aroma. Taste starts off the same as the smell, but some bitterness comes through in the finish. A nice session amber ale.

What did they do, delete this beer then re add it? I rated this years ago. Bottle from a long ago trade. Pours an amber brown with a thin white head. Malty sweet aroma with a hint of caramel. Smooth malt body with a hint of hop bitterness.

12 oz bottle. Clear amber with a fluffy white head. Nose is faint caramel and strawberry. Medium light with a tingle. Taste is orange pith and lemon peel. Finishes dry and earthy.