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SLO Amber Ale

SLO Amber Ale

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An Amber Ale brewed by
Downtown Brewing (formerly SLO Brewing Co)

San Luis Obispo, California USA

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413.09/5.03.08/5.05.1%62.8 English pint, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
The "Jewel of the Coast" has a deep reddish color, full flavor, medium body and fragrant hop aroma. It's exceptionally smooth with a nice, light hop finish.

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 steview (731), Oceanside, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Feb 20, 2008  
quiet poor; amber-copper body with little white head; cheesy, caramel aroma, subtle floral notes, but mostly caramel; thickish palate; caramel, yeasty flavor; meh--though definitely an amber.


 jgb9348 (1793), Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/102/511/20
Feb 16, 2008  
Deep amber coloured body with a thinnish white head. Aroma of malt, toffee, nuts and a tiny bit of alcohol. Medium-bodied; Strong nuttiness in the taste with some malt and pit fruit flavours strong in the front. Aftertaste shows some blandness with some light yeast and nuts and just about nothing else. Overall, a decent amber, but definitely nothing special. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from BevMo in Caramel Valley (San Diego), California.


 RSRIZZO (955), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/511/20
Nov 4, 2007  
Had this beer on 4/13/1998. Color is a golden brown with good carbonation and a light head. Aroma is a sweet malt scent. Taste comes on a rich body with a creamy malt taste and a mild hop bitterness. It starts with a good creamy feel and goes down smooth. The finish comes though that malt taste with a mild hop bitterness that grows as you sit.


 badlizard (1380), San Diego, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Sep 14, 2007  
On tap at a local restaurant. Golden amber color with a fizzy white head. Sweet malty aroma and taste with some bready notes. A fairly basic and one dimensional beer.


 Zinister (830), Houston, Texas, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/102/58/20
Sep 10, 2007  
Paso Robles location. Amber color...nose was lacking any real malt or hops. Thin body and very little overall taste. Slick on the finish.




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