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St. Ambroise Pale Ale

Percentile
82
overall
Brewed by McAuslan Brewing
Style: American Pale Ale

Montreal, Canada

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
3553.4/5.03.39/5.05%84.9Lager glass, Shaker
Commercial Description:
St-Ambroise Pale Ale is the brewery's flagship beer. Introduced in February 1989, it is a hoppy, amber, full-flavoured ale. In The Simon and Schuster Pocket Guide To Beer , beer critic Michael Jackson gave it three stars and described it as: "An outstanding ale... amber-red, clean and appetizing, with a very good hop character, from its bouquet to its long finish. Hoppy, fruity, and tasty all the way through."
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 thornecb (1755), Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 6, 2008  
Pours amber into a shaker. Fluffy pancake head slowly recedes leaving sheet lacing. Sour caramel aromas. Sour from front to back with a lasting bitter hop finish.


 pineypower (1090), Pine Barrens, New Jersey, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Sep 5, 2008  
Pours out a light copper color with a small to moderate white head. Aroma is of some sweet malts and a little grassy/earhty hop note there too. Taste is very drinkable, sweet malts, slight fuity notes and some hop bitterness lingering throughout.


 BossHossBikes (147), Tennessee, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
Sep 2, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a clear orange with a pale off-white head that lasts for a good amount of time. The aroma is a bread-y dry with some sweet caramel. The hops seem not to be that noticeable. Malts are pretty dominant. The flavour is a bit funky. Orange and orange rind are in the initial flavour. As the flavour progresses, the caramel notes come through as well as that nice breadiness. Some light spices show itself more towards the finish. This is all fine, though, some funkiness begins to arise from here. Towards the back of the tongue, there’s a weird soap-like flavour to it and a light bitterness. I like bitterness, but I think the other flavours make even the lightest of bitterness somewhat unpleasant. I’m not too fond of this brew.


 tronraner (1913), Seymour, Tennessee, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 30, 2008  
12 oz bottle. Pours bold copper color with lots of bubbles and beige head. The aroma is sweet and malty with some raspberry, chocolate, lime, peach, and nectarine notes. The flavor is malty and somewhat tart. It dries out with some woody, earthy, and herbal hops. There are some dusty, toasty notes in the finish. Drinkable, not outstanding.


 sneagrams3 (1747), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/517/20
Aug 25, 2008  
Tasted 7/31/08. 12oz bottle. Filtered with an amber hue. Clinging off-white head. Caramel aromas with a berry undertone. Medium bodied with caramel and estery flavors. Bitter and dry with a tingling finish. Slight oak and burnt toast flavors. Toffee malts and citrus bitterness. Graham crackers and mild cinnamon. Good palate and quite nice.


 vyvvy (2034), Hazelwood, Missouri, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 16, 2008  
Pours clear bronze with a soapy tan head. The aroma has caramel malt that is fairly dry and soapy with a hint of hops and signs of diacetyl. Medium crisp body with a good amount of bite and semi-sharp carbonation. The flavor is very similar to the aroma with some phenolic spice and some spicy hops. The hops come out a bit more on the finish. Fair at best


 wcampbell (576), Central, South Carolina, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Aug 16, 2008  
Pretty interesting beer. Slightly different touch on the APA style. Creamy mouthfeel and full flavor. Well balanced. Some spice and hops complement the wheaty malt flavor nicely. Lightly fruity finish.


 Skidds (252), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 15, 2008  
So far this is the best Pale Ale I have ever had. A very well crafted beer all around Highly recommended.



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