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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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 GiBrew (171), Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 19, 2005  
Pours orange/copper, slightly cloudy with a nice frothy head. Aroma is citrus fruits (Lemon and orange rind, a bit of grapefruit), mild yeast and malt. Flavours are very nice, citrus fruits, yeast and a bit of bitterness at first but a fairly heavy finish. Mouthfeel is quite creamy. Very refreshing


 Walt (2289), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Jul 17, 2005  
Pour is nice amber with an off white fast fading head that left a nice lacing...smell is full of hops...grapefruit and pine...taste is sweetly fruity and a nice clean hoppy finish...


 hobgoblin (163), St-Épiphane, Quebec, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/56/102/513/20
Jun 25, 2005  
Bottle. Light brown color, bubble and thin white head, fully lasting and nice lacings. Hops and yeast aroma. Explosion of malt, cereal and fruits. Light alcohol in the finish, watery texture (just a little) and light to medium bodied. Nice Pale Ale. Bière de couleur brun pale avec des bulles dans sa robe et un mince collet blanc qui perdure jusqu’à la fin et qui colle bien au verre. Au goût, le malt est frappant à la 1ere gorgée, go¸ut également de céréal et de fruits. Texture un peu acqueuse, corps léger à médium, leger fini d’alcool. Très bonne Pale Ale.


 Commodore (112), Ontario, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/102/514/20
Jun 20, 2005  
Poured golden colour with the perfect head. Just the sweet side of balanced.


 heemer77 (4303), Savannah, Missouri, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/514/20
May 20, 2005  
Thanks pintbypint. Poured a dark godl, almost orange color. The aroma is sweet caramel and bananas. The taste is light grapefruit with some dark bread crust. There is also a note of black pepper in the aftertaste, but it is faint. A nice varation on an APA. I think this might be closer to an amber, but shows that the style has a lot of potential for diversity. More well balanced than many in the style.


 robertsreality (2460), Minnesota, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
May 19, 2005  
Clear Light Brown Coloring with Good White Head. Sweet Malt Aroma. Wet, Sweet Malt...Light Cardboard Taste. Decent Ale.


 Miguel (1181), Saint-Ours, Quebec, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
May 2, 2005  
Toujours une très bonne bière. Robe blonde aux reflets cuivrée surmontée d’une mousse blanche. Arômes de caramel, de fleurs, d’agrumes et de fruits rouges. Saveurs de houblon floral bien balancées avec les malts. Présence du corps.


 badgerben (3592), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Apr 30, 2005  
Dark gold color with no head. Just a slight grain aroma. More of the same in the taste, just a bit of grain. I didn’t get any hops at all; it was more like a bland pale lager. Disappointing.



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