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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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 Goldorak (439), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/516/20
Feb 8, 2005  
Copper, with a creamy, clingy white head. Grainy, with a sweet touch of hops. If I could describe the taste with just one word, it would be balance. Just the perfect equilibrium of malt sweetness at first and hop bitterness in the end. Goes down creamy and smooth, and fits well in any occasion. In my dictionary, next to "Session Beer", there’s a picture of a St-Ambroise Pale Ale.


 GonZoBeeR (2160), ste-Eulalie, Quebec, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Dec 27, 2004  
Aroma:Malt and caramel. Appearance:amber,beautiful white head. Flavor:malt,caramel,good bitterness,butter. Good pale ale


 omhper (12171), Stockholm, Sweden
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Dec 18, 2004  
Bottled, thanks Rastacouere Deep golden. Aroma of fruit and hay. Fairly sweet with buttery, dense malt character and balanced bitterness. Solid and enjoyable.


SimonB (65), Geneva, Switzerland
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/516/20
Nov 23, 2004  
341 ml bottle. Small white head, fully diminishing, fair lacing. Amber body that seems of average density. Moderated hops aroma (fruity and a bit herbal at the same time). Flowers, citrus (orange) in the nose also as less predominant (more subtle) aroma. Light sweetness and mostly hops of moderated to heavy bitterness as initial flavors. Hops and even heavier hop bitterness (but not as hoppy as you may think or as I may like) as final flavor of average to long duration. Medium body, fizzy carbonation (too much to really appreciate it to its full potential). Still a decent beer but would benefits a lot more from less carbonation and a bit more complexity.


 Eyedrinkale (3209), Astoria, New York, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/514/20
Nov 4, 2004  
Bottle. Very happy to pick some of this up on the MTL trip. Beautiful pour, color and head. Nice dough aroma. Taste is malty and a bit astringent. Nice and hoppy, something I wasn’t expecting.


 collieman (191), montreal, Quebec, Canada
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Nov 3, 2004    Updated: Jul 9, 2005
The best beer widley avalible in Montreal. Spicy coper color like a pale ale should be. {most north americans think pale meens yellow, idiots} Lovley medium bitter ale, smokey, malt, hop, bitter. Highly carbonated for a bitter, large bubbles comprise thick head. tight nose. RUNS down the throat deffonetly a pint to be murderd in the hot sun.


 Dorwart (1812), Robbinsville, New Jersey, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/513/20
Nov 2, 2004  
Large, light tan head of fine bubbles. Settles slowly with good carbonation and decent lacing. Nice hoppy aroma. Little floral and a little citrus. Well balanced with a bit of caramel malt. Color is a nice amber. Well balanced flavor with pretty subdued hops. Expected more hops and bitterness. Finish is slightly dry with a mellow lingering bitterness. A decent beer but a little soft for a pale ale.


 Duke (117), New York, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Sep 25, 2004  
Medium amber pour, small white head. Hoppy and sweet fruit in the aroma. Very good hop flavor, nice bitterness in the finish.



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