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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

Broad Distribution
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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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 NJJereme (263), Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/515/20
Jul 18, 2009  
11.5 oz. bottle. Pours an amber color with a nice off-white head. Pretty decent lacing. Nice balance b/w the malty sweetness and hoppy bitterness. Hints of fruit, and slightly metallic. A slight creamy feel in the mouth. Medium bodied. Pretty good.


 Vertical Bacon Strips (889), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Jul 14, 2009  
Amberish beer that produced a large off white cap with ok retention and decent messy lacing. The aroma was sweet and fruity with corn and seemed a bit fake but it was still top notch somehow. Immediate bitterness of decent quality, bread, dull citrus. Lots of carbonation and a slight coating in the mouth. Nothing to stab the clerk at the liquor store over.


 WallyWalrus (205), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/512/20
Jul 3, 2009  
11.5oz bottle. Pours a clear dark copper color with a fairly solid off-white head. Aroma is strong and fresh, with a very earthy mix of hops, floral notes, grains, and malt. Taste is creamy and fairly full, with a very mild flavor of grains and malt coming up to a slightly hoppy and floral finish. Not in the same league as their stout, but still a solid and mellow APA.


 zebracakes (1214), Washington DC, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/104/57/20
May 31, 2009  
Bottle 05.30.09. Pours clear dark gold, off white head. Aroma is malty and hoppy. Flavor is the same and not distinctive, but not offensive. I prefer more hops bite.


 mkel07 (519), Brisbane, Australia
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
May 18, 2009  
330ml bottle. Poured light ruby in colour with a beige head of large bubbles and a slight haziness. Well carbonated with a head of foam the colour of the foam that is left behind after a wave breaks on the beach. Full bodied aroma of raisins and cranberries, nice and lively. Slightly burnt metallic taste that sticks to the roof of your mouth. Good testure and finish with along aftertastex


 TheBeerOrg (1570), Kentucky, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/104/514/20
May 10, 2009  
Pours dark amber with a foamy tan head. Aroma of flowery hops with notes of lavender, honey, and herbs. Tastes of pale malt, light cookie, floral hops. Medium bodied and lightly resinous with soft carbonation. Nice and subdued.


 Hank1980 (744), Athens, Georgia, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/513/20
Apr 27, 2009  
Bottle shared. Pours light amber with a small white head. Aroma of citrus hops, perfume aroma. Taste is a little maltier with the hops finishing solidly. Mouth is smooth and finish is bitter. Not overly hopped like many pale ales. A decent sessionable brew.


thorongil2 (56), , Ontario, Canada
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Apr 25, 2009  
(bottle) weak fruity and yeasty nose, rather insipid flavour, short finish



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