Twisted Pine American Amber Ale

Brewed by Twisted Pine Brewing
Style: Amber Ale
Boulder, Colorado USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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12 ounce bottle from Total Wine Sacramento, grassy, nothing to this one. Slight breadiness on the finish. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle. Orange amber pour with a smaller head. Dusty earthy nose. There’s actually a little hop profile on the taste - not bad. Palate is so-so.

Aroma is slightly hoppy with mostly malty notes. Pours light amber colored with white head that clings to the glass. Taste is earthy and malty to start. Finishes slightly hoppy with a hint of bitterness. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle. Pours amber with an off white head. Lightly sweet malty base, with a bit of floral hoppy bitterness, and a hint of toasted malts. Pretty standard.

August 3rd, 2011 - Twisted Pine’s Amber is pretty common in Colorado’s beer stores. It’s hard to stand out as an amber, but the drinker knows that the brewer knows this. I always hope that some ingenious head brewer has found a way to craft an amber that pushes the boundaries of the style in a way that makes it my go-to for the style. While Twisted Pine’s American Amber Ale may not be a Kuhn-esque revolution for ambers, it’s a solid offering. In color it is, not surprisingly, a light amber, with touches of orange and pink touching the edges of the glass. The aroma is deep and nutty, and even features some roasted walnut, with a nice malt extract base, and a touch of pine. The rich caramel flavor of the malt extract extends to the flavor too, giving this a depth that suggests a richness of ingredients at an affordable price. It features a nice depth, but nothing too dark for a meal, or even for casual summer drinking. No bells and whistles, this is a good, flavorful brew that doesn’t skimp on the taste.

Sampled on 10/6/2012. This amber ale pours a medium amber color from a 12oz bottle. Medium sized white foamy head, decent lacing and nice retention. The aroma is caramel, fruity, nutty and slightly sweet. A medium to light bodied amber. The malts are fruity, caramel/toffee and slightly sweet. The hops are citrusy and earthy. Decent carbonation. It’s either slightly over balanced towards the hops, or it needs some additional malts. Finish is a little citrusy for an amber. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean, crisp, and dry. Aftertaste is slightly bitter

Draft. Pours a medium, off white, well retained head, with slight lacing, over a clear amber (SRM 8) body......nose is cereal, light toffee/caramel....taste is sweet malts with cereal tones, leading to a harsh, back of tongue, lingering bitterness...........mouth feel light of medium, carbonation low. The malt back bone comes through nicely on the nose, but the harsh bitter finish of the hops takes away from the nice flavors of the malts. BJCP 7/3/10/4/5

Amber color with minimal caramel and fruit aroma. Caramel flavor with some grain. Decent beer,

Pours an amber-red color with an off-white head. The aroma is mostly caramel and some herbal hops. The light body has a thin, watery texture with average carbonation. It has a mildly bitter taste with a dry finish.

Clear copper amber in the glass. Slight nutty malty aroma. Flavor is a bit metallic with some bitter herbs and slight burnt toast. Overall, it’s drinkable... With some complexity.