Twisted Pine American Amber Ale

bottle. light orange tan body with a nice grayish white head. sweet oramge nose with a bit caramel. the sweetness in the flavor is a bit indistinct, i taste the grtains, but can’t really put a name to them, is it caramel? is it toffee? is it vanilla flavored lemons dipped in some caramel and butter sauce? yeah, i think that is the closest i can come here. i like it, i think this one might become a staple, balanced well, a relaxed enjoyable flavor and i could see this going well with a lot of the food i cook at home.

The beer’s texture seems to start off crisp and effervescent, but it becomes a little thicker – and perhaps even chewier – toward the finish. At any rate, it’s really easy to quaff, and it would make a pretty decent session beer. It also tastes great with a barbecued burger ... brings out some of the beer’s woodsy and earthy notes. Malts provide a toasty, cookie-dough sweetness laced with caramel undertones. Malts are balanced by a complementing hop presence (light pine and spruce with a little citrus) that has a nice bitterness level to it (not too much, not too little). Flavorful aftertaste lingers like a welcomed guest. Nicely made beer. It’s best consumed fresh.

4 oz sampler at the brewery, 4/15/06: Dark copper color. Slightly sugary but with a nice little metallic-hoppy bite. Categorized as a ’good’ American amber.

on tap-pours a thin lumpy white head and amber/copper color. Aroma is sweet medium malt. Taste is sweet medium malt balanced with light, flat, biting hops. Good carbonation.

average amber with smooth finish and bitter finish, i like it but i dont need to have another.