Uncle Billys Amber Ale

(Sample at Uncle Billy’s on August 2, 2008) Pretty solid, dark amber color. No head remaining. No carbonation in any of these except the pale ale, which has a UFO in it. The Amber’s aroma is of nutty malts, nothing more that I could tell, really. It’s smooth as it enters, coats the mouth, then hits the back of the throat with a little weight. Leaves a watery hop-malt hint in the mouth. Does something to the cheeks as it enters the mouth. Bitter? I don’t think so, but who knows. Lightly warm on the tongue. It’s neat. Good. Better than the Hefeweizen – just barely. Nice & malty.

A lighter amber, with small head. Mild, indefinite aroma. Flavor is lightly malty, then reasonably hoppy, but more watery than I like in an amber in the middle. best feature is its texture: buttery, not overly carbonated.

On tap. Great crisp ruby amber color. Short lived head. Can smell the hops. Nice taste with the slightest hint of bitterness, which livens it up a bit. Great crisp beer on the palate. No heavy malt smell or flavor, like some ambers. Really clean and crisp and enjoyable. This beer really shows off the great use of hops in an amber.

I was unimpressed with this one. Very malty, a bit too sweet, there are better amber ales out there.

Dark orange amber color with nice head on it. Sweet malty smell predominantly with a faint hop present as well. Taste is a nice malty slight sweetness, with a light noticeable bitterness but not too much. A good fruity malty flavorful amber worth giving a try. I enjoyed this one quite a bit. Perhaps my new favorite from them.