Slim malt capacity, wispy honeyed biscuit trifle, and sedate barley roast gather soft wheat bed, but phenol cocoa bean-soured coffee tangent and plain grain finish wilt.
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EDDIE MC STIFF’S ROCK AMBER ALE
HIDDEN RIVER PRIME LAGERED AMBER ALE
MAC TARNAHAN’S AMBER ALE
NORTH COUNTRY MAPLE AMBER
Foamy cold filtered amber ale lacks distinction, clarity of purpose, and advertised maple syrup thickness. Too fizzy (champagne, anyone?) and flat, lacking body. Hidden nut flavoring is slight while slick wine undertones create weird juxtaposition. Picturesque elk on label is its most interesting character. Brewery defunct: 2009.
SACKETS HARBOR WAR OF 1812 AMBER ALE
WIDMER DROP TOP AMBER ALE
(ANHEUSER-BUSCH) ELK MOUNTAIN AMBER ALE
BRECKENRIDGE AVALANCHE AMBER ALE
Spiced hops linger above pale-chocolate malting, gaining influence as zesty mandarin orange enticement and mild blueberry bitterness gird soft-toned mountain-watered medium body. Earthy finish picks up tobacco-dried tea nuance. Finds intricate balance between musty malt-stricken toasted lager and crisp dry-hopped wheat ale.
EEL RIVER AMBER ALE (CERTIFIED ORGANIC)
Damn! The entire ‘organic’ revolution has thus far been plagued by hop acridity and malt blandness. Moderate metallic astringency undermines faint orange-tangerine tartness and barren barley-toasted caramel center of dull drear.
HOPPY FACE AMBER ALE
MAGIC HAT ROXY ROLLES
Enormously piney-hopped coppery amber ale needs floral red-orange-fruited nosing to be more pronounced in the mouth since modest flavor profile lowers overall appeal. Taunting toasted rye base picks up astringent buttery pecan nuance to resinous black molasses finish. Distant cannabis, pekoe tea, and peanut oil hints detected.