Barren raw-honeyed spicing and dry nutty smidgen barely surface above brisk mineral-watered crisping. Buttery biscuit backside picks up lemony orange snip and earthen blip. Grassy hop astringency meanders across sludgy mix.
Tag Archives: amber ale
#FREEDOM THE BERRY AMENDMENT
Vaguely categorizable berry-infused medium-bodied amber ale stays crisply carbolic as unobtrusive berry notions flutter by. Tart raspberry, blueberry, strawberry, boysenberry, blackberry and gooseberry fruiting fades into sharp hop-oiled graininess. Rotted lemon, dried orange and yellow grape undertones wither.
HENRY WEINHARD’S REDWOOD FLATS AMBER
Though generic and indistinct, casual moderation stays crisp and refreshing. Light caramelized graining and distant honeyed almond sedation contrast minor hop astringency to salty cardboard bottom.
(SIERRA BLANCA) ROSWELL ALIEN AMBER ALE
Modest amber-coppered medium body with smug Area 51 moniker and unassuming flavor profile will please less discriminating tastes only. Lightly creamed toasted caramel malting segues into vague fig-dried grape souring and sweet apple-orange-tangerine conflux. Earthen dewiness contains barley-roasted chocolate cherry cordial whim, brittle hop-spiced tingle and brief chestnut snip.
ISOTOPES SLAMMIN’ AMBER
Heartier than its pale ale affiliation would suggest, bringing well-balanced English Bitter-like earthen dried fruiting to fungi-cellared vegetal bottom. Chocolate-roasted cocoa nibs and darting dark spices underpin musty dried fruiting. Sedate fig, date and plum dusting swallowed up by watery nature.
ALESMITH MY BLOODY VALENTINE ALE
Intriguingly combining Rogue Dead Guy Ale’s honey-roasted caramel nuttiness with Ipswich Dark Ale’s chewy cookie dough yeast, soft-watered amber ale hits all the right notes. Vanilla-sugared fig, almond, pecan and chestnut illusions invigorate the fruity center. Floral cherry, pineapple, cantaloupe, melon and mango serenity drapes tobacco-crisped toasted caramel malting to biscuit-y bottom.
NATTY GREENE’S BUCKSHOT AMBER ALE
Muddled flavor profile deprives easygoing session ale. Toasted caramel murk contrasts musty earthen-grained pale malt dankness. Spritzy hop spicing affects musky asparagus-squash-fennel conflux and green-black tea spell.
FINCH’S FASCIST PIG ALE
Surprisingly tranquil despite harsh-toned moniker, dry-hopped amber ale (in a can) brings subtle amber-grained rye toasting and molasses-like caramel malting to docile brown apple, brown pear, black cherry, tangerine and apricot fruiting. Black peppercorn hints softly embitter the arid backend.
BOLERO SNORT RAGIN’ BULL AMBER LAGER
On tap at Taphouse Grille, rampageous amber lager is way busier and bolder than lighter, less fussy competition, spreading multifarious flavors atop its baked biscuit base. Despite low alcohol volume, pungent dry-hopped bittering, musky orange-grapefruit tartness, nutty caramel spicing and musty vegetal souring rage forth in a flurry. Heartier thirsts will appreciate its tenacity.
16 MILE AMBER SUN ALE
Unconventional copper-hazed amber ale retains rather bold profile as earthen ESB-like peated malt roast buttresses fudgy brown chocolate sweetness and contradictive toffee-spiced dried fruiting. Instead of segueing seamlessly into the mocha-bound complexities, ginger-snapped black cherry, bruised tangerine and orange rot nuances never fully integrate, leaving a messy citric-soured marzipan finish in its wake.
NORTH PEAK SIREN AMBER ALE
Basic grain-toasted moderate body serves sinewy sourdough yeast to mild lemon fruiting. Grassy hop dryness contrasts roasted caramel malting to soft wheat-oats backend.
BLUE MOON VALENCIA GROVE AMBER
On tap at NJ Beer Expo ’13, soft-toned Valencia orange peel tartness and subtle grassy-hopped lemon spicing stay above sugary wheat malt bed of golden-hazed springtime moderation. Desolate vegetal astringency backends soda-like citric spritzer.
