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Overall: 8.2/10 by 1 dude
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Style: American Amber Ale
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Seasonal: Year Round
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- scot from Oswego, IL
- Date reviewed: Monday, July 12, 2010 at 22:02:19
- $1.89 for 12 oz. bottle
- 857 beers rated with a 7.8 average rating
Date tasted: July 12, 2010
Color: Dark Gold
Rating Breakdown
Aroma: 8 (25%)
Taste: 8 (25%)
Look: 9 (15%)
Drinkability: 8 (35%)
Overall: 8.2
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Poured clear with an ample, white foam. Succumbing to time the foam became quite frothy. Lacing is spotty.
Aroma is what typical amber: sweet, caramel, and toffee malt. Some light fruits add a nice layer.
Taste is a lot of sweet with the fruits showing up near the finish and lingering into the end. Really not much bitterness. There is a bite from the carbonation.
Light body, refreshing and crisp. An ample carbonation adds some prickliness to the backed.
I think the light fruit (green grape) seems to play a bigger roll as it warms, which really isn't to my liking in this beer. Otherwise, if you rate this an amber, it isn't bad. On my soapbox: I think to many people rate beers for the style or for the beer people want them to be. A nice drinking ale. Enjoy!