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Style: American Amber Ale
ABV: 7.00%
IBU: 50
Seasonal: Year Round
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- scot from Oswego, IL
- Date reviewed: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at 21:36:15
- $0.00 for 12 oz. bottle
- 856 beers rated with a 7.8 average rating
Date tasted: July 13, 2010
Color: Amber
Rating Breakdown
Aroma: 6 (25%)
Taste: 9 (25%)
Look: 10 (15%)
Drinkability: 8 (35%)
Overall: 8.1
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Hops
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Pours clear with a beautiful inch of off-white, pudgy foam. Retention is quite good with the foam becoming liked whipped cream. Lacing is sticky, thick, and lasting.
Aroma isn't all that strong with a sweet, caramel, almost toffee malt being in the lead. There is a citrus hop presence but very minor.
Flavor is some nice malt that is rather fulling. Almost like a bread or doughy malt. Interesting. Hops come in the finish, not strong, but the bitterness in the end sneaks up on you and hits you hard for a second or two.
Bigger in the mouth than expected as I would say it is really a full bodied beer. Carbonation is a minor player here.
The alcohol is well hidden. The beer would make a good spring or fall beer with the bigger body on it. Still drinkable and a fun beer. When I saw that black patent malt was used, I thought the beer might be interesting, it was. Enjoy!