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RATINGS: 4   MEAN: 3.05/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.99   EST. CALORIES: 171   ABV: 5.7%
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Classically brewed with choice ingredients, our Amber Ale is a nod to the original Chief Beer that was produced in Montgomery, MN in the late 1800’s. Although the recipe has changed, the pride and heritage in this small town has not. Our American Style Amber Ale is caramel in color and balanced with a fine blend of American grown hops. Relax and enjoy the craft, there is a new chief in town.


3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
BVery (8222) - Plymouth, Minnesota, USA - SEP 5, 2015
Tap at Montgomery. Light amber pour with a good lacing head. Sweet malt, hint of citrus, light and crisp. Refreshing. Solid.

2.2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 1/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 12/20
JK (5135) - St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA - JUL 18, 2015
Amber ale, amber color. Lightly roasted malr flavor, some caramel, and thats it. Some malt aftertaste. Nothing new here.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Skyview (5345) - Papoose Jct, Minnesota, USA - JUL 4, 2015
Sampled on draught at the brewery’s taproom in Montgomery, Minnesota. Pours a clear amber colored brew with a thick off-white head that slowly dissipates and leaves behind some spotty lacing. Aroma of light caramel malt, a hint of dry malt, some floral and citrus hops. Taste is medium bodied, flavors caramel malt, a hint of bread crust with both light citrus and grassy hop profiles. Finish has a short spicy hop bitterness then a crisp light caramel malt aftertaste. Though the historical Montgomery Brewing Company (1933-1942) flagship The Chief was a lager, I’ve enjoyed the revived amber ale brand and can see this one as their flagship product.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
islay (1624) - Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA - JAN 24, 2015
Pint pour, on tap at the brewery’s taproom in Montgomery, Minnesota. Consumed on 1-24-15. Pours a hazy amber with a small to moderate amount of long-lasting, beige head. Produces good lacing. Looks good but common. Cracker maltiness in the aroma. Pleasant enough but subdued and simple smell. Nice, pleasant, dry, bready flavor. A bit of fruit and fruity tanginess. Rye bread flavor. Ordinary taste but well executed. Dry aftertaste. Medium body. Crisp and reasonably lively in the palate, but not in an outstanding way. Solidly done beer albeit in a boring style. I sampled this beer, the blonde ale, and the brown ale, and all were well executed if not particularly exciting. Frankly this was probably the least good of the three, but it was in a style for which for whatever reason I was most in the mood. Montgomery Brewing won’t wow the aficionados but provides a solid introduction to craft beers for a small town / deep exurban community. This is one of those beers that doesn’t stand out enough in any area to rate particularly highly but that is enjoyable and leaves the imbiber thinking, “That’s a good beer.”


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