2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20 nimbleprop (6173) - SouthWest, Washington, Washington DC, USA - SEP 1, 2014
8oz pour at Als of Hampden pours a hazy caramel amber with a ring of white head. Nutty nose, caramel, mild fruit, some dried leaves, mild cracker. Flavor has malt, mild root veg, caramel, mild orange, cracker. Malty finish.
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 orangesol (984) - Pennsylvania, USA - OCT 8, 2013
Served on-tap at Als of Hampden.
A - Pours slightly hazy copper orange with a nice one finger tall white head, dissipating down to a small ring around the edges, leaving very little lace down the glass.
S - Smells of rich caramel and toffee sweetness, slightly bready toasted grain and some light herbal hop bitterness. Nothing over the top here.
T - Starts off with the mildly toasted grain and moderate sweetness, namely the caramel and toffee from before. As it washes over the palate there is a light herbal hop bitterness that fights to balance it all out, succeeding for the most part. Finish is a nice mix of malt and hops, not lingering on the palate for very long. Nowhere near as hoppy as others in the style.
M - Medium body with moderate carbonation. Smooth, malty feel from start to finish makes it very easy to consume.
O - Unlike all of the other Ambers from our area, this one doesnt try and be a hop bomb. It honestly drinks more like an Octoberfest rather than an amber thanks to all the malt. Either way its a nice beer for the cold nights ahead of us.
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