Ale Asylum Ambergeddon

Brewed by Ale Asylum
Style: Amber Ale
Madison, Wisconsin USA

Summary: Tasty hop-forward ale, resinous and lightly caramelly, but slightly too floral for my taste. Aroma: Intense pine and grapefruit hops, just a little malt. Appearance: Hazy red-amber. Modest off-white head dissipates quickly, leaves spotty lace. Flavor: Very hop-forward, pine and grapefruit, these fade into a caramel malt backbone. Floral hop vapors are a little too perfumy. Palate: Sharp hops on the front, becoming smooth on the finish.

Bottle and served in standard pint glass: Hazy moderate coppery hue with a small creamy head and pretty nice lace. The aroma has notes of carmel, crystal and bready malt, herbal and resiny hops and grapefruit esters along with a quick dash of light allspice. The taste surprisingly much more hop forward than even the nose let on... more akin to an APA than a Amber Ale. Nice citric tones with just a touch of caramel sweet malt backbone. Quite nice honestly. The mouth feel is sharp and medium-bodied and fits the flavor profile to a tee. Not your standard paint-by-numbers Amber Ale... cause it is not. Mikey Likey this one quite a bit.

Red. Amber. Lots of hops. Well done Amber with nice caramel taste. Bought during Madison trip.

Dark brown amber beer with a tan head that lasts a minute or two. Nose is Cascade hops with grapefruit. Flavor is much more mixed and muddled. Along with the dominant hops are notes of roasted malt. An APA with some porter poured in? Nothing subtle here and a bit over the top.

Pours a very cloudy, dark reddish amber to sienna brown color. A dense, spongy, beige colored head slowly settles to a thin, well packed layer. Ribbons of lacing look porous, like a cross section of loose limestone. The aroma is quite hoppy for an amber, showing strong citrus and pine hops amidst a background of caramel, glazed biscuit, and a touch of lactic cream. Flavors are well balanced and bittersweet, with sharp pine hops pitted against toasty, caramelized malts. Medium bodied, with moderate carbonation, there is a slightly sticky feel that lingers on the somewhat warm finish. Overall, this is a nice amber with some real substance to it. Solid brew,

6-18-08 bottle shared with lb4lb thanks to ogglethorp
Semi medium clear red amber with a nice white creamy, yet short lived head. Smell is hoppy with a subtle very light fruitiness in there. Flavor is nice hops and fruit as well - not big or bold but drinkable and light and subtle. Mouthfeel is nice and has a medium body - not thin. Nice, drinkable and enjoyable.

On-tap at Ale Asylum. Pours an excellent orange and amber color with a big white head that left great lacing and retained very well. Smell is full of pungent grapefruit and citrus hops. The beer was poured cold into a regular pint glass, not exactly the best for accenting aromas, but it still had plenty of aroma coming right to me. Taste has a good malt background, even a touch of biscuit in there while still having the hops be the leaders. It was nice to be able to have a malt background and still be pummeled with hops, one of the hoppier beers I’ve had as of late. Higher than medium bodied with medium carbonation levels, just seemed to fit very well with this one. Very drinkable, I could drink this by the pitcher, and perhaps I’ll just have to do that next time. Excellent beer here, this is worth seeking out.

12oz bottle thanks to badbeer. Pours amber with a moderate, offwhite head. Good retention, sticky, spider web lace. Smells sweet, caramelly malty and slightly hoppy in the background. Tastes about the same. Sweet caramelly malt flavors dominate but there is a good bit of nuttiness as well. Not sure if the nuttiness is hops or what. Sweetness lingers. Medium body, good carbonation.