shadey (1500), Rochester, New York, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Mar 25, 2006 Ruby amber color with a beautiful creamy white film. The lacing is beautiful and covers the snifter. Aroma is spicy hops and nice malts. Lots of complexity for a beer that calls itself an amber ale. Flavor is just wow. Tasty malt, spicy fresh grassy hops. Very interesting and delicious. BückDich (4847), McCall, Idaho, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 | Mar 12, 2006 Draught at Homebrew Mart next to Ballast Point: Uh, amber color, thin tan head. Nose of earthy hops and balanced caramel. Some starchy bitterness in the flavor. A bit of a metallic soapy tail. Decent amber, nice body. LilKem (1210), Marietta, Ohio, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 2/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Mar 6, 2006 very west coast. nice wet hops. mellow. nice carmel and roasted malts. some orange, citrus aorma and flavor. the color is more orange-y than amber and it appears quite thin. the finish is bitter, but not biting. quite good. creamy mellow mouthfeel to it. Shag (1923), Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Mar 5, 2006 An orangish amber apperance. A caramel and orange aroma. The flavor is rather bitter with some nutmeg, lemon, and grapefruit. A creamy mouthfeel. Pretty good. aracauna (2387), Georgia, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Mar 4, 2006 Pours a dark caramel color. Good head. Big caramel malt in the aroma and flavor. Bit of nuttiness. Moderate hoppiness is more than expected. Not a bad amber ale at all. Pretty tasty. jimrockford (49), San Diego, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Mar 2, 2006 Aroma: evident belgian caramel malt with American ctitrus pine hops. perfrect median between malt and hop aroma.
Appearance: Copper to amber in color clear with minimal white head.
Flavor: Malty sweetness with a pronounced bittering from hops
Palate: mediun body even texture average carbonation abrupt dry finish.
Overall: I beer I really enjoy excellent matchup on the hops and malt, almost a dusseldorf alt style with the addition of American hops. Description stated ESB and I can agree with that good to great beer. Storm (2685), Amager, Denmark
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Mar 2, 2006 65 cl bottle. Amber colour with a weak head. Very hoppy aroma and hints of caramel-malt. Also very hoppy with some quite much bitterness. Reminds me more of a IPA like anything else. Papsoe (14996), Frederiksberg, Denmark
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Feb 26, 2006 (Bottle 65 cl) Clear, dark amber with a small, off-white head. Nutty aroma. Dry body with notes of caramel and nuts and a somewhat crude bitter, hoppy finish. 240206
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