Cable Car Amber Ale

Brewed by City Brewery (Melanie Brewing Co)
Style: Amber Ale
La Crosse, Wisconsin USA

Darker amber colored body with a slightly off white head. The aroma has some light toffee and boiled potatoes. There are also notes of fall leaves. Sweet oranges and some hints of Tootsie Rolls are the main flavors. There are also some notes of toast. A pleasant brew.

From Winn-Dixie, the only thing I hadn’t tried. Not very good. Tasted like a sweet octoberfest. Way too sweet and sugary. All caramel malt flavor. No hops or any traces of bitterness. Not especially drinkable or refreshing. Not too offensive or anything, just not very good.

Great Winn-Dixie beer! I have been all over the world in the Army from Germany to Korea and this is one of the best Ambers I have ever had. This is my second favorite beer behind Alaskan Amber.

Amber pour with a half-inch white head. Sugary sweet malt aroma and taste. Caramel flavor with a subtle malt finish. Very few hops here, but if it was done in the marzen style as the commercial description indicates, I suppose that’s right on. It was ok but not exceptional.

Seems to be a general Winn-Dixie consensus over here.....actually the brew is pretty good. Nice colour, clarity, head and nose. Candied malts an caramel. Taste is well carbed with fruits and caramel, brown sugar and malts....definitely a better brew than the other offerings at the Winn-Dixie which living in the "Dixie" south is never a win.

Pours a copper amber tinted color topped with a lot of lacing. A very good looking beer. Tastes malty with hints of caramel. Mild hop bite and sour. Doesn’t seem well balanced but it’s not bad. I’d have it again but not sure I’d go searching for it. I saw they have a Lager available so I will give that one a try as well.

ah, yes. a Winn Dixie bargin product. should have known. smelled sweet with just a little carbonation. taste of lite caramel, notes of corn syrup with candied sugar. barely any hoppiness or malty notes for that matter. no real flavor really, almost like a soda. wicked aftertaste on the palete. not really sure what i expected at that price, but will stick to something like Yuengling, Killians or Newcastle before I’d buy this stuff again. oh well, live and learn. this is just old Budweiser in a different color.

I have been all over the country and parts of europe being in the coast guard and this is probably one of the best amber ales I have had. It has a full flavor start with a very smooth ending.