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Dark Horse Amber Ale

Dark Horse Amber Ale - Amber Ale

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 Percentile 
52
overall
Brewed by Dark Horse Brewing Company
Style: Amber Ale

Marshall, Michigan USA

bottled
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on tap
available

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
1763.07/5.03.06/5.05.5%66.8English pint, Shaker
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Commercial Description:
100% malted barley gives this classic ale a mild biscuit, toasted malt taste. This is a medium bodied beer with perfect balance of malt flavors. The color is a brilliant amber, while the aroma is slightly fruity and malty.
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 Birdiebeagle (777), Perkasie, Pennsylvania, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/102/58/20
Oct 28, 2009  
Bottle Pours a hazy amber with a thin quickly deminishing light tan head. The aroma is of tea, and a little hoppy. Has an okay carbonation. The flavor is sweet with hints of grains. Has a watery texture. The body is light. This one kind of misses for me. A weak finish and nothing in the aftertaste worth holding on to.


 chicagodri (1021), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 24, 2009  
Pours amber with a small tan head. Aroma of slight hops - tea like (similar to a Surly brew I had). Sweet caramel malty aroma of flavor but with a little bit of bitterness. Solid brew, amber is just not the most exciting style.


 watson1977 (250), , Pennsylvania, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Oct 16, 2009  
perfect amber color with a medium light colored head...visible co2 action in the glass. retention and lacing could be better. very sweet and fruity...fresh subtle citrus...malty aroma with some caramel. flavor is much the same but has a slight chalkiness to it...light hops notable in the finish. very light bodied but not watery. decent amber.


 Pipper (225), Ohio, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 16, 2009  
Bottle into pint. Not what I expected from an amber, a style of which I’m not a huge fan. Poured a nice clear, dark amber, but no head. Oily pour. Lots of malt and spice on the nose and the flavor is pretty mild comparatively. Not bad not great.


 tomthompson89 (1456), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/513/20
Sep 8, 2009  
Clear amber color, some tan head. Nose is tea and malt little hops. flavor is odd but good caremel malts with and odd soapy hop flavor. good amber


 kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/53/103/56/20
Aug 31, 2009  

Date: August 08, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Ticker
Appearance: hazy amber, wispy beige head
Aroma: sweet caramel aroma, drying earthyness, light bread
Flavor: sweet caramel malt flavor, touch of bread, light earthyness, finishes with a slightly tart twang
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 3/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 6/20
Rating: 2/5.0
Drinkability: 4/10
Score: 4


 michael-pollack (2600), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
Aug 27, 2009  
12oz. Bottle: Slight nuts, slight cocoa, light malts, and yeast. Poured deep amber/light copper in color with a small, tan head that diminished but lasted throughout. Cloudy. Lightly sparkling. Flavor is lightly sweet. Tastes of light malts, light caramel, slight cocoa, and slight yeast. Light to medium body. Thin, slightly dry texture. Average carbonation. Light yeast, slight cocoa, and slight caramel finish is a tad dry. Not all that good.


 dmac (1418), Toms River, New Jersey, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/58/20
Aug 26, 2009  
12 oz bottle from Capones. Pours an alright looking amber body sitting underneath ine finger of foamy off white head after a rather vigorous pour. Aroma had an initial aroma of grass, lemons and cereal. Upon warming the lemon scent takes on a more fruity infected aroma. The body helps confrim this with some really bubbly carbonation and a slick mouthfeel. The flavor has that hint of infection creeping in with some faint cherry and band aid along with some caramel malts. The more I sip this one the more I am thinking infection.



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