Dark Horse Amber Ale

Brewed by Dark Horse Brewing Company
Style: Amber Ale
Marshall, Michigan USA

Tap at darkhorse: Very complex nose with load of different fruit combinations, most prominent are clove and vanilla. Very lovely brew from start to finish, not exactlly belgin in mouthfeel but none the less another fine brew from darkhose.

Mulitcolored autumn in color, with a large wispy head that poorly retains life. Loads of clove, fruit and esters in the aroma, with hints of vanilla. Flavor is pretty velvety and leathery, with a flavor that definately doesn’t remind me of an authentic Belgian beer. Vanilla and clove continue upon tasting, with burnt maple, caramel and toffee and a pretty one dimensional Belgian strain.

On tap at the brewery. Murky, slightly cloudy bronze-to-orange in color. Best smelling amber ever - wood chips, cedar chests, honey, maple and sweet caramel. Hell yes. Sweet hops flavor. Vanilla and clover blends with lemons and nectar to form an ideal session ale. Light, smooth and the most unique amber I’ve had to date.

12 oz. Bottle: Orange w/ yellow tinges on the pour with a fully diminishing white head, left very flat looking after about a minute or so. Aromas was funky as hell, I want to say old pumpkins and other veggies, in the background was some lighter fruits. Flavor brought back the nasty pumpkin-like aroma, also present were some hops, finally. Watery mouthfeel.

Pours amber in color with no head. Aroma was very strange yeast, in a bad way. For all you fisherman, it smelled like the live-well in a boat. Flavor was very metallic. Will try again for the "benefit of doubt". But didn’t think it was infected, just bad.

On tap at the brewpub. Slightly cloudy light orange color. Frothy thick head with an aroma of fresh wheat and some oranges. The taste is dark bread and some orange peel, alomost like a beefy APA. Interesting twist on an amber ale.

Bottle: Aroma of fruit, light nuttiness, and light yeastiness. Pours an orangish-amber with a shite head. Fruity with a yeastsy and lightly hopped finish. Doesn’t really taste like an amber.

It doesnt say the word Belgain, just "Amber Ale", but I think this is what Im drinking. Hazy dark amber/orange color with a small head. Aroma is a nice balance of yeast and malt, but a little too subdued. Flavor starts off malty and lightly sweet then turns yeasty and finishes with hints of clovey spiciness, reminiscent of hoegarder. Rather thin on the palate, but leaves a nice spice/yeast finish. A prety good beer, nice flavors, but just a little too weak.