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Dark Horse Amber Ale

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
1773.07/5.03.06/5.05.5%66.9English pint, Shaker
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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 kp (8399), 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


 argo0 (6907), Washington DC, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/102/510/20
Jan 25, 2005  
Murky copper body with instantly disappearing beige head. Aroma is medium sweet, coriander, some orange peel, light herbal. Taste is medium sweet, candi sugar, coriander, orange, some herbal. Nearly flat medium body.


 hopdog (5562), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Jan 10, 2007  
12oz bottle acquired in trade with Puddintane (thanks!). Poured a deep and cloudy amber color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of bananas, lightly spicy, some caramel and a little bready. Interesting aroma that grew on me. Tastes of bread, toasted malts, and had a lighter fruitiness than the aromas. Thinner yet creamy body.


 CaptainCougar (5457), Rockville, Maryland, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
Apr 17, 2007  
12oz bottle: Pours a transparent copper bronze with a thin, wispy-lacing froth of white head. Sweet toasty Belgian malty aroma has some peppery yeasty notes. Body starts lightly sweet and toasty, but thins toward a drier, earthy finish with a hint of black pepper. A nice, Belgian-style session brew.


 Cornfield (4938), Oak Forest, Illinois, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/59/20
Jun 9, 2007  
A dissapointing effort by an otherwise dandy brewery. It pours a pale yellowish amber body with a slender off-white head. The faint aroma has some watery caramel and an earthiness to it. It tastes like watery, dusty caramel with watery molasses and a somewhat metallic bitterness. Hard to believe that Dark Horse is producing something like this.

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 JPDIPSO (4906), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Jan 19, 2007  
Bronze color with a light beige head. Aromas of light fruit, with a backdrop of rhubarb and wild flowers. Flavors of bananas and other fruits. Some hints of spicy yeast. A nice mild Belgian style brown ale. Thanks Blake.


 Tmoney99 (4739), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Oct 4, 2005  
Draft at Dark Horse. Dark amber color with moderate white head that diminished slowly with fair lacing. Moderate sweet spicy aroma. Medium body with smooth texture. Complex moderate hop and candy flavor with a medium bitter finish. Interesting brew.


 DocLock (4648), Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Apr 4, 2007  
Bottle from sliffy via Mystery Swap 2.0. Turbid ruby/deep coppery pour with 1-finger off-white head. Aroma of caramel malt, toffee, brown sugar, hops. Tastes caramel malty, with brown sugar, hops, maple syrup, and some dark fruit notes. Thins out a bit as it warms.



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