Eel River Climax Amber Ale

Brewed by Eel River Brewing Company
Style: Amber Ale
Fortuna, California USA

Iced tea, mild hops and a touch of caramel in the nose. Light and sweet palate with some grassy undertones. Iced tea and caramel finish.

The beer dispenses from the 12-ounce brown bottle a luminous brown with a substantial creamy light tan head that last and last, the residual lace a clinging sheet to obscure the glass. Nose is sweet malt, earthy and fresh, slight hint of hops, quite appealing, start is sweet with a pleasant grain profile, the top is moderate in its feel to the palate. Finish has a stern acidity and the hops delightfully spicy, quite dry aftertaste that last a long time, a fine drinking beer from a brewery that is new to me, well done Eel River!

Flavorless amber a sweetness that made it very unpleasant. Pretty flavorless and a bitterness that did nothing for me.

Bubble gum malt mixture aroma. Medium layer of a head on the deep mahagony colored brew. Malty, slightly toffe but very week.

It’s beer a year since my last Amber - according to my notes it is a refreshing beer and just right for a Saturday afternoon session. As long as you stay at the Super 8, next door.

The malt and bitterness seem to really clash against each other in this beer, and not in a good way. Just not very well done.