Elk Creek Copper Ale

Brewed by Elk Creek Cafe and Aleworks
Style: Amber Ale
Millheim, Pennsylvania USA

Draught at the brewpub. Pours amber with good off-white head. The aroma is spicy hops, some bark, light caramel. The flavor is melon, some spicy and earthy bitterness. There’s a sugary caramel note throughout that keeps me from getting into this beer.

Sampled on draft at the brewery this beer poured a dark caramel-amber color with a medium sized khaki head. The aroma was faintly sweet and fruity. The flavor was toasy, yeasty and had notes of caramel and fruity hops. It turned a bit sour in the middle and had a bitter finish.

Draft sample at Pint for Pets. Pours copper with off white head. Clear. Nose is caramel. Tastes very bready with caramel and mild hops into after. Solid offering.

Draft at the brewpub 5/25/08. Poured reddish amber, capped with a moderate sized off-white head. Moderately hoppy, citric aroma, backed with toffee and caramel malt. Caramel malt hits the palate first and is soon joined by grapefruity hops, nuts, and some earthy character. Tasty and very drinkable.

Sampled on draught at Pints for Pets. Nice fresh hoppy nose with a bit of maple, grapefruit and apricot. Nice bouquet, though subdued. Dark amber clear with thin head. Medium bodied with medium-light carbonation. Starts with ligh sweet character, beany, with light pilsner malt character. Good fresh hoppy character throughout. Mild bitter finish with a bit of a tang. Decent ale with light salty after.

On tap at the brewpub. Lightly hazed orange-red copper pour. Sticky white sheet remains above. Musky malt grain aroma. Subtle. Flavor carries a rather heavy malt bill. Rich grain caramels, light nutty character and sweet kiss of grapefruit hops. A little husky and with that under-fermented grain sugar feeling. Slightly astringent for sure, and the hops play a little metallic on the back end. Otherwise fresh and clean. Distinct note of maple syrup in the finish.

On tap, at brewpub, sampler and pint. Pours a hazy reddish amber with a small head that faded to a wispy film. Light caramel malt and a fairly aggressive hop nose for an Amber. The flavor was slightly sweet caramel and lightly toffee tinged maltiness. Fairly hoppy and moderately bitter, it sort of surprised me a bit. Finishes a little husky on the finish, but it worked well for this beer. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with moderate fizzy carbonation. Overall, this was the one of the sampler I chose to have as a full pint because I found it the most interesting of the bunch.

Dark hazy ruby red color, very nice overall look to this one, with a patchy but firm tan head. Fruity, fresh, vegetal smell and taste, with some sweaty hop oils, and a little bit of cheese note picked up as well. Fruity oranges and cedar wood mixed with a husky grain quality, it’s a strange, hoppy amber/red ale, and I generally like it.