Etna Phoenix Red

Brewed by Etna Brewing Co.
Style: Amber Ale
Etna, California USA

Great hoppy aroma. The hop flavor is not as strong as the aroma, but seems about right for a pale ale more than an amber. Hops fade as the beer goes. Pretty good stuff.

Aroma of hop and malt. Reddish amber color with virtually no head. Starts with sweetish malt, balancing hop arrives, malt comes back, and the finish is hop. Moderate mouthfeel - thin, but swishing improves. IBUs probably exceed the average amber. Something like a malty IPA - compare to Deschutes Inversion. Just a thought. Very pleasant to drink.

Bottle pours caramelish amber, large frothy off-white head, attractive lacing, yet with little carbonation.   Definite malt aroma, plus a slight toffeeish flair.   Up front its rather malty, slightly biscuity, with the aformentioned toffee mixed in.   Body isn’t as full as I would like, but tiz not bad.   Finishes light, with a slight buttery malt aftertaste.   Nothing spectacular, but not bad either.   Like Gromit said, its a middle of the road Amber.

Bottle. Ruby beer with a light tan head. Toasty, caramel aroma. Caramel, light roast flavor with some light citrus backing. Medium bodied. Light citrus and caramel lingers.

Dark amber color. Aroma of toasted malts and caramel. Lightly sweet malt, toast and caramel. A light touch of hops. Not incredible but easily drinkable.

12 oz bottle Reviewed again at the At Hops in Humboldt Micro-Brew Festival. Nice amber color, with nice tan head. Lots of malts, and good hops. This one of those that was better in the beginning than at the finish. Mouthfeel ws OK, but nothing outstanding. However when all is considered this is a nice brew and easy to drink. After re-reviewing this my rating stays the same.

Interesting how WA and OR are the first states to rate from this CA beer. There’s three 12oz styles (this being one) and two 22oz’ers of different styles. It’s kinda cool to be the first... Oh yeah, the beer... Pours a dark amber color with a full head that leaves a *very* nice lace down the glass. Appearance wise, this is as good as it gets for an Amber. But this is the beer’s highest point by far. Aroma is almost musty smelling, but strong in malt. Yeah, and as it warms...the good ol’ canned corn diacytel, but it’s faint. Flavor is "eh." Malt, sure, a bit earthy. Not very complex. Palate is average for the style. Overall, it’s just another Amber. Nothing really objectionable, but with so many other Ambers around here, I doubt I’ll be reaching for this one again.

Nice malty aroma, foxy amber body, somewhat foggy with a very thin white ring of head, malty flavor with a somewhat bitter finish that lasts about a second, and then my mouth just tastes like I had a sip of water, palate is pretty weak, I guess that 1 second of bitters is the only thing that keeps me raising the glass to my lips, never trust a magician.