Flying Monkey Amber Ale

Brewed by Flying Monkey Brewing
Style: Amber Ale
Olathe, Kansas USA

12oz bottle. Filtered amber-tan, with a nice beige head. Kinda macro aroma, coupled with the appearance..uh oh. The taste isn’t actually half bad though. Light and refreshing, pretty decent session beer. Certainly lacks much of a body, a touch watery and thin, but that seems to work with the amber malt, which can certainly be too thick and rich. Mellowly balanced and sweet, just barely medium bodied. Sub par, but respectable.

My last bottle of Flying Monkey Amber Ale has been sitting in my fridge awaiting her turn far longer than I would like to admit. While I have quaffed quite a few of her brethren in the meantime, I had yet to sit down and spend a serious session with her.

My Flying Monkey swooped in and took up residence in my glass, painting her in clear mahogany hues with streaks of orange and copper. A white crown, soft and tightly packed marks her territory. Monkeys themselves can be rather temperamental and unpredictable, but I have faith in mine. Her nose is toasty with bready malts and sweet with soft notes of caramel. Lemongrass and orange nip at the back of her profile as I go in for my first quaff. Clean and crisp with a fresh lemon presence up front, crunchy toast fills out her background while a mild and light mouthfeel leaves a faint presence of honey, caramel, and orange. Faint dry bitterness slowly grows in the back of my mouth without overpowering while our time together draws to a close. She is crisp, refreshing, and highly quaffable with the perfect balance of toasty malts, sweetness, and lemon zest. Just like her brothers and sisters before her, she flies the coop in seemingly no time at all.

Amber ales may be one of those beer styles that I gloss over more often than not when I am hunting for new beers. One of the great session styles of beers, a good amber ale (or lager) is always satisfying. Unfortunately, the Flying Monkey Amber Ale is not available in Florida, but should you be in the area of Kentucky, be sure to pick up a 6pack or two.

Great name for a brewery, average beer at best. The beer pours out a copper color, clear with a 2" sudsy white head. Aroma is bready with some iced tea character. No hops detected. Flavor has a ton of astringency to it, pucking with a tart finish. Beer seems overcarbonated, as it’s alka-seltzer like effervesense. I liked their Four Fingered stout better.

Bottle courtesy of beastiefan2k. Pours a hazy amber with a thin white head. Smells of sweet malt, fruity. Tastes of sweet malt, corn, earthy, tea.

Bottle. This was a poor beer. Thin body and texture. Aroma was malts, malts, and more malts. No flavor and nothing in the aftertaste. Yuck

Amber with a thin white head. Aroma of caramel, sweet malt and something not so good I can’t put my finger on. No real discernable taste, just bad beer qualities of astringency, mild bad bitter with no hop benefits. Watery, metallic and a drain pour.

Served from tap in pint glass. Musty. Thin. Not much flavor at all. Truly dissappointing since it is a local brew.

Sampled at tronraner’s Xmas Eve^3 tasting. Clear amber body with thin white head. Noe is grainy and metallic. Flavor is musty, metallic, and some light floral hop. medium thin body, moderate carbonation, and a copper finish.