Full Sail Amber Ale (USA)

Brewed by Full Sail Brewing Company
Style: Amber Ale
Hood River, Oregon USA

Bottle, very PNW, lots of hops cascade is dominate. Malts are lacking I would prefer a better balance. Nose is delicious but taste leaves a touch of copper sweetness to be desired.

Nice amber color. Aroma of caramel and sugar floss. Very dry caramel taste, a bit metallic, with reasonable strong ending bitterness. Too simple.

Bottled. An amber beer with a slight haze under a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet with primary notes of caramel, but also light hoppy notes. The flavor is malty with notes of cardboard, caramel, and dusty hops, leading to a dry end. The body is thin.

Aroma of malt and citrus. Amber brown color with a vigorous white head. Starts with malt accompanied by citrus hop, then the carbonation sweeps that away, the malt returns, there’s a sort of "dirt" flavor, quickly replaced by hop. Medium mouthfeel. Could be the "dirt" is some kind of spice, but none I can finger. I’ll give it a good go for a nice hoppy finish to balance the malt. Heck, it even laces a bit.

12 oz. glass bottle- color of medium brown , with stark white head - nose of bitter hopps , floral , tasted , malts and bubble gum – taste of hopps , malts , tar , citrus , and slight skunk - body crisp , and bright – aftertaste of hopps , earthy and citrus

Bottle. Pours clear amber with a medium white head. Tastes and smells like a middle-of-the-road amber ale---malts, slightly sweet, a hint of hops, and maybe some yeastiness. Not bad.

Clear medium brown-amber, with a sticky tan head. Big, expressive nose of dry malt accented by citrus. Light-bodied yet intensely flavored, with flavors that are similar in character to the nose. There’s a salty/acid sensation that makes the mouth water, but little real bitterness. Finishes fairly long and uncompromisingly dry. Proves you can have flavor without heaviness, and interest without bitterness. Good sessioner.

12oz bottle: Pours to a clear darkish amber colored body with a small beige colored head that quickly fades to a small ring around the outside of the glass. The aroma is mild, at best, showing hints of toasted grain, caramel, and light sugary malts, along with hints of floral/grassy hops. The taste is also mild and inoffensive, showing flavors of caramel & toasted malts, light cereal, some sugary medium roasted malts come through, as well as some bitter, though mild in levels of intensity, citrus & floral hops. Light bodied, medium carbonated, finishes a bit sweet, though not overly so. A pretty standard amber.