Grays Rathskeller Amber Ale

Brewed by Grays Brewing Company
Style: Amber Ale
Janesville, Wisconsin USA

Pours a dull amber color. Aroma of alcohol with light malts and a slight hint of bubblegum. The flavor is light malt with not much else. It has a very watery distinction with an acidic aftertaste. Poor flavor. (misrated another Rathskeller earlier)

The beer pours a red amber color with a nice 1/2 inch head. The smell is heaped with butter, dry hops, and roasted peanuts. The taste isnt bad, but it isnt fanastic. It’s obvious that Gray’s pumps out their Honey and Oatmeal stout as their flagship. It has a good hops kick, but the softer cream notes are watered over. For a taste session beer , this is as mild and plain as it gets. Try it if you like Gray’s brewing.

Bottle. Clear brown-amber body. This beer smells like extract - twangy caramel. More of that twang in the flavor, this time surrounded by lightly toasted caramel malt. Very uninspring.

12 oz bottle purchased at the Woodmans on Gammon Road, Madison WI. Clear, thick amber with a tiny bit of fizzy head that dies immediately leaving a flat, plain surface, hmm not a good sign...caramel, touch bready, fairly light and innocuous malty nose...sweet, simple initial flavor, caramel again with some light burnt qualities, bit of cinnamon...towards the finish a cardboardy dry character develops leading to a somewhat cottony and dull mouthfeel. Certainly not among Grays’ best.

Froma bottle. Poured as a dark amber body with a persistent off white head. The aroma is bread with some light citrus. There is a flowery fresh scent here. The taste is a little sweet with some earthy hops. There is definitely caramel and brown sugar here. A little bit of toast is present. Pretty good for the style.

Bottled as "Rathskeller Amber Ale". Copper/amber color, quickly disappearing head. Caramel sweet and fruity aromas. Caramel and munich or vienna malt flavors that give this a slight hint of German lager. Respectable hopping.

Bottled under Rathskeller Amber Ale. Orange copper color with a diminished beige head. Light pale malt mingles with a touch of mild citrus fruit. I actually like the aroma which is somewhat unusual for an amber. Still the flavors bounce me back to reality. Not not bad, just a normal amber. Slightly dryer than many with a hint of caramel and rye bread. Mild sweet floral hops. Dry toasty grain finish. A very respectable amber.

Aroma of stale grain and a light, generic "fruitiness". Color is a rather flat brown/tan. Taste, however, isn’t stale, generic, or flat. Tastes come at you as toasted grain, a slight bite of floral bitterness that is restrained by faint cherry juice, and a buttery nutty end. The grains straddle between toasted bread and coffee with cream, making for an unusual grain taste. The body is creamy and frothy, although not really thick. Enjoyable on either a cold day, inside the Rathskellar, or on a warm day outside on the Terrace.