It smells good but has a bitter taste that makes you want to set it aside quickly.

I really like this beer. Great hop and malt flavors and a nice head give this a higher score in my book. Nice deep color and pleasent aroma. Taste is rich and long lasting. Lace is good all the way to the bottom of glass

Bottle Pours a deep mahogany that is hazy and with a snall light tan head that dissipates quickly. Mellow toasted grain aromas that is malty and only faintly of hops. Flavors are similay somewhat sweet malts with a little toasted slant and still quite easy on bittering hops. Fairly soft carbonation and a woody chalky trailer.

Yes, this one is amber in color with an off white head that soon disappears. Caramel and malt aroma. The commercial description claims "a big malt body". It's anything but big. Yes malt flavors with a slight crispy/fizzy feel lurking in the background. However also found it to be quite watery and weak bodied. Drinkable but not very exciting.

Probably the crispest amber I've ever had. Don't get me wrong, this is noticeably malty and definitely packs the trademark amber-ness but the "various hop influences" are very noticeable. I'm not bitching either, I thought this was a very nice aspect to the beer, which overall is very bready and caramelly, except for the hops keeping it in check. Not my favorite Hales beer, or my favorite amber, but tasty and satisfactory nonetheless.