Harbor City Mile Rock Amber Ale

Harbor City Brewing Company
Brewed at Sand Creek Brewing Co. (Pioneer/Wisconsin Brewing Co.)
Style: Amber Ale
Port Washington, Wisconsin USA

Medium amber color. Medium head. Aroma is malty and carmely. A medium bodied amber. Malts are carmely and slightly sweet. Hops are spicy, and the spiciness fades rather quickly. Fairly standard American Amber. Drinkable, but very average. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.

I got this in a trade, and amber ales are wierd. Some are great, and some are just way too boring. This is a good one. Pours a medium and somewhat dull amber color. Very average looking. I'm feeling a little disappointed. The aroma cheered me up. Nice and malty, with a bit of sweetness and a good balanced hoppiness. Some apple and pear esteriness. Flavor is sweet and malty, with a nice fruitiness that permeates throughout the sip. Hops are mild and balance the maltiness very well. I was in the mood for a sweetish beer, and this one hit the spot. Not candy sweet, but a nice change of pace from ESBs and IPAs.

Average American amber ale. But I wish that the Realbeer tour would stop sending me beer that has twist-off caps.

Grainy malt is very tame and bland. Hops is weak and not assertive. Very "untasty" brew that seems unbalanced and off. I expect more from a Realbeer Tour bottle!!!

This is an OK American Amber ale, but nothing to "write home about", as they say. I like it well enough, but I probably wouldn't go out of my way to drink it again.

Found this at a liquor store in Kissimmee, FL thinking it was a Florida beer. Strange that the only micro they had was from WI. Brownish-amber color with a thin off-white head. Thin lacing. Aroma is lightly malty. Flavor is slightly above average for an Amber and did have a nice malt presence. However the body was kind of thin and there was not enough caramel or nut flavor to keep it interesting for long. Finish was somewhat malty with a hint of hops. This would do in a pinch if the rest of the selection were limited, but that was not the case with me as the store also had Anchor Porter.

Hearty stick-to-your ribs aroma. Thin, but clingy off-white head. Light copper color appearance. Flavor is initially nutty and malty but has a bit of a twang - slight "Gluek" twinge to it - but not nearly as bad by any means!

A grainy malt aroma, smells a bit like Otter, but maybe not. As the bottle dried, the aroma drifted towards brown sugar. Slightly sweet, and orange-blossomy. Long mild hop and grain-bitter finish. Intense clear orange, smallish head. Citrus gelatin, a little caramel and mild hop flavor. Pretty balanced, slightly warming. Decent enough.