Napa Ale Works All Malt Red Ale

Brewed by St. Stans Brewing Company
Style: Amber Ale
Modesto, California USA

Not much too exciting going on here, A decent tatsing amber but doesn’t stand up to the best of this popular but usually mediocre category. Some hops play a briefly intersting role while there’s an adequate malt support, but just not much depth. Seems a little too candy sweetish overall for my tastes.

If you like a good malt depth to the nose of your beer, this could be for you. Unfortunately, there is a thin-bodied, very hop deficient amber in the glass after the sniff. That being said, give it some props for rejecting the ’Hey, I’m an american amber, a relatively undefined style, so let’s just throw in a gigantic dose of hops for no reason’ attitude. Whoops, better as it warms.

This is an interesting twist on the West Coast micro amber. A bit better presentation, fine foam, deeper hue and good clarity. Aroma is mild Cascade, malt and honey. Nothing for hopheads but good mouthfeel and bitterness.