New Glarus Native Ale

Formerly brewed at New Glarus Brewing Company
Style: Amber Ale
New Glarus, Wisconsin USA

12oz bottle. Muddy brownish with a tan white head and an intense aroma of sweet malts. Fruity, cherry, cocoa vanilla nose. Truly splendid. Bready and grainy malt flavor. Slick and oily body with long sweet cola finish. Malts are smooth and flavorful. Hops are dry yet citrusy, long and lively. Still a Coca-Cola-esque body to it! What can I say, these guys are good.

Pours a dark brown color with a moderate size tan head. Smells of chocolate, roast, and caramel malt. Taste is chocolate, roasted malt, spicy hop profile in the finish. Very drinkable and tasty.

Ho-Hum. Expected more from New Glarus. I found the flavor to be nondistinct. Aroma was the most appealing characteristic. I was hoping for a more hoppy ale. Difficult brew to classify.

I’m a big fan of New Glarus beers, and this is one of my favorites. Not just one of my favorite NG, but one of my favorite ever. It’s hard to describe this beer specifically, but one word comes to mind: smooth. Absolutely no harshness at all in this beer, despite the noticable presence of hops. Roasted malt flavor with the barest hint of hops to balance the flavor, with almost no aftertaste. This beer would be outstanding with a meal, or by itself. Watch out though, it’s so easy to polish off three of these quickly without even realizing it. Another classic from New Glarus.

This beer reminds me of some of the dunkels from Thuringia, Germany. This is an excellent beer accompanying food with bold flavors, given that it leaves the palate clean and ready for new experiences.

Thanks 1fastSTi. Pours a hazy brown body with a small tan head. Aroma is sugar, carmel and dark fruits. Flavors are carmel malts with a little brown sugar, nuts, and prunes. A little bit o’ hops in the finish. Not bad.

12 oz bottle via trade w/ 1FastSTi. Pours a cloudy brown with minimal head. Mostly fruity nose, a little earthy, with maybe a hint of oxidation. Flavor is mostly fruity as well. Malt plays the stronger role but fairly well balanced. Some oxidation comes thru in the finish. Mouthfeel is pretty thin with moderate amount of carbonation. Pretty bland overall, rather muddled flavor profile, but in its defense this may not be the freshest of samples.

12oz bottle.
Hazy, sediment-rich dark reddish brown with thin tan head. Dry grain and slight sour grass aroma. Dry grain dominates the flavor with some dried fruit, sour grain, and mild hop bitter. Medium body and a surprisingly sticky palate. Interesting, drinkable beer that leaves me wondering what direction they were aiming for -- English brown, perhaps?