Oaken Barrel Indiana Amber

Brewed by Oaken Barrel Brewing Company
Style: Amber Ale
Greenwood, Indiana USA

Pours a cloudy amber color with nice enough white head. Good retention of the foam around the glass. Nose is fruity and hoppy, smells of strawberries ahnd plastic. Taste is bitter and astringent with a medium body. Finishes somewhat fruity, but also bitter in a wierd unpleasant way. We home brewed something like this once... and I poured the batch down the drain. Not a good beer IMHO.

Actually not too bad, wasn’t really expecting great things. Kind of a solid woody/organic flavor. Might call it bland for an amber, but it doesnt go anywhere it shouldnt.

This is a nice, mild amber. It has good taste but not the typical overpowering kick of some ambers. You could drink quite a few of these & still be in good shape.

Date: 07/20/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

dark clear amber, fine beige head, bits of drippy lace, sweet bready caramel malt aroma, rich sweet viennia malt flavor with a nice nutty chocolate character, lots of grainy fresh bread, light hops provide great balance,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 9/10
Score: **+/4

Malty and sweetish at the start, softly carbonated, doughy aroma. Finishes with minimal hops.

Pours clear, amber, with a moderate head. Hoppy, fruity aroma. Caramel flavors with a bit of a hoppy, fruity finish. Generally a pleasant departure from typical ambers.

tap. So far the best amber that I have ever had. More nutty almost like a really good brown ale. Not usually a fan of ambers but I would actually have this one again. Looks like it doesn’t fair well in the bottle though.

12oz bottle pours amber with a short offwhite head. Aromas of caramel, some yeast and a little grass. Flavor is caramel, some slight citrus, and a good amount of yeast. Medium body and pretty sweet throughout. Another ho hum average amber.