Oaken Barrel Indiana Amber

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

Draught during my Great Lakes region brew tour. Bold red hue, tan head. The aroma is toasty with bright acidity. The malt is particularly defined here. It is very bready and a tad buttery (not bad in this case). The hops shine in the finish with a very narrow brightness on the tip of the tongue, though the bready malts ultimately prevail on the palate. This could be a reliable session brew if I were a regular barfly here.

12 oz bottle with flying Indiana woman with disproportionately large breasts. Poured a semi-hazy medium red amber with an average sized, mostly lasting off-white head. Aroma is moderately hoppy, some pine some lemon. Straightforeard amber flavor, though not the punch I’ve come to expect from a good red. Some wheat. Body is light to medium light. Not bad, but easily forgetable.

12oz bottle-A nice malty hue with a good off white head and good amber color. Not much for the palate on the front end but the back end bursts with malty flavor. Not a bad amber.

I really enjoyed how this poured. Nice bubbly head, good red amber hue. Strong bubblegum smell just came blasting out of it. Sweet nose. Some yeast and hops. Bitter fairly straight forward taste. Nice hops. Really long lasting finish. Thin mouthfeel.

12oz bottle acquired in trade with atpayne (thanks!). Poured a deep orange color, slightly hazy, and a small sized off white head. Faint aromas of caramel, citrus, wet hop leaves, and an all around maltiness. Tastes of caramel, oranges, and some citrus. Cool looking label.

Thanks to hopdog. Pours a hazy golden amber with a small white head. Aroma of a light hop and malt balance. Flavor was also very light. Some hops and malt. Nothing offensive, but nothing that stands out. A bit watery. A light bitterness at the end.

This beer offers an aroma of hops and pine. It is a cloudy bronze colored solution that has a good cream colored head that fades leaving only a mild hint of lacing behind. This thin beer offers a strong taste of pine that fades fast after being swallowed.

bottle - Pours up a cloudy amber color with a thin, fading head. The aroma is very light and malty. Flavor is of sweet caramel malts that are well balanced by a significant hops presence. The finish is suitably bitter. It has a smooth, medium bodied mouthfeel and overall is rather nice. I’d buy it again.