Rush River The Unforgiven Amber Ale

Bottled. Poured medium orange with a short, sticky cap of off-white head, and a whole helluva lot of chunky sediment in there (even with a careful pour). The aroma picked up those sweet orange candies you probably remember from when you were a kid along with a dusting of lighter fruits and what must have been caramel supporting. The flavor had toasty caramel sweetness at the core with dry floral bitterness, odd lighter sourness, and grainy, grassy notes around.. medium-length, tacky finish. Lighter-bodied on the palate.. unfortunately some less desirable notes are what stuck at the end.. seemed like an appropriate array of hops in here. Drinkable, but I didn’t care for it.

Hazy, light umber color with a few "swinkles" floating about. Moderate, stable light ecru head. Nice hoppy nose. Hints of light fruit, toasted malt and caramel as well. The flavors return to the ambers to which I am accustomed. Light fruit and caramel start. Middle has a touch of orange citrus as the hops start top move in. Finish has some toasted malt and a little more fruit ( in the form of apricots and raisins). LInger has a woody hops and bit of acidity. Overall a slightly hoppier amber and better than many.

[Bottle] Pours a hazy caramelly copper color with a moderate beige head. Aroma is grapefruit, citric hops, caramel malt, and toffee. Flavor follows pretty well, with a medium mouthfeel, and a nice lingering bitterness.

12oz bottle. Poured a deeper and cloudy amber color with a small sized off white head. Lots of suspended floaters. Aromas of lot of pine with some citrus and yeast. Tastes of caramel, citrus, and fruity.

Pours a semi cloudy amber orange with a smallish white head. Aroma is lightly sweet with fresh grapefruit, pine hop and caramel malt. Flavor has a good malt backbone as well as a decent amount of hops for the style. Nice fruity aspect as well. Medium bodied, sticky textured. Somewhat long bitter finish.r.