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San Marcos Amber Ale


 Percentile 
35
overall
Brewed by San Marcos Brewery & Grill
Style: Amber Ale

San Marcos, California USA

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
162.95/5.02.89/5.0-41.9English pint, Shaker

Commercial Description:
Microbrewery Amber Ale
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 yespr (11613), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jul 24, 2009  
From tap at the brewpub. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Roasted and toffee aroma, hint of butter. Toffee caramel and roasted malt flavours with alight butterish note. Decent bitterness in the finish. Lasting toffee and butterish impression.


 Papsoe (14613), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jul 21, 2009  
On tap. Clear amber golden with an off-white head. Sweetish caramel in the nose. Medium body, nuts and burned caramel with a dry and hoppy finish. 070709


 Dogbrick (2807), Columbus, Ohio, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Jul 1, 2008  
Sample at the brewpub. This beer pours a clear orange-amber color with a thin light beige head that recedes steadily. Spotty lacing. The aroma is of caramel and earthy malt. Light to medium body with a sweet malty character. Some caramel and hops are present too. The finish is charred malt with a lightly bitter malt aftertaste that does not last. Just average overall.


 Angeloregon (2024), Portland, Oregon, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
May 4, 2008  
On tap at SM Brewery--Poured a stellar amber-chestnut body with a medium white head. Faint malty, traditional English/Scottish style appeal. Dry, crisp, earthy flavor. A little thin and bland in the finish.


 jcwattsrugger (5223), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
Jan 17, 2008  
on tap-pours a thin to patchy light tan head and dark amber/copper color. Aroma is sweet medium malt. Taste is sweet medium malt-caramel, secondary English metallic (EKG?) hops. Dry finish. OK carbonation.


 SDbruboy (1832), San Diego, California, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/511/20
Jan 1, 2008  
22 oz bottle, purchased at brewpub. Pours clear, deep copper brown with a moderate sized beige head that leaves thin lace. Aroma of caramel, figs and floral hops with clover, ash and paper. Burnt toffee flavors, roasty and ashy, floral hops, sweet basil and cardboard. Medium body and prickly carbonation.


 decaturstevo (1971), decatur, Tennessee, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/513/20
Dec 21, 2007  
On tap at the brewpub. A true amber pour with a foamy off white head. Hints of malt on the nose and much more hops than I would expect. A pretty malty brew with nice hints of bitter. A solid mouthfeel and pretty good carbonation. A lot of body for an amber ale and a decent hop bitter make this a fine amber ale.


 kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/59/20
Dec 12, 2007  
Date: 11/29/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

clear dark amber, wispy beige head, streaks of drippy lace, sweet caramel and butterscotch aroma, sweet caramel flavor, lots of butterscotch sweetness, touch of bready character, earthy bitterness comes in to balance and leaves a light bitter finish,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 9/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *4



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