Thomas Creek Appalachian Amber Ale

Brewed by Thomas Creek Brewery
Style: Amber Ale
Greenville, South Carolina USA

Pours an amber color with an off-white head. Aroma is floral and very sweet. Flavor of grains and some fruit, with a hoppy finish. Was expecting much worse.

On tap at the Colonial Downs Rhythm, Bets and Brews Festival on 06/20/2009. Clear copper amber bpody with a small frothy white head. Sweet light fruity and floral aroma on a caramel background. Sweet grainy and light fruity caramel flavor. Medium body with moderate carbonation.

Very nice pour, great sticky head and beautiful ruddy amber color. Dry malt extract and a touch of artificfial sweetner on the nose with grainy bitterness to balance.. Sweet malt palate gives way to a very nice hoppy bitterness. Somewhat floral hop spice lingers in the mouth. 84

(Sample Date: 6/20/2009 Source:Other) Colonial Downs Rhythm Bets and Brews. Clear slightly amber light brown with small white head. Lightly grainy aroma with some earthy hop notes. Flavor is lightly grainy and fruity with a light floral earthy hop flavor. Medium finish with light residual bitterness. Solid American Amber.

Bottle from Whole Foods in Greenville, SC. Pretty good all-around amber. Nothing extreme, but not bad. It won’t impress you with a big amount hops. Just an average amber.

On tap at the Flying Saucer - poured a copper color with little head. Aroma was sweet and came across with caramel malt and bread. Taste was malty and earthy with decent carbonation. A slightly average amber ale.

12 ounce bottle - $1.69 at Total Wine & More in Kennesaw, Georgia. Appearance: Pours a clear, dark amber body with a large, frothy, off-white head. Fair amount of lacing on the way down. Smell: Malty, lightly sweet-smelling blend of caramel and pale malts with, as the taste, some toasty hints. Light fruit notes. Spicy, earthy, maybe even a tad herbal hop scent. Taste: Pale and caramel malts, a tad toasty, and with a medium amount of slight candyish sweetness. Touch of fruitiness. Spicy, lightly earthy hop character, seemingly English, and with only a medium-low amount of bitterness. Finishes dry, malty, and with merest bit of lingering bitterness. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Drinkability: A pleasant, reasonably well-balanced amber ale. I liked it well enough. Though, if you’re interests reside with the bitter, tongue-pinching West Coast ambers, you might want to look elsewhere.

12oz shared by smokepot23, thanks Joe. Pours orange with a tan head. Nose is sweet and malty. Taste is sweet malty and overall just ok.