Tommyknocker Ornery Amber

Brewed by Tommyknocker Brewery
Style: American Dark Lager
Idaho Springs, Colorado USA

Light Golden color with some head. Not a big fan of this one, nothing that makes it stand out with any umph.

Poured a watery, opaque brown with no white head. Sweet, slightly malty aroma. Very sweet flavor, brown sugar and dark malt. Mild roasted malt flavor, only slightly nutty. Medium bodied in the mouth. Average at best.

From a 12 oz. bottle with a notched bottled date on the back label. Poured a cloudy amber with a small foamy head that settled into a thin lacing. Light aromas for an amber ale, light roasted maltiness, sweet fruity esters and a bit floral. Medium carbonation and a softly crisp, smooth medium bodied mouthfeel. For me, a bland tasting amber ale, a light roastiness with a touch of nuttiness, a sweet generic fruitiness, the hops are kind of muted, and a soft caramel and grainy finish. I’m glad I purchased this out of the singles rack, I personally wouldn’t want a six of this, a generic amber ale.

Pours a rather pale amber with moderate carbonation under a creamy, sand-colored head. A sour, grainy aroma with hints of alcohol doesn’t do much to enitce my tastebuds. Nutty, lagered flavor, lightly spiced, with an additional touch of sourness that lingers after a bittersweet finish. The smooth, thick body is a wasted texture for a mediocre beer.

Motherlode 12 pack purchased at Walt’s Foods, Tinley Park, IL 60477

Hazy Orange amber lizuid with a very thin non existant head. Malt nose with some caramel. Not else going on. Round malty flavor with a nice caramel note. Rather a one trick pony, but not too heinous. Decent quaff. Mouthfeel is soft.

Average right down the lsit. Slight sweetness on the nose. Slight malty complextion. Slight crisp finish. Average looking pour.

Orangey copper, with a beige head. Nice caramelly, fruity aroma. Not as much flavor as the aroma suggests, though. Some caramel and a mild bitterness.

Golden amber glow with a small cap of dusty tanned, firm foam. Fluffy lacing in sporatic sheeting leaving some inky strings along the way. Aroma is malt tilted with a bready warmth and slight toastyness. Small hints to some woodish hops and a tender little sweet underlay of dull apple. Flavors are mirrored from the smell as it stands mostly frontward with some malt tones that are fairly mild and tender. Slightly toasted and sweet, getting more sweet as it flows towards the finish. Has a dull apple-y flavor under some skimpy wood hop notes. Its not all that complex, but has a decent malt base that keeps it interesting. Feel is fairly bold, clean, and well-rounded within a medium body. Again, the malts are what’s making this amber worth anything and its not bad. I suppose a bit more hoppyness could help add some complexity and balance. Otherwise this is a fairly easy going amber thats easy enought to have a couple more of before boredom may set in.