Triumph Amber Ale

Brewed by Triumph Brewing Company
Style: Amber Ale
Princeton, New Jersey USA

sample at the Philly location on 1/19/08. a very generic amber ale... nothing special. a good session beer, but not much else.

Another good reason why Cascades are some of my favorites hops!! Clean tasting, good session beer - good balance, well made.

quit a bit of citrus hops on he nose with a flavor or orange flavor on top of an amber ale.

Draft, at Philly Brewpub. Poured deep brown-amber, with a moderate sized tan head. Aroma is primarily sweet malt, with some citric hops. Caramel malt flavor, with a good dose of cascade bitterness towards the finish.

Sample at the Princeton location: This beer pours a clear orangish-amber color with a medium thin light beige head that has fair retention. Thin rings of lacing. The aroma is mostly malty with some bread and floral hops. Medium, smooth body with a nice sweet malty character. The sweetness is imbued with an earthiness and woodiness that prevents it from becoming one-dimensional. Caramel and hops are present as well. The finish is clean and toasty with a lingering malt. Rather than going the safe Killian’s route as many brewpubs do, this beer is both flavorful and drinkable.

Thin lacy head on a RED beer. Perfumy aroma. Medium sweet, woody, medium hopping, oily mouth. Woody finish with bittering kicking in on the back of the tongue. Vacant at times. Missing something.

Date: 07/26/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub, Philly

cloudy dark amber, wispy beige head, light sweet malt aroma, rich dark caramel malt flavor balanced with lots of earthy bitterness, only a touch of sweetness emerges, long tappering bitter finish,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Tap @ Triumph Philly. Poured a hazy deep amber color. Citrusy hop aroma and flavor of mostly grapefruit with a malty base. Some earthy notes. The flavor was a mix of malt and hops with a nice hop finish. Mild to moderately bitter.