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Widmer Brothers Drop Top Amber Ale 2.81 289

Widmer Brothers Drop Top Amber Ale

Percentile
28
overall

bottled
common

on tap
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
2892.81/5.02.81/5.04.85%29.9English pint, Shaker
Commercial Description:
A creamy, flavorful Amber that's smooth and easy to drink. Drop Top is fermented by an American Ale yeast to produce beer with a clean flavor and fruity aroma. The velvet texture is from the use of Honey malt and a touch of milk sugar. The Magnum bittering hops provide soft bitterness, while Simcoe, a newly developed hop variety, adds unique hop flavor and aroma.
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 Angeloregon (2025), Portland, Oregon, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/102/58/20
Dec 30, 2007  
I will never drink this again because I am lactose intolerant. Creamy, nutty, honey sweet body with a floral aromatic presence. Not that good.


 llcooldave (334), San Antonio, Texas, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/54/102/57/20
Dec 24, 2007  
Pours a nice head, with decent lacing. Nice copper/amber color. Definitely a creamy texture on the palate to it, almost like I am drinking milk. Aroma has a slight funk to it but it goes away after it warms which then changes to a toasty bread aroma. Not sure if I like the creaminess of this brew. I probably won’t purchase again.


 Dogbrick (2864), Columbus, Ohio, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
Dec 20, 2007  
Thanks to Homerwantsbeer for the bottle. This beer is a pale orange-amber color with a medium thin and bubbly off-white head that dissipates quickly. Spotty lacing on the glass. Mild malt aroma with underlying hops. Medium-bodied yet watery at times, with caramel malt, nut and light hops flavors. The finish is sweet and malty and short-lived, leaving just a hint of hops aftertaste. Yawn.


 Swalden28 (1512), McKinney, Texas, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/512/20
Dec 16, 2007    Updated: Mar 26, 2009
I thought this beer was not half bad. It was a nice suprise. Has a sweet, honey/lactose flavor to it. Nice use of hop’s.....I purchased several six packs over a couple of months but I kinda got tired of it....Will buy again in the future.


 mjg74 (1999), La Mesa, California, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Dec 16, 2007  
Bottle from BevMo. Light amber color upon pouring. Sweet caramel malt aroma. Sweet fruity flavor with a hint of hoppiness. Nothing to get excited about.


darbish (81), Portland, Oregon, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/55/104/514/20
Dec 9, 2007  
strange smell. almost uric. looks like it should and has a thin head. a sweet beer, tastes like a honey ale. I don’t care for honey ales, unfortunately. It was fairly hoppy, but they weren’t able to overpower that foul sweetness. Also, I couldn’t get past the smell of the beer. Not horrible, but Widmer has better offerings.


 redgold07 (308), Irving, Texas, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/511/20
Nov 11, 2007  
An alright Amber Ale, hoppier than I expected it to be and a little too bitter for my taste. Pours a dark amber color into the glass. On tap.


 GlenVargas (120), El Paso, Texas, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/511/20
Nov 7, 2007  
So, Widmer Bros. products are widely distributed in my area now. As much as I would like to be snob about things, Drop Top is a serviceable amber. The Bud Girls actually recommended it to me the other night...I guess they’re not as stupid as they look. Anyways, Drop Top isn’t going to give you as much flavor or hoppiness as a craft amber, but it’s highly drinkable. Not a bad option at all.



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