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Widmer Brothers Drop Top Amber Ale

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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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TcTango (48), Tyler, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/514/20
Oct 31, 2007  
Bottle. I agree with Lumpy in that it has an "iced tea" body. It has a delightful, easy to drink, flavor that is smooth, and a bit citris. It is very sweet, and is a very approachable Amber Ale. Great beer!


 Maverick34 (711), New York, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/510/20
Oct 24, 2007  
Bottled. Pours a headish amber, just kind of plainish tasting but not necessarily in a bad way. Easy to drink but not hyper interesting.


 Lumpy (1802), Carrollton, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/103/514/20
Oct 9, 2007  
Bottle. Dirty iced tea body with a thin foamy head. Nose-dusty, straw, slightly better than normal Amber Ale nose. Taste-dusty, lightly nutty, medium sweetness, light unsweet tobacco juice, good amount of seltzer, team sweet tannins, light dark spice, not quite a black pepper spice but close, citrus/lemon/lime aftertaste. Surprisingly good beer. Like a mixture of a good brown ale and an amber ale. Kind of artificial sweetener on the back end. That’ll cost it points. A very drinkable beer with some flavors that leans towards the sweet side.


 cathcacr (589), Portland, Oregon, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 9, 2007  
Right off, still cold, it seems like a solid 3.4ish amber, appropriate for a light summer drink, but it does drop off as it warms and wateriness begins to take over.


 robforbes (1099), Bremerton, Washington, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 5, 2007  
clear golden with small white head, average carbonation. smell is sweet, hoppy. taste is balanced with a little more on the hop side, fruit, a bit sweet, slightly bitter in the end. average brew.


moped (13), East Lindfield, Australia
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/519/20
Sep 22, 2007  
Another great beer from the Widmer bothers. A very nice well rounded amber ale. Good use of 2 fairly new hops and a malty balance. Worth a go!


 carboloader (321), Houston, Texas, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Sep 10, 2007  
Pours transparent reddish amber. Aroma is nondescript -- pretty plain. Malty but not too sweet. Smooth finish, somewhat watery. Not my favorite, but OK.


stock66 (7), Bay City, Texas, USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Widmer Brothers Drop Top Amber Ale does not count
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/56/103/59/20
Sep 6, 2007  
From bottle. Poured amber with little, quick dissolving head. First taste of apricots (!?). Nice start with a dissappointing, watery finish. Overall not bad. A good "lawnmower" beer.



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