Well integrated stylish hybrid utilizes vanilla-beaned molasses sapping and milky dark chocolate syrup above maple oats spine, picking up mildly phenol dark-roast hop astringency. Confectionery glazed hazelnut, spiced toffee and butterscotch illusions settle beneath richer, creamier, adjunct amber ale.
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ANGRY DAD AMBER ALE
On tap at Taphouse Grille – Wayne, smooth off-dry flagship moderation saddles amber-grained caramel malt toasting with lemony orange-spiced spritz and gentle earthen wood hop astringency. A straightforward pale ale for amber lager heads.
WOLF HOLLOW AMBER ALE
14TH STAR VALOR ALE
Tropical citrus fruiting graces wood-dried grassy hop resin and wispy black tea-like musk above caramel-roasted amber graining of pleasingly midstream flagship offering. Juicy grapefruit rind bittering contrasts sweet orange peel tang for hop-forward IPA-derived ale.
LAWSON’S MAPLE NIPPLE AMBER ALE
HARPOON FLANNEL FRIDAY HOPPY AMBER ALE
Stylishly robust, copper-hued, “hoppy” amber ale combines spiced-up lemony orange peel tanginess with moderate piney hop bittering, leafy autumnal foliage and light herbal peppering above caramel-toasted barleymalts.
FIRE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE AMBER ALE
Random amber ale pleasantry contrasts mild caramel toasting against citric-soured phenol spicing and musty grain resin. Fading caramel-sugared honey nut sweetness restrained by latent alkaline astringency.
OWL’S BREW RADLER THAT’S MY JAM AMBER ALE
Advertised as ‘the perfect double brew,’ a Beer & Tea blend, utilizing floral darjeeling tea, lemon-peeled agave nectar and hibiscus flowering, it may put-off some with its (nearly) cloying molasses-like sugaring. Ginger-leafed amber ale base underscores above-mentioned adjuncts as well as tertiary apple-juiced cantaloupe, raspberry, white peach and nectarine fruiting. Interesting concoction for sweet-tart fans.
ICONYC MANHATTANHENGE AMBER
On tap at Beer Culture NYC, stylishly luxurious sunset-hazed moderation brings zestful blood orange-pureed lemon peel briskness to the fore above light resinous hop astringency and amber-grained malt sugaring. Mild citric spicing retains tangy respite.
HIJINX LIZARD CREEK WET HOPPED HARVEST ALE
Tactically-designed amber ale utilizes wet hops to reinforce crisp grain-toasted autumnal foliage and earthen truffle musk against dewy peat sweetness, molasses-draped Scotch tones and lilting citric spicing.
MAINE ZOE
Amazingly prolific brown-clouded full body goes way beyond simple amber ale tag. Hoppier stylistic profile ignites IPA-like grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering, resinous pine nuttiness and mild chocolate raisin sweetness above burnt-breaded barley roast. An Imperial Amber, perhaps?
MODERN TIMES BLAZING WORLD HOPPY DANK AMBER ALE
Lustrous tropical-fruited medium body goes way beyond typical ‘amber ale’ profile. Well-blended Nelson Sauvin, Mosaic and Simcoe hop merger creates ‘dank’ and sticky resinous pine bittering and tangy citrus juicing usually reserved for bigger IPA’s. Lemony yellow grapefruit tang picks up sweet orange-peeled mango, pineapple and tangerine spicing to contrast lightly pungent wood-dried fervor over sourdough breaded backbone.