Sabre Toothed Squirrel
Smog City Brewing in Torrance, California, United States 🇺🇸
Amber / Red Ale Regular|
Score
6.97
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at De Garde, pours a hazy dark amber / chestnut brown with a small beige head. Aroma brings out pungent toasted hazelnuts, piney hops and bready nutty notes. Flavour brings out loads of toasted nuts upfront, loads of resinous and piney hops, and caramel oaky notes. Really cohesive and complex. Excellent stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2015
at 11:44
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle - Pours amber. Nose/taste of toasty bread, lemon peel and toasted grain. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2015
at 22:59
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Bine & Vine. Pours copper with a beige head. Aroma is musty malt with a hint of hop. Med body. Flavor is malty, moderately hoppy, and I think there’s a hint of chocolate. More and more variegated flavor than most ambers, and the hop is a nice touch, but the musty malt aspect is not appealing. Not an amber fan, but this is much better than many, many, many.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jan 2015
at 20:44
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at the Aces & Ales Winter Beer Fest on 01/16/2015. Pours a clear amber color with a medium foamy off-white head that recedes steadily. Strings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of roasted malt, caramel and mild hops. Light to medium body with flavors of caramel malt, herbal hops and a bit of fruit. The finish is malty up front with a citrusy hops aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
on 18 Jan 2015
at 11:17
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Amber color. Lots crystal malts, with apricots and pine. Slightly spicy nose. Medium body, much more fruity. Good balance. Nice aggressive hoppy finish.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2014
at 20:50
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask @ Tustin Brewing Company, Tustin, CA. Pours a clear amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy citrus aroma. Fruity malty hoppy bitter grapefruit flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Aug 2012
at 01:23
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at Tustins. Dark brown-amber with lace. Nice hop nose with a touch of caramel. Hoppy, citra flavor, grapefruit and lemon. Not too much caramel in the flavor, especially when considering the color. Tasty stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Jul 2012
at 08:10
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From cask at Tustins. Pours clear and golden orange with a small off white head. Aroma is fruity, light pine and peachy. Bitter and light citrusy into a smooth peachy fruity finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Jul 2012
at 18:39
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
CBC reception on tap-pours amber with an offwhite ring. Aroma is pine, 2nd light/medium malt-caramel. Taste is pine hops with some bite, 2nd light/medium malt-caramel.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 May 2012
at 05:57
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught. Arbitrary score 4/5 for Appearance, as nighttime conditions prevented correct assessment. Nice, if unspectacular, somewhat dimmed C-hops nose. Much more outspoken resingy hops’ flavour, even on the verge of harsh notes. Hop oil galore, if well-thinned by mineral water. Oh well. It remains a squirrel after all, and not one by Monty Python.
Tried
on 08 May 2012
at 15:28