Avalanche Amber
Breckenridge Brewery in Denver, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Amber / Red Ale Regular|
Score
5.59
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Subtlety. That's what makes Avalanche amber ale such a treat. We blend pale and caramel malts – and just a kiss of bittering hops – to create a refreshing-but-flavorful, any-time beer. Aromas of pale grains, a semi-sweet middle and a clean-as-Colorado-snow finish make this our best-selling beer.
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5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Tap @ Peoria grill, Denver. Pours amber with a small white head. Aroma of malt, nuts and grassy hops. Taste is much like aroma with some added nuts and sweetness. Medium body, soft carbonation. Drinkable but nothing special. 180211
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Feb 2011
at 19:51
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Philly beer distro Sampler Case: Pours a standard amber look. Pretty much nothing remarkable about this beer. There are hop notes, a good amount of malts. It is undoubtedly extremely smooth and very easy to drink. Of course it suffers from the amber fever, which means that it is generally a boring beer. In any case, I think that it is a little under-rated on this site, seeing as I had a good time drinking it.
Tried
on 07 Jan 2011
at 12:26
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Bottle. Deep amber with a small tan head. Aroma was malt, light hops, and something unpleasant, almost sulfur.. I’m not quite sure what it was, but it was not pleasant. Flavor was roasted malt, slight hops. Thin light body. Overall it was just kind of bland, watered down, and something a little wonky I was having difficulty pinning down.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2010
at 17:56
6.3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
bottle in mix 12 pack. Pours amber with off white head. Aroma is grainy, some pine hops. Taste is malty, light touch of nuts, light caramel with possible cocoa and a bitter chocolaty finish. A lot better than what the overall rating shows. Have yet to have anything by Breckenridhe that disappoints me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2009
at 10:44
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12 ounce bottle from Whole Foods Market, Charlottesville, VA. Poursa a hazy reddish brown color with a medium frothy head. Average head retention and lacing. Nutty and slightly roasty aroma with mild hop notes. Taste is caramel, nuts and leafy hops. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2008
at 23:29
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Amberish/yellow head over foxy-amber beer. Lightly hoppy nose, and sweet cake, dried sultanas. Sweetish, malty, dry malts, falling flat afterwards. Pretty carbonated, medium body at best. Finely sourish finish (but is it intended?). Rather middle-of-the-road beer. Nothing bad, absolutely nothing special. Thanks, CK!
Tried
on 07 Jul 2008
at 00:56
4.2/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 9
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 3
Aroma is salty, green onion, and mushroomy barley malt. Dingy dark gold pour with no head. Tinny and bitter, rather unpleasant. Tastes like a weak english bitter. The consolation is it might pair well with some foods.
Tried
on 23 Apr 2008
at 13:21
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
12 oz. bottle. Strong roasted caramel aroma, but not a sweet aroma. Coppery amber color with a tan head that laced patchily while it filmed. Medium body with almost chewy carbonation. Flavor is a bit malty, and seems to have a touch of sour to go with very light bitter. The aroma changes with consumption - a bit reminiscent of a urinal? The finish calms down to a rather dry malt impression with not all that much bitter. A bit different from anything I’ve had before. Not bad, but not something demanding repetition.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Mar 2008
at 19:28