Fat Weasel Ale
Trader Joe's in Monrovia, California, United States 🇺🇸
Amber / Red Ale Regular|
Score
5.47
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6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
This amber ale is a hazy light yellow in color, with a fleeting thin white head. Sweet grainy aroma. Slightly sweet with just the smallest detectable amount of hop bitterness. Slick mouth feel.
Tried
on 12 Mar 2009
at 19:53
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12 ounce bottle from Trader Joe’s in Short Pump/Glen Allen, VA. Pours a clear orange-ish pale amber with a medium head, low retention and moderate lacing. Grainy malt aroma with some slight caramel and fruity notes. Taste is caramel, pear and some stone fruits. Not much bitterness. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Nov 2008
at 00:19
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle. Pour is a clear, golden amber with a minimal head and aromas that are sweet malt with some dough and floral hops. Flavor is straight forward light ale (although it has a bit of a metallic finish to it which is the biggest strike against it). Caramel/biscuit malt presence is the mainstay and the hops presence is there with a bit of a peppery/herbal bite to it... Doesn’t pull together nicely at the end, though, due to the herbal/metallic issues.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2008
at 00:58
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
12 oz. bottle, made by Schell’s. Unlike the Trader Joe’s Jumping Cow amber I had yesterday, this one has a bit more ruddy malt, under a white, slightly lacy head. Could almost pass for a Honker’s Ale. Taste shows a little more hop bite than the JC, too. Citrussy bite of NW hops, but not a lot. My label claims 7.1% alcohol. Still, it goes down pretty quickly, and forgettably. Not too bad for a "store brand" beer from the provisioners of "Two Buck Chuck."
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2008
at 23:56
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 3
Texture 8
Overall 4
Honey and hay aroma, the intermingling of which approaches gasoline, but not quite.Clear amber color, no head and little carbonation to be seen. Flavorless but with a sweet and slightly floral finish.
Tried
on 14 Sep 2007
at 16:37
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 4.5
Sort of a light spicy, citrus aroma. Golden color like a lager, with a frothy white head that almost laces. The spice becomes definitely noticeable as the glass approaches the lips. Thin. Fizzy. Nice floral notes, something of breadiness, and a bitter that is mild but florally attractive. Not really all that citrusy, but the spice notes appear in the finish. It is rather light, especially for an amber, but it is rather tasty.
Tried
on 06 Jul 2007
at 20:31
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Pour is a orange with a white head. Aroma is sweet malts and i can actually smell the alcohol. Flavor is some citrus and malts but here comes the alcohol. Should a amber have 7.2%?. Finish is very boozy. Nothing you want to have after a long day at work.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jan 2007
at 20:02
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle; Nose of citrus and malt with some pine; Amber with a medium off-white head and lots of fizz! Flavor shows some caramel and citrus with a little hops showing in the finish!
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2006
at 20:07
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Thanks to Darkover for the trade. Orange-amber color with a very thin off-white head and very little lacing. Light caramel malt aroma. Thin-bodied with astringent hops and alcohol at the forefront with not enough malt to balance it out. The finish does contain some sweetness but the underlying bitterness throws the whole thing off. Overall this is pretty much the same quality as the other Trader Joe’s beers I have tried.
Tried
on 16 Oct 2004
at 18:40
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
2003 Bottle. Dark orange-amber with a medium sized beige head. All I really taste is some light malting and a huge dose of alcohol. It's like they use the alcohol for the flavoring. Not getting much hops. Drinkable enough though, but it's just too sharp on the throat to drink that much of. Medium to medium light body, smells of alcohol and grains.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2004
at 11:43