Amber Ale
Full Sail Brewing Company in Hood River, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Amber / Red Ale - American Regular|
Score
6.45
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This ridiculously tasty Amber Ale is a Northwest classic and our flagship brew. Don’t just take our word for it - Full Sail Amber has brought home 28 gold medals. Not that we’re counting or anything. Malty sweet, medium-bodied with a reddish amber hue and a spicy floral hop finish, this is one great-tasting beer. We’re as proud of it today as we were back in ’89.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from a supermarket in Oregon. Aroma is sturdy caramel malts, notes of toffee and ripe fruits with a hint of hops. Flavour is almost medium sweet and moderate to medium bitter. Body is medium. Agreeable American Amber with a bittersweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2025
at 04:46
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
This ale initially burst forth into the glass like a nitro charged stout, but the creamy head settled quickly onto a amber beer with coppery highlights. An aroma of citrus and melons greeting the nose. Almost perfectly balanced between malty sweetness & hoppy dryness, it settled on the tongue just to the sweet side, saving a smooth hoppy dryness for the finish.
Tried
on 15 Jan 2025
at 23:50
8/10
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 16:52
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
bottle. pours somewhat hazy copper-amber with a small off-white head. The aroma is mild with grains, caramel malts and a bit of pine. The taste is dominated by the overly sweet caramel malts--and thats all i really get. The palate is on the thin side. Finishes short and saccharine. Overall: OK brew--I remember enjoying this back in the late 1990's when all I had to compare it to was BMC macro stuff and I thought it was quite revolutionary. But it really does not hold up to current expectations.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Feb 2023
at 15:44
7/10
gift for early bird ticket 2017
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2020
at 22:38
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Early rating from Beer Buddy app
Tried
on 22 Sep 2020
at 02:54
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A ridiculously clear amber brown with a small wispy beige head and a peppery toffee biscuit aroma. Medium bodied with a raspy carbonation. The taste is a bit average with caramel and bread notes some paste and fruits with a dry some spicy herbal honey finish. Quite drinkable but a little too dry for me.
Tried
on 12 Feb 2019
at 12:58
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle - Caramel, light raisin and some nutty notes. Clearish amber brown with a decent white head. Light nutty notes and some toffee with a hint of bitterness. Classic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2018
at 04:41
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Copper colour, small head. Aroma is herbal hops, toffee. Medium bitterness, no sweetness. Decent, but not very interesting, very English in character.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Apr 2018
at 20:17
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
I enjoyed trying this particular beer, unlike some beers in this style I thought it was flavorful and well crafted. Easily drinkable but with just enough bitterness on the back of the tongue.
Tried
on 04 Apr 2018
at 22:59