Amber Ale
Mission Brewery in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Altbier Regular|
Score
6.28
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A balance of light and dark, of refreshing and full-flavored, making for one solid session beer. With a crisp, lager-like spirit and a toasty character, the bitterness is bolstered yet balanced. The lingering sweet caramel taste is the result of generous use of Crystal malts.
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bomber shared by Butters at Butters Slutfest 2.0, Richmond, VA, 4.23.11. Pours a hazy brownish tan color with a thin creamy head. Fair head retention and lacing. Malty caramel aroma with a tart finish. The taste is caramel, toffee and a bitter hop finish. Medium bodied.
Tried
on 06 Aug 2011
at 22:03
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Bottle at Butters’ Slutfest: Weak walnut aroma. Clear amber, medium head. Sweet grainy flavor with white grape accents. Clean finish. Not a style I like, but this one has some neat qualities.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2011
at 18:48
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Darker pour, but not brown or black. Thin but rocky head. Just a good ol light beery aroma. Stronger bitter malt impact comes across like much more than 5%. Weird hop finsh grows more intimate as the session continues. Evolves into bitter citrus rind personality. Then becomes oily as it hits the back of the throat.
Tried
on 24 Jan 2011
at 14:09
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Monument in Concord, CA. Pours a clear amber with a decent off-white head. Aromas of honey, malt and a little hop. Medium body with sharpish carbonation that turns creamy. Flavor is caramel, nutty and some bitter. Seems fairly balanced. Rather crisp, apparently with grassy hop.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Aug 2009
at 23:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft. Bronze beer with an off-white head. Caramel, earth, and mineral aroma and flavor. Medium bodied. Caramel, mineral, and light earth linger.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Aug 2008
at 16:21