Fire Keeper

Kind of like a weird, flat barkeywine, all sugary sweetness and a medicinal bitterness on the back end. Bigger is not always better. --- Beer merged from original tick of Imperial Amber Ale on 13 Jan 2017 at 16:23 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5. Original review text: Curious brew, extremely malt-heavy yet packing an unexpected hop wallop on its back end to add balance. Starts out honey sweet with ample apple undertones, yet grows bracing in its resinous bitter fade, deep and clingy and necessary to dissipate any potential cloying unpleasantness. Silky smooth texture, and the lack of heat makes it hard to believe this beer is A) super-fresh, and B) 9.8% ABV.