California Amber
Ballast Point Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Amber / Red Ale - American Rotating|
Score
6.99
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Formerly Calico Amber
A rich, copper ale with a case full of gold medals.
Our California Amber takes its inspiration from traditional English ESBs. Four types of malts give it a bold complexity, and our proprietary yeast strain lends it a fruity, madeira-like richness. However, it’s the American hops that give this ale a distinct bite and floral aroma that have earned it just about every major beer medal.
A rich, copper ale with a case full of gold medals.
Our California Amber takes its inspiration from traditional English ESBs. Four types of malts give it a bold complexity, and our proprietary yeast strain lends it a fruity, madeira-like richness. However, it’s the American hops that give this ale a distinct bite and floral aroma that have earned it just about every major beer medal.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Dégustée au Mondial de la Bière de Montréal 2008 (De mes notes papiers). .
Tried
on 20 Aug 2017
at 00:29
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Schönes Kupfer im Glas, in der Nase Karamell und etwas Frucht. Im Trunk malzig, Karamell, dunkle Beeren, dann leicht bitter, hinten holzig, trotzdem mit einer gewissen Süffigkeit - ausgezeichnetes Amber mit schöner Komplexität. Kastenbier!
Tried
on 13 Aug 2017
at 10:19
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft Taproom 6/1/17. Pours red. Somewhat fruity aroma, along with citrus and caramel. Flavor is cardboard, roasted malt, caramel. Kinda bland, IMO.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Jun 2017
at 05:34
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Nicely not overhopped like crazy. My taste buds would like still a bit less hops, but it seems perfectly brewed to what their going for. Clearly, since this beer wins a lot of awards. Ballast pt SD. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
on 28 Apr 2017
at 17:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Clear, amber-red colored, small beige head. Aroma is of malt and some caramel, orange hard candy, fruity and some floral notes. Taste is medium sweet malt, caramel, biscuit, some orange candy, some fruity and floral hops, medium bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, oily. Most of the hops gave up by this time...
Tried
from Can
on 14 Mar 2017
at 04:19
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 355 ml from Beergium. Shared with JFK10000 and Josip. Pours amber with medium off-white head. Hoppy fruity aroma. Malty, some light caramel, bit nutty. Easy drinkable. Nice bitter finish. Medium bodied. Quite good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Nov 2016
at 11:05
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Total Wine in Gainesville VA Aroma: caramel, floral, dark fruits Appearance: clear amber with an off-white head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: medium body, creamy, average carbonation, long finish, Tasty
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Nov 2016
at 16:26
9.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
This is an excellent Amber. Our room is mostly caramel toffee toasted malt and a little hop. Color is a deep Amber and has a nice long lasting thick creamy head. Taste is where it really shines with toasted malt Sweetness in the background and some hop bitterness in front balanced with Just Right carbonation. Finish is outstanding I could drink a ton of this.
Tried
on 23 Sep 2016
at 20:34
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Beautiful amber pour, great clarity and thick creamy tan head. Nose is moderate floral hops, a little pine, and caramel malts. Ample bitterness, but enough caramel malt to soften the impact. A bit floral and earthy. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2016
at 10:05
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle. Biscuit notes but a ton of fruit too. Perfectly pleasant but nothing too exciting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2016
at 06:53