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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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a semi - dark red color with a slight transparency about it allowing a light carbonation to be seen rising. A one finger white foamy head dissipated within about a minute leaving some messy lacing roaming all about.
The smell had a slight sweet caramel roasted nutty glossed over maltiness about it.
The taste was basically the same as the aroma leaving a nice thick caramel malty aftertaste. A dry sweet finish ends off the taste.
On the palate, this one sat about a medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. The carbonation seemed good for the style and for me. It was mostly smooth.
Overall, I say this was a pretty good American Amber / Red ale.
The appearance was a semi - dark red color with a slight transparency about it allowing a light carbonation to be seen rising. A one finger white foamy head dissipated within about a minute leaving some messy lacing roaming all about.
The smell had a slight sweet caramel roasted nutty glossed over maltiness about it.
The taste was basically the same as the aroma leaving a nice thick caramel malty aftertaste. A dry sweet finish ends off the taste.
On the palate, this one sat about a medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. The carbonation seemed good for the style and for me. It was mostly smooth.
Overall, I say this was a pretty good American Amber / Red ale.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Mar 2015
at 01:48
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft pour at Bottleworks. Pours a super dark copper color with a creamy head. Faint malts aroma. Flavor is pretty bitter throughout. Bready flavor as well. Really bitter finish. Very impressed with ballast point. Not so much with this beer. Plain and average.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Feb 2015
at 23:46
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Perfect blend of sweet malt and gentle hops. Nice copper color with small beige head, malty, biscuit aroma, taste comes on with a hint of bitter hops. Bitterness lingers on the palate, along with some nutty and sweet flavors.
Tried
on 03 Feb 2015
at 20:51
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Klares bernsteinfarbenes Bier mit einer ordentlichen beigen Schaumkrone. Geruch sehr hopfig, fruchtig, Aprikosen, kräftig malzig. Geschmack sehr malzig, reife Früchte, ordentlich gehopft, Aprikosen.
Tried
on 04 Jan 2015
at 15:09
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
A coppery beer with a quite big and beige head. Taste has caramellised fruits, dried fruits, some lemon. Good aroma, brittish style without wood. Taste is quite dry, however, toffeish malts, nuts, some lemon, medium bitterness or less. Medium bodied, nice and easy to drink. Succesfully, slightly brittish style but still fresh beer.
Tried
on 31 Dec 2014
at 05:12
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle 0.355l at home, Nivala. Colour is deep dark orange with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Fruits, caramel, floral, hops and malts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Dec 2014
at 10:43
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Keg at BP Little Italy, 13/11/14. Rich amber with a good sized beige covering. Nose is bicuit, candied fruit peel, orange, tangy citric notes. Taste comprises caramel, citric notes, spice, darker fruits. Medum bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with lihgt hops. Ok amber.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Nov 2014
at 14:55
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Smak och doft av humle, malt, karamell, smörkola, citrus, grapefrukt . Lagom sötma, fruktig, beska med smak av grapefrukt och toner av tall.
Tried
on 08 Oct 2014
at 14:48
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Flaska från SBs beställningssortiment. Kopparfärgad med ett tjockt krämigt skum. Fin kropp med komplexa relativt torra karamellsmaker, toffee, smörkakor och lite citrushumle i bakgrunden. Välgjord, okonstlad, drickbar, rena fina smaker. Riktigt trevlig.
Tried
on 15 Sep 2014
at 06:35
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Left Hand Path, Brooklyn tap: Pours brownish amber with an off-white head. Aroma is citrus hops and plenty of caramelized sugars, malts, and flowers. Taste is exactly what one would expect from the aroma. Nice slightly sweet. Hops are somewhat dominant. This is what an amber ale should be all about. This doesn’t veer off into being an IPA, but stays with the style and gives it ample flavor.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Jun 2014
at 19:55