Amber Ales

Microbrewery in Ripley, Derbyshire, England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Established in 2006

Closed in 2019

Contact
Unit 7, Outram Business Centre, Whiteley Road, Ripley, DE5 3QL, England
Description
Always challenging and some say 'audacious' in style, our ales are made by hand using high quality floor malted barley and whole hops.

Brewed for the few, from our tiny five barrel plant in the Amber Valley, Derbyshire, we specialise in full-flavoured traditionally styled ale with a modern twist. We brew beer that we like to drink and we have been fortunate to win many accolades for our beer both locally and nationally.

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5.8/10 โ€” Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ Nottingham Robin Hood Beer Festival (2014), Nottingham Castle, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EL. [ As Amber Daves Empire IPA ].Light unclear medium amber orange color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, straw, caramel, apple. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, apple, straw, caramel. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141011]
Tried from Cask on 27 Jan 2016 at 08:42

6.5/10 โ€” Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ Nottingham Robin Hood Beer Festival (2014), Nottingham Castle, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EL. [ As Amber Double IPA ].ABV: 8.3%. Light unclear medium to dark orange color with a small, open and fizzy, fair lacing, mostly to fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to light heavy hoppy, orange - citrus, riped fruit. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate to light heavy bitter with a long duration, orange, riped fruit, hoppy. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141010]
Tried from Cask on 12 Jan 2016 at 17:30

6/10
Tried on 19 Dec 2015 at 19:55

6.6/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask Black colour with small beige head.Aroma of chocolate and orange peel,nice and smooth with hint of vanilla and fruit cake,mild and smooth finish.
Tried from Cask on 30 Oct 2015 at 13:27

6.6/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask Dark almost black colour with small creamy head.Aroma is fruity of berries and dark dried fruits,caramel and chocolate,smooth and mild bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 30 Oct 2015 at 13:23

8/10
Tried on 17 Oct 2015 at 05:31

6.1/10 โ€” Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Lime Kiln, Bristol 11/9/2015. Pale gold with a slight, white, head. Easy drinking beer, with a touch if citrus fruit, green herbs and minerals, before a decent, bitter, finish. Fine.
Tried from Cask on 14 Sep 2015 at 03:32

6/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask @ Nottingham Robin Hood Beer Festival (2014), Nottingham Castle, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EL. [ As Amber Almond Dark ].Clear dark brown color with a small to average, open and frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, chocolate, almond, vanilla, light roasted. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light bitter with a long duration, almond, vanilla, chocolate, malty. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141008]
Tried from Cask on 18 Aug 2015 at 14:32

5.6/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Leeds Beer Festival 2015. Golden coloured with a light, easy drinking texture. Has a very light sweetness and hardly any bitterness.
Tried on 11 Jul 2015 at 16:47

6.5/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 7
Leeds Beer Festival. Black with an off-white head. Both chocolate and orange is evident, although the ale has a thin texture. Reminiscent of the Terryโ€™s Chocolate Orange confectionary.
Tried on 11 Jul 2015 at 16:45