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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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Saintmatty (11592) reviewed
Chocolate Orange Stout from Amber Ales
12 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask (Newcastle Beer Festival 2014) - Dark brown with red tinges. Chocolate, orange and roasted malt in the aroma. Chocolate, orange, liquorice and roasted malt in the taste.
Tried from Cask on 16 Apr 2014 at 15:09
Scopey (25563) reviewed
Chocolate Orange Stout from Amber Ales
13 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF 2013. It pours near black with a small beige head. The nose is earthy, light roast, chocolate, oily orange and caramel. The taste is smooth, mellow, caramel, cocoa, touch of artificial orange, vanilla and wood with a light bitterness in the finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Smooth and easy drinking, but let down by the artificial notes. OK.
Tried from Cask on 14 Aug 2013 at 12:13
Jamesie1857 (4757) reviewed
Revolution from Amber Ales
13 years ago
5.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
On cask at Three Tuns, Dronfield - Deep gold body, frothy white head. Nose of heavy citrus and grass. Taste pure hay, grass and bitter oranges. Decent mouthfeel, but I couldn’t finish this. Very bitter in a bad way.
Tried from Cask on 09 Aug 2013 at 14:40
Fin (18756) reviewed
Revolution from Amber Ales
13 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Picked this up in bottle from The Talbot, Amber brewery tap, Ripley, Derbyshire 27.07.13 consumed at home 28.07.13 Pours a murky orange/brown with off-white head. Some yeast but nose otherwise quite citrussy, orange, tangy, nice bitter beer. Solid hoppy with nice tongue tickling bitterness. Really like this. A7 A3 T8 P4 Ov15 3.6
Tried from Bottle on 28 Jul 2013 at 12:38
Fin (18756) reviewed
Jasmine IPA from Amber Ales
13 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 6
Picked this up in bottle from The Talbot, Amber brewery tap, Ripley, Derbyshire 27.07.13 consumed at home 28.07.13 Pours hazy straw/orange colour with busy white head, in fact whilst not exactly a gusher it was still nonelesss quite lively. Aroma was very floral and if I knew what Jasmine smelt like I would guess that this was pretty spot on, good nose. However the taste was not as good, a little rough around the edges it feels unfinished not that hoppy and more wheaty and hefeweizen like. Actually if someone had of said to me that this is wheat beer I would have totally believed them, there is some yeastiness, it is wheaty and a little fruity, but also refreshing. Its one of the weakest in the Amber portfolio that I’ve had. A8 A3 T5 P2 Ov12 3.0
Tried from Bottle on 28 Jul 2013 at 08:34
Fin (18756) reviewed
Original Stout from Amber Ales
13 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Had this at The Tabot, Amber Brewery Tap, Ripley, Derbyshire consumed either at festival site or nearby Golden Valley campsite 26.07.13 Pours very dark brown, perhaps a little thin but I really, really like this. Some watery spent coffee grains, a good roastiness, simple, decent, non fussy stout. A6 A4 T7 P3 Ov14 3.4
Tried from Draft on 27 Jul 2013 at 04:55
Fin (18756) reviewed
Hop Project NZ Pacifica from Amber Ales
13 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Had this at The Tabot, Amber Brewery Tap, Ripley, Derbyshire consumed either at festival site or nearby Golden Valley campsite 26.07.13 Pours light gold with a white head. Curly, hoppy, mildly stingy hop. Dry, bitter, citrus beer. Great stuff. A6 A4 T7 P3 Ov14 3.4
Tried from Draft on 27 Jul 2013 at 04:54
Jamesie1857 (4757) reviewed
Ambrosia from Amber Ales
13 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
At Hucknall Beer Festival - A cloudy yellow ale, small white head, heady nose of honey that runs all the way through the beer. Not one for me, but others on my table loved it.
Tried on 16 Feb 2013 at 14:21
cagarvie (40318) reviewed
Revolution from Amber Ales
13 years ago
6.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
bottle at bens ... golden amber ... thin white head ... soft musty toffee nose ... dull musty malts ... light fruit ...
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jan 2013 at 09:52
Fin (18756) reviewed
South Pacific IPA from Amber Ales
14 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle consumed at Shrewsbury Folk Festival Shropshire, campsite, Friday 24th August 2012 Very hazy, white head with what maybe a couple of yeasty flecks. Busy carbonation, really murky. Soft in mouth, sweetness, some citrus. Dryness in mouth, furry, little bit of tropical fruit. Good beer. A7 A2 T8 P3 Ov15 3.5
Tried from Bottle on 27 Aug 2012 at 22:20