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Springdale Amber Ale
Zion Canyon Brew Pub
- From:
- Zion Canyon Brew Pub
- Utah, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
Ranked #278 - ABV:
- 4%
- Score:
- 82
Ranked #24,932 - Avg:
- 3.53 | pDev: 11.61%
- Reviews:
- 18
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 03, 2022
- Added:
- Aug 26, 2008
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 3
Full-bodied, rich amber colored ale with nice mouthfeel and caramel-malty sweet finish. Galena hops are part of the blend to balance the malts and leave this beer finishing smooth.
36 IBU
36 IBU
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Reviewed by Offa from California
3.65/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.65/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Dark gold. Whit foamy ring. Some lace. Aroma is apple and hint of bread. Taste very light fruity- apple with hint of bread and light spicy bitterness. Ok but a bit thin and bland. Feel is a bit dull.
Sep 03, 2022Reviewed by aosmdavid from Texas
4.52/5 rDev +28%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.52/5 rDev +28%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Drank this at the brewery in late 2021. The 2021 brew showed El Dorado hops. The smell was floral and fruit forward. I'm not normally a fan of ambers, but I really liked this one. It had a refreshing citrusy taste with a really nice caramel finish.
Jan 05, 2022Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio
3.67/5 rDev +4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.67/5 rDev +4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
I tried this at the brewery. It poured a clear amber with white head that left a spotty lace. The scent had subtle malt notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with slight sweetness. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall it was a decent beer.
Aug 12, 2018Reviewed by nickfl from Florida
2.67/5 rDev -24.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.67/5 rDev -24.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A small head on a clear, amber body. The aroma is musty and stale, almost smells like mildew. The flavor isn't nearly as bad, just a generic, somewhat bland amber ale with some slightly old hop character. Medium body, moderately low carbonation, and a dry, slightly sour finish. Not particularly good, it is certainly a bit old, no idea how old though since it has no date.
Aug 01, 2013Reviewed by RblWthACoz from Pennsylvania
3.43/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.43/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Beer #54 in my great Utah Brew Hunt.
This beer is a little bit tangy. And I mean that it's a little too tangy. The bright aspect of an amber never really bothers me that much, as long as it's in check. This is not, so much. A decent beer, I guess, but not really something I could ever go back to.
Oct 02, 2012This beer is a little bit tangy. And I mean that it's a little too tangy. The bright aspect of an amber never really bothers me that much, as long as it's in check. This is not, so much. A decent beer, I guess, but not really something I could ever go back to.
Reviewed by raynmoon from Colorado
3.06/5 rDev -13.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.06/5 rDev -13.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
It looks pretty nice for an amber, and smells ok. But since Utah has laws prohibiting sales of beer in stores of 4.0% ABV and above, it makes it hard to create a good beer.
But this amber ale wasn't that bad. It smelt mostly of sweet malts, mostly like a Euro Lager, but tasted slightly more roasty.
Check these guys out if you are in the Zion or Southern Utah Area. Not too bad.
Aug 12, 2012But this amber ale wasn't that bad. It smelt mostly of sweet malts, mostly like a Euro Lager, but tasted slightly more roasty.
Check these guys out if you are in the Zion or Southern Utah Area. Not too bad.
Reviewed by mactrail from Washington
3.38/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.38/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This is a pleasant gulp. Fizzy mouthfeel, a kiss of hops. Decent head on the moderately dark amber brew. A little aroma of beery malt.
Fairly sweet and certainly more full-bodied than you'd expect for the low ABV Utah beers. The classic red-amber taste, with some fruits and mushrooms in the mellow malt. A lot of caramel, and nicely balanced with some hoppy bitterness. Quite pleasant on the tongue-- tiny bubbles give it a good mouthfeel. The nose of roasted barley is slight, but agreeable, and the tangy touch of hops adds to the drinkability.
One of the better light-weight Ambers. From the fat 12 oz bottle purchased at Emigration Market in Salt Lake.
Jul 12, 2012Fairly sweet and certainly more full-bodied than you'd expect for the low ABV Utah beers. The classic red-amber taste, with some fruits and mushrooms in the mellow malt. A lot of caramel, and nicely balanced with some hoppy bitterness. Quite pleasant on the tongue-- tiny bubbles give it a good mouthfeel. The nose of roasted barley is slight, but agreeable, and the tangy touch of hops adds to the drinkability.
One of the better light-weight Ambers. From the fat 12 oz bottle purchased at Emigration Market in Salt Lake.
Reviewed by tjsdomer2 from Illinois
4.03/5 rDev +14.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.03/5 rDev +14.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Appearance: Nice solid nut brown with some good density. Foam and lacing are good as well.
Smell: Some tangy pepper notes. Not terribly complex, but I like it.
Taste/Mouthfeel: Smoky pepper with excellent caramel notes. Overall, the smoky notes make this good. Superbly velvety mouthfeel. Very clean as well.
Overall Drinkability: My favorite Zion beer.
Apr 12, 2012Smell: Some tangy pepper notes. Not terribly complex, but I like it.
Taste/Mouthfeel: Smoky pepper with excellent caramel notes. Overall, the smoky notes make this good. Superbly velvety mouthfeel. Very clean as well.
Overall Drinkability: My favorite Zion beer.
Reviewed by Bockrules from New Mexico
3.42/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.42/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
poured from the bottle in a pint glass (from Moab Brewery)
A - Pours a textbook amber with perfect clarity. Tons of bubbles cascade towards the creamy, two-finger, tanish head. Head stays intact all the way down the glass, leaves behind a few decent sized splotches of lacing.
S - Plenty of caramel malt (slightly burnt) with a bit of earthy hops and a hint of red apple.
T - A bit of malt upfront followed by body of burnt caramel malt, bitter earthy hops and red apples. The hops chosen for this beer seem to be battling with the slightly burnt malt, somewhat upsetting the balance of the beer. Comes together a bit as the beer passes over the back of the tongue and hops take over a bit. Dry finish that cuts out to a somewhat unpleasant bitter sensation.
M - Moderate bodied with a smooth and creamy texture. High carbonation.
Picked up this beer after climbing Angels Landing in Zion National Park. I'm slightly put off by how the hops play with the malt in this beer as well as the awkward bitter finish. I'm all for hoppier takes on beer styles, but this one lacked the balance to pull it off admirably. Drinkable, but not something I plan to seek out when I return to hike the Narrows.
Aug 25, 2011A - Pours a textbook amber with perfect clarity. Tons of bubbles cascade towards the creamy, two-finger, tanish head. Head stays intact all the way down the glass, leaves behind a few decent sized splotches of lacing.
S - Plenty of caramel malt (slightly burnt) with a bit of earthy hops and a hint of red apple.
T - A bit of malt upfront followed by body of burnt caramel malt, bitter earthy hops and red apples. The hops chosen for this beer seem to be battling with the slightly burnt malt, somewhat upsetting the balance of the beer. Comes together a bit as the beer passes over the back of the tongue and hops take over a bit. Dry finish that cuts out to a somewhat unpleasant bitter sensation.
M - Moderate bodied with a smooth and creamy texture. High carbonation.
Picked up this beer after climbing Angels Landing in Zion National Park. I'm slightly put off by how the hops play with the malt in this beer as well as the awkward bitter finish. I'm all for hoppier takes on beer styles, but this one lacked the balance to pull it off admirably. Drinkable, but not something I plan to seek out when I return to hike the Narrows.
Springdale Amber Ale from Zion Canyon Brew Pub
Beer rating:
82 out of
100 with
29 ratings
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