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Grill Friend
Triple C Brewing Co.
- From:
- Triple C Brewing Co.
- North Carolina, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 81
- Avg:
- 3.5 | pDev: 18.29%
- Reviews:
- 9
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 05, 2020
- Added:
- Sep 17, 2012
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 14
Formerly called Smoked Amber
Cherry Wood Smoked Malt and English Golden Naked Oats give this beer a truly unique flavor. Slight smokiness pairs well with the nuttiness from the oats and great flavor from German Chocolate Wheat Malt. A great beer to pair with BBQ, fish, or any hearty meal!
29 IBU
Cherry Wood Smoked Malt and English Golden Naked Oats give this beer a truly unique flavor. Slight smokiness pairs well with the nuttiness from the oats and great flavor from German Chocolate Wheat Malt. A great beer to pair with BBQ, fish, or any hearty meal!
29 IBU
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Ratings by Daktah:
Reviewed by Daktah from Illinois
2.81/5 rDev -19.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3
2.81/5 rDev -19.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3
Very happy to have another brewery on the south side of Charlotte, and the tasting room is the perfect mix of industrial sleek and neighborhood warmth. Great job!
Had the regular and the nitro versions, which were fun to compare. Scoring reflects some mix of the two. Darker red than most ambers I've tried (or remember) recently, which I kind of liked. Seemed to be lacking a strong scent - got a little of the smoke and a touch of malt, but not much else. The taste brings the smoke out and is actually pretty good. Not spectacular, but interesting. The nitro version felt a little too flat and didn't have the creaminess I thought nitro would add. The regular version was lightly carbonated and felt thin. The thin feel of these beers (and all of their others - I tried the Light Rail Pale Ale, Babymaker DIPA, Blonde and Greenway IPA) is the dominant characteristic. Each beer, for the applicable style, seemed somewhat watery. The Greenway IPA was the most complete and is pretty solid. I'll stick with it for now and hope that the other beers get dialed in a bit more.
Oct 10, 2012Had the regular and the nitro versions, which were fun to compare. Scoring reflects some mix of the two. Darker red than most ambers I've tried (or remember) recently, which I kind of liked. Seemed to be lacking a strong scent - got a little of the smoke and a touch of malt, but not much else. The taste brings the smoke out and is actually pretty good. Not spectacular, but interesting. The nitro version felt a little too flat and didn't have the creaminess I thought nitro would add. The regular version was lightly carbonated and felt thin. The thin feel of these beers (and all of their others - I tried the Light Rail Pale Ale, Babymaker DIPA, Blonde and Greenway IPA) is the dominant characteristic. Each beer, for the applicable style, seemed somewhat watery. The Greenway IPA was the most complete and is pretty solid. I'll stick with it for now and hope that the other beers get dialed in a bit more.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio
3.45/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.45/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
I'm not sure where I got a can of this beer. I'm assuming from my bestie that lives outside of Charlotte, NC. It poured a clear amber with no head and no lace. The scent had faint malt notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with subtle sweet malt base and smokier highlights. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall it's an ok beer.
Jan 05, 2020Reviewed by metter98 from New York
3.6/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.6/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A: The beer is brown when viewed from afar; when held up to the light it is clear and dark reddish amber in color and has a moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a quarter finger high light beige head that quickly died down, leaving just a narrow collar around the edge of the glass.
S: Light to moderate aromas of nutty and smoked malts are present in the nose.
T: The taste follows the smell and has moderately strong flavors of smoked malts along with notes of nutty malts. Although no bitterness is perceptible, there are enough in the way of underlying hops to mask any sweetness from the malts.
M: It feels just about medium-bodied and slightly smooth on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer has aromas and flavors of smokiness, but they are to a much lesser degree than what you find in a rauchbier. It could make for good introduction for a smoked beer to someone who is new to the style.
Serving type: can
Jan 21, 2019S: Light to moderate aromas of nutty and smoked malts are present in the nose.
T: The taste follows the smell and has moderately strong flavors of smoked malts along with notes of nutty malts. Although no bitterness is perceptible, there are enough in the way of underlying hops to mask any sweetness from the malts.
M: It feels just about medium-bodied and slightly smooth on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer has aromas and flavors of smokiness, but they are to a much lesser degree than what you find in a rauchbier. It could make for good introduction for a smoked beer to someone who is new to the style.
Serving type: can
Reviewed by Baumgardner81 from North Carolina
5/5 rDev +42.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +42.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
This is a brilliantly crafted beer. Strong character with a range of notes. The smoke is the delicate finish on the breath out of the drinker's nose at the end not a headline overstatement of bitter. The complexity stretches out of the richness of a balanced amber ale.
Oct 09, 2016Rated by vwbus7 from North Carolina
3.91/5 rDev +11.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.91/5 rDev +11.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Great beer! Very nice smoke flavor. Being a fan of schlenkerla its hard for me to rate smoked beers but this one is simple. Good
Jun 18, 2015Rated by smonroy3
3.83/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Sort of honey taste to it. A good light beer, good amount of smokey flavor. I'll be getting this again.
May 14, 2015
Grill Friend from Triple C Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
81 out of
100 with
59 ratings
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