Ouisconsing
Central Waters Brewing Co.

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From:
Central Waters Brewing Co.
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
American Amber / Red Ale
Ranked #274
ABV:
5.4%
Score:
81
Ranked #25,739
Avg:
3.56 | pDev: 12.92%
Reviews:
112
Ratings:
299
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 29, 2023
Added:
Jun 03, 2002
Wants:
  6
Gots:
  24
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Ratings by bevenson:
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Reviewed by bevenson from Ohio

3.45/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Bottle mark indicating it was bottled in March. Poured into a Sam Adams Perfect Pint glass.

A - Yup, it's amber. Clear with a lasting white head. Belgian lace clings to the glass. Very pretty.

S - Spicy, piney hop aroma with a hefty caramel, toasty and toffee malt aroma. Age on the bottle is showing a little with a slight sherry oxidation. Overall pleasant aroma.

T - Hop flavor and bitterness is much stronger than I expected from the aroma. Pine and a woody hop flavor with a coarse, lasting bitterness. Light caramel in background just to remind you that some malt was used in this beer. Malt flavor is a little one dimensional compared to the aroma.

M - Medium body and very dry with moderate carbonation. Lasting bitterness keeps this beer from being as smooth as I'd like.

D - A very refreshing amber. I'd prefer a little more variation in the malt flavor for an amber. Definitely a rougher hop bitterness than most ambers. However, it seems to hold up surprisingly well with a few months of age. I'd be up for having another.
Aug 12, 2010
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by TheOccasionalBeer from Wisconsin

3.67/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Three-plus fingers of amber-tinged foam bult up as I poured from can into the glass. The scent wasn't so aggressive, yielding mild pumpkin/banana spice. Under the foam was a pale translucent copper (think banana and pumpkin combination again). Maybe my tastebuds are off, but this would be a better pumpkin beer than a lot of the ones that actually are. Slight smoothness and mild effervescence carry a slightly fruit(cakey) and bitter flavor from lips to throat, leaving very slight sour note at the end.
Jul 29, 2023
 
Rated: 3.5 by Mattias from Sweden

Apr 09, 2022
 
Rated: 3.75 by HopHippie from Wisconsin

Feb 27, 2021
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Reviewed by German-Helles from Wisconsin

3.92/5  rDev +10.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Ouisconsing by Central Waters, this is a 12oz. bottle poured into a 20oz. weizen glass. This ale is a pretty mahogany, slightly hazy, with maybe a finger of light tan foam. The head slowly faded leaving very little lacing. The beer is clear enough to watch the medium light carbonation parade to the top of the glass.
The aroma is sweet bread malt, very noticeable at the sip.
The flavor is simple but tasty. Sweet malt flavors up front, crisp with a very light spiced hop, with a subtle touch of bitter to cut the sweetness perfectly.
The feel is medium light.
This is good, easy to drink a few. I would never turn one down and if I felt like having an amber ale, this would be a solid choice.
Dec 27, 2020
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Reviewed by wl2bill from Wisconsin

4.18/5  rDev +17.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
A nice sold red ale. I keep it in regular rotation. This is from a local brewery and is one of their standard brews. It is a good drinker but not necessarily a thinker.
Mar 22, 2020
 
Rated: 3.99 by mikerieder from South Dakota

Nov 24, 2019
 
Rated: 3.83 by Old_Dead_Oak from Wisconsin

Oct 25, 2019
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Rated by Eyedoc27 from Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Not a very complex beer. I’ve had many from this style and there was nothing memorable about this one
Jul 13, 2019
 
Rated: 4.1 by cbrand from Illinois

Dec 26, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by brittanylicious from Indiana

Dec 23, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by heysuz from Indiana

Dec 23, 2018
 
Rated: 3.42 by Dactrius from Netherlands Antilles

Dec 19, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by tittyfish from Minnesota

Nov 29, 2018
 
Rated: 3.77 by Danmullens1 from Wisconsin

Nov 17, 2018
 
Rated: 3.62 by jbu0126 from Wisconsin

Sep 22, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by Zenboy99 from Wisconsin

Aug 10, 2018
 
Rated: 3.27 by Calraven from Michigan

Mar 30, 2018
 
Rated: 4.02 by BeerNDoggerel from Illinois

Feb 10, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by GreenBayBA from Wisconsin

Sep 24, 2017
Ouisconsing from Central Waters Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 81 out of 100 with 299 ratings