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Steep Trail Amber Ale
Black Diamond Brewing Co.
- From:
- Black Diamond Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 5.7%
- Score:
- 78
- Avg:
- 3.27 | pDev: 14.07%
- Reviews:
- 20
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 14, 2014
- Added:
- Oct 04, 2003
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 3
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Aleks_P from Florida
3.52/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: Rich color, transparent copper/ruby with a light tan head. Carbonation is apparent upon pour.
Smell: Smell is average, pick up some hops/citrus but really just smells like beer.
Taste: I liked it at first, again picking up a lot of grapefruit citrus, seems a little metallic in the aftertaste though. Malts and hops are pretty balanced.
Mouthfeel: Good mouthfeel, very light and carbonated, pretty smooth initially.
Overall: Good beer, not the best amber ale I've had in the last few weeks but it passes. I might order this if I was going to have a couple of beers after a round of golf in Colorado and it was on draft.
Jul 15, 2013Smell: Smell is average, pick up some hops/citrus but really just smells like beer.
Taste: I liked it at first, again picking up a lot of grapefruit citrus, seems a little metallic in the aftertaste though. Malts and hops are pretty balanced.
Mouthfeel: Good mouthfeel, very light and carbonated, pretty smooth initially.
Overall: Good beer, not the best amber ale I've had in the last few weeks but it passes. I might order this if I was going to have a couple of beers after a round of golf in Colorado and it was on draft.
Reviewed by Brad007 from Vermont
2.93/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
2.93/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
One out of 3 Black Diamond ales I picked up to try. Pours a mild amber color as expected with a head that's large enough to leave lacing.
Sweet, buttery malt and not much more. Mild pine hop essence if you smell hard enough.
Ditto for flavor. Cloyingly sweet. Can't tell if it was bottled in July of this year or if it was best-before July?
Palate numbing mouthfeel is unwelcome for the style.
My mind suspects the former as far as bottling is concerned but still, what a disappointment.
Sep 23, 2012Sweet, buttery malt and not much more. Mild pine hop essence if you smell hard enough.
Ditto for flavor. Cloyingly sweet. Can't tell if it was bottled in July of this year or if it was best-before July?
Palate numbing mouthfeel is unwelcome for the style.
My mind suspects the former as far as bottling is concerned but still, what a disappointment.
Reviewed by BBThunderbolt from Kiribati
3.47/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.47/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured into straight pint glass. Poured a hazy/cloudy medium orange-amber color with less than a half-inch of off-white head that had low-to-moderate retention and very light lacing.
The aroma featured some floral hops mixed with sweet malts and a trace of pineyness in the background. The flavors were pretty much the same, a well balanced blend of floral and pine hops, mixed with a slightly sweet malt profile.
The body was the typically medium of the style, was a bit stickier at the finish than some examples, and had a tart hoppiness that lingered. Drinkability was pretty good, I could have a couple of these. Overall, a decent take on the style. Possibly a good entry level brew for someone new to craft beer. Worth trying when you see it.
Jun 07, 2012The aroma featured some floral hops mixed with sweet malts and a trace of pineyness in the background. The flavors were pretty much the same, a well balanced blend of floral and pine hops, mixed with a slightly sweet malt profile.
The body was the typically medium of the style, was a bit stickier at the finish than some examples, and had a tart hoppiness that lingered. Drinkability was pretty good, I could have a couple of these. Overall, a decent take on the style. Possibly a good entry level brew for someone new to craft beer. Worth trying when you see it.
Reviewed by t420o from Colorado
3.47/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.47/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Black diamond amber ale
A- pour produces a 1 finger off white/light tan head that dissipates quick leaving very little in the way of lacing. Beer is amber in color and great clarity 3
S- toasted nuts, caramel, chocolate malt, bready, slightly herbal, slight alcohol 3.5
T- toasted nuts, chocolate malt, toffee, bready, slight earth/herbal hop taste. Slightly dry finish. Good but nothing special 3.5
M- good mouthfeel. nice carbonation and slightly light in the body 3.5
O- this was a good beer and one I'd have again at the right price but there are far better Ambers around. Above average drinkability 3.5
B-
May 17, 2012A- pour produces a 1 finger off white/light tan head that dissipates quick leaving very little in the way of lacing. Beer is amber in color and great clarity 3
S- toasted nuts, caramel, chocolate malt, bready, slightly herbal, slight alcohol 3.5
T- toasted nuts, chocolate malt, toffee, bready, slight earth/herbal hop taste. Slightly dry finish. Good but nothing special 3.5
M- good mouthfeel. nice carbonation and slightly light in the body 3.5
O- this was a good beer and one I'd have again at the right price but there are far better Ambers around. Above average drinkability 3.5
B-
Reviewed by barleyroad from Pennsylvania
4.08/5 rDev +24.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev +24.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Dark amber in appearance. Smell, is hoppy and nice malt. Taste is nice hops with a sweet finsh. This brew is nicely blended and has hints of complex notes. Mouthfeel is great, good in and out of the mouth. Overall this is a very nicely balanced brew, one that will sit nicely in the fridge. Have one with beef on weck.
Dec 15, 2011
Steep Trail Amber Ale from Black Diamond Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
78 out of
100 with
35 ratings
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