Rattlesnake Mountain Grand Amber Ale
Rattlesnake Mountain Brewing Company

Beer Geek Stats
From:
Rattlesnake Mountain Brewing Company
 
Washington, United States
Style:
American Amber / Red Ale
ABV:
5.3%
Score:
+8 ratings needed
Avg:
2.52 | pDev: 60.32%
Ratings:
2 | reviews: 1
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 06, 2016
Added:
Mar 01, 2005
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
 
Rated: 1 by dwitt24 from Washington

Mar 06, 2016
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Reviewed by RedDiamond from Oregon

4.04/5  rDev +60.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
A challenging beer to evaluate. The closest I can come to describing it is that the flavor hints somehow at fried food. This isn’t to suggest that the service has been contaminated, or even that the flavor is undesirable. It’s just a useful reference. In fact, the taste is original and intriguing.

I genuinely enjoyed this Grand Amber but it still leaves me scratching my head. The beer is characteristically turbid as many Rattlesnake beers are. And the color is an almost fibrous rusty brown. The smell is mellifluous and fruity.

I just can’t fully describe the taste. It doesn’t lend itself to easy comparisons and I find myself at something of a loss. I can tell you this much: the beer has a quirky sweetness offset with only nominal bittering. And it’s funky in the best sense. I’ll have to come back and try this one again. Try it yourself and let me know what you think.
Oct 19, 2007