Daybreak Drifters
Fort George Brewery + Public House
- From:
- Fort George Brewery + Public House
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 5.6%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.7 | pDev: 9.73%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 07, 2026
- Added:
- Apr 04, 2026
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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An amber ale with a fearsome kick of hops.
Brewed by a team of women from Fort George and Foreland Beer who’ve been crushing craft beer since long before it was cool, Daybreak Drifters isn’t your dad’s amber ale. Citra and Sterling crash in with citrus bite and clean spice over a deep, rebellious malt backbone.
Brewed by a team of women from Fort George and Foreland Beer who’ve been crushing craft beer since long before it was cool, Daybreak Drifters isn’t your dad’s amber ale. Citra and Sterling crash in with citrus bite and clean spice over a deep, rebellious malt backbone.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Rated by solok from California
3.19/5 rDev -13.8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.19/5 rDev -13.8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Orange and spice flavor is pretty muted, compared to malt and hop. The combination is just ok.
Apr 07, 2026
Reviewed by vurt from Oregon
3.87/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.87/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
"Amber pale ale," you say? I can't recall hearing that description before. I am intrigued.
The color is a striking amber-gold. The somewhat loose head of off-white foam shows good retention and deposits bountiful lacing. The nose opens with toasty malt and a punch of resiny and citrusy hops. Flavor matches, leading with good malt flavor that's quite dry. The beer establishes its pale ale credentials early as orange peel and pine shove the malt aside pretty much immediately. Some hints of caramel and roasted malt break through in the middle. There's also a touch of black tea with a drop of honey. Bitterness keeps both hands on the wheel and a heavy foot on the gas right to the end, where a toasty malt character reminds us this is an amber pale ale. Light-medium body with eager carbonation and a quenching finish.
When I bought the beer I was wondering, "What's the difference between an "amber pale ale" and a "hoppy amber ale"? I'm not sure I can answer that question. But there's no question that this is a tasty beer. It's unbalanced on the side of bitterness and I'm good with that. I wouldn't mind an extra morsel of sweetness to tie the malt and hops together.
Apr 06, 2026The color is a striking amber-gold. The somewhat loose head of off-white foam shows good retention and deposits bountiful lacing. The nose opens with toasty malt and a punch of resiny and citrusy hops. Flavor matches, leading with good malt flavor that's quite dry. The beer establishes its pale ale credentials early as orange peel and pine shove the malt aside pretty much immediately. Some hints of caramel and roasted malt break through in the middle. There's also a touch of black tea with a drop of honey. Bitterness keeps both hands on the wheel and a heavy foot on the gas right to the end, where a toasty malt character reminds us this is an amber pale ale. Light-medium body with eager carbonation and a quenching finish.
When I bought the beer I was wondering, "What's the difference between an "amber pale ale" and a "hoppy amber ale"? I'm not sure I can answer that question. But there's no question that this is a tasty beer. It's unbalanced on the side of bitterness and I'm good with that. I wouldn't mind an extra morsel of sweetness to tie the malt and hops together.
Reviewed by Reidrover from Oregon
4.03/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
16oz. can purchased from Westside Taphouse to go. $4
An Amber Pale All. Like the old days!
Like it says clear amber body with a persistent foamy light tan head.
Hoppy aromas mainly, resin and pine. But lighter. But heavy caramel malts.
Taste similar to nose a mix of pine and malt. And you know what? It works very well.
Like a better MacTarnahans Amber (yeah, I am old).
Mouth feel is well balanced but not sticky,
A very good beer in the old style of pales
Apr 04, 2026An Amber Pale All. Like the old days!
Like it says clear amber body with a persistent foamy light tan head.
Hoppy aromas mainly, resin and pine. But lighter. But heavy caramel malts.
Taste similar to nose a mix of pine and malt. And you know what? It works very well.
Like a better MacTarnahans Amber (yeah, I am old).
Mouth feel is well balanced but not sticky,
A very good beer in the old style of pales
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