4 Pines Keller Door Amber Mosaic
4 Pines Brewing Company
- From:
- 4 Pines Brewing Company
- Australia
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 5.1%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.39 | pDev: 8.55%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 26, 2014
- Added:
- May 10, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by doktorhops from Australia
3.7/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4
3.7/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4
Another 4 Pines Keller Door??? Yeah peeps. Deal. Ok, well this one is a handsome looking American styled Amber Ale, which means taste buds: Expect malt. However the “Mosaic” in the name suggests it might be a bit more than a malt-driven Amber... I would read the label to confirm however I’m far too lazy to do this.
Poured from a 500ml bottle into a nonic pint.
A: Clear copper (because the “amber” in Amber Ale actually means “copper”) body with a frisky half centimetre cream-coloured head. Tasty. 7/10.
S: Not too malt-driven for an Amber. There are notes of toffee, biscuit, earthy and floral hops. I like the biscuit touches, who doesn’t like a good biscuit? Evil people and Persian cats of course (evil people with Persian cats hate biscuits even more - watch out for them). 7/10.
T: Toffee and biscuit forward with a brown sugar mid-palate and an earthy hop finish. The aftertaste has a subtle light warming character, like a good belt of Scotch, but much less warm than that, so not really like a good belt of Scotch at all. This is indeed a solid and fascinating Amber Ale. After a couple sips the hop bitterness says “Hey, I’ve arrived, let’s have scones”, to which I nod pleasingly. 8/10.
M: Medium bodied with a medium carbonation... could do with less of that fizzy business thanks. 5/10.
D: This is quite the mosaic brew then. There were a couple times when I slipped into a Confucian contemplative mood, looking up at the moon, noticing a flower petal floating in a pool of water outside my window, wondering where exactly that water came from, worrying that the drains were leaking, only to refocus to take another sip, i.e. this is a good complex Amber Ale, highly regarded by Doc. Now back to contemplating. 8/10.
Food match: Creamy Thai/Indian dishes or a cheese platter (with creamy not sharp cheeses) are sure-fire winners.
Sep 21, 2014Poured from a 500ml bottle into a nonic pint.
A: Clear copper (because the “amber” in Amber Ale actually means “copper”) body with a frisky half centimetre cream-coloured head. Tasty. 7/10.
S: Not too malt-driven for an Amber. There are notes of toffee, biscuit, earthy and floral hops. I like the biscuit touches, who doesn’t like a good biscuit? Evil people and Persian cats of course (evil people with Persian cats hate biscuits even more - watch out for them). 7/10.
T: Toffee and biscuit forward with a brown sugar mid-palate and an earthy hop finish. The aftertaste has a subtle light warming character, like a good belt of Scotch, but much less warm than that, so not really like a good belt of Scotch at all. This is indeed a solid and fascinating Amber Ale. After a couple sips the hop bitterness says “Hey, I’ve arrived, let’s have scones”, to which I nod pleasingly. 8/10.
M: Medium bodied with a medium carbonation... could do with less of that fizzy business thanks. 5/10.
D: This is quite the mosaic brew then. There were a couple times when I slipped into a Confucian contemplative mood, looking up at the moon, noticing a flower petal floating in a pool of water outside my window, wondering where exactly that water came from, worrying that the drains were leaking, only to refocus to take another sip, i.e. this is a good complex Amber Ale, highly regarded by Doc. Now back to contemplating. 8/10.
Food match: Creamy Thai/Indian dishes or a cheese platter (with creamy not sharp cheeses) are sure-fire winners.
Reviewed by magpieken from Australia
3.25/5 rDev -4.1%
3.25/5 rDev -4.1%
500ml bottle. BB 08/04/15. Pours a medium amber colour with a decent off white head. Aroma of passionfruit, pawpaw, and North American pine forest. Slightly sweet with medium bitterness. Light to medium bodied with a watery mouthfeel and an astringent finish. Tropical fruit salad in a glass.
Jul 11, 2014
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