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Amber Sun Ale
16 Mile Brewing Company
- From:
- 16 Mile Brewing Company
- Delaware, United States
- Style:
- Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
- ABV:
- 6.1%
- Score:
- 79
- Avg:
- 3.47 | pDev: 14.7%
- Reviews:
- 66
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 14, 2023
- Added:
- Aug 05, 2009
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 27
Roasty finishing malts, balanced with just enough bitterness provides a traditional amber ale that is dark red to the eye, but not heavy on the palate. 16 Mile names this premium amber ale for the famous sunsets found at the Breakwater Lighthouse located off of Lewes Beach, Delaware.
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Ratings by Darkmagus82:
Reviewed by Darkmagus82 from Texas
3.38/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.38/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Served on tap in a pint glass
Appearance – The beer is served an deep amber color with a one finger off white colored head. The head has a decent level of retention, fading to leave a moderate level of streaky on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma of the beer lighter overall with some aromas of toasted malt and a little bit of caramel sweetness. Along with these smells are some light earthy and grassy smells with just a hint of biscuit mixed within.
Taste – The taste begins with a biscuit and toasted malt flavor with a lighter level of caramel sweetness. As the taste advances so too does the caramel increase in intensity, but it does so only temporarily, with it again fading a bit as the flavor advances more toward the finish of the taste. Once the caramel starts to dwindle some hop flavors of a more earthy and grassy nature come to the tongue. These remain relatively light overall, and when mixed with the bit of caramel sweetness and the rather toasted malt flavors of the brew, end up leaving a rather clean and crisp lightly roasty flavor to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the beer is on the slightly thinner side with a carbonation level that is on the average side. Both suit the flavor profile rather well, making for a very easy drinking brew that is rather refreshing overall, but yet still adequately stacked in flavor.
Overall – A rather easy drinking beer. Although a little light in the bitter department for a esb and in many ways more amber ale in nature in my opinion, it is decently flavorful and easy drinking none the less.
Mar 22, 2014Appearance – The beer is served an deep amber color with a one finger off white colored head. The head has a decent level of retention, fading to leave a moderate level of streaky on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma of the beer lighter overall with some aromas of toasted malt and a little bit of caramel sweetness. Along with these smells are some light earthy and grassy smells with just a hint of biscuit mixed within.
Taste – The taste begins with a biscuit and toasted malt flavor with a lighter level of caramel sweetness. As the taste advances so too does the caramel increase in intensity, but it does so only temporarily, with it again fading a bit as the flavor advances more toward the finish of the taste. Once the caramel starts to dwindle some hop flavors of a more earthy and grassy nature come to the tongue. These remain relatively light overall, and when mixed with the bit of caramel sweetness and the rather toasted malt flavors of the brew, end up leaving a rather clean and crisp lightly roasty flavor to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the beer is on the slightly thinner side with a carbonation level that is on the average side. Both suit the flavor profile rather well, making for a very easy drinking brew that is rather refreshing overall, but yet still adequately stacked in flavor.
Overall – A rather easy drinking beer. Although a little light in the bitter department for a esb and in many ways more amber ale in nature in my opinion, it is decently flavorful and easy drinking none the less.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by cyclonece09 from Wisconsin
3.52/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a bottle into a pint glass. Pours reddish orange with a small off white head. Smells of caramelized roasted grain. Tastes of caramelized grain with slight fruit aftertaste. Beer is light bodied and easy drinking, good carbonation. Overall, an above average beer.
Jan 18, 2019Reviewed by Lembeh from New York
4.84/5 rDev +39.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.84/5 rDev +39.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Very good ESB which goes well with any kind of seafood plus at any of the wonderful Delaware beaches. Kind of an obscure style at this point thanks to Americas obsession with everything up the wazoo. This is a wonderful example of a classic Extra Special Bitter
Aug 22, 2018Reviewed by joekoz007 from Maryland
2.56/5 rDev -26.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
2.56/5 rDev -26.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Poured from a 12 ounce bottle into a tulip glass. Dark red-amber color and very clear. Smells somewhat yeasty/sourdoughy. Taste is much too sweet for my palate. Mimimal hop taste to counteract the extreme malty sweetness. Needs more hops to create some balance. Not horrible but won't drink again
Jul 25, 2016Reviewed by bsp77 from Minnesota
3.47/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.47/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Cross between an ESB and Amber Ale. Cherry, caramel, roasted and earthy notes in the taste. Aroma is similar but muted. Mild spicy hop finish that is semi-dry.
Apr 09, 2016Reviewed by Shippy from Colorado
3.48/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.48/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a bottle. Pours a clear amber with a thin, off-white head. Aromas lean toward sweet caramel with a little pine. Taste is fairly sweet, some caramel notes, followed by some hopiness and a crisp, bitter finish. The bitterness on the end is not overpowering or intense and rounds out the flavor nicely. The feel is light/medium bodied with some slickness and dense, airy carbonation somewhat like seltzer water. Overall, a solid amber that is easy to drink. The flavors give this beer a nice depth, but the feel leaves something to be desired.
Mar 31, 2016
Amber Sun Ale from 16 Mile Brewing Company
Beer rating:
79 out of
100 with
169 ratings
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