Tap Room No. 21 Amber Ale
World Brews

Tap Room No. 21 Amber AleTap Room No. 21 Amber Ale
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From:
World Brews
 
California, United States
Style:
American Amber / Red Ale
ABV:
4.8%
Score:
65
Avg:
2.74 | pDev: 24.82%
Reviews:
83
Ratings:
199
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 02, 2017
Added:
May 17, 2007
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  30
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Ratings by Mardukk:
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Reviewed by Mardukk from Ohio

2.05/5  rDev -25.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
Pours an amber color with little to no head or lacing.

Smells predominantly of adjuncts and oddly...apples, not good.

This has a thin mouthfeel with medium carbonation. The taste is malty with an offtasting adjunct flavor in the finish. Also mixed with the adjunct finish is a metallic bitterness. Little or no hops to speak of. This just has that macro sour coating it leaves in your mouth, throat and stomach.

Thin, sweet and offtasting would be the three words to describe this beer.
This is a very poor attempt at an amber ale, I wouldn't drink this again if it was free.
Jan 07, 2010
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.46 by jbehlar from Mississippi

Aug 02, 2017
 
Rated: 2.84 by BlueShepard19 from Kentucky

Apr 29, 2017
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Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina

3.21/5  rDev +17.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled on 5/11/2016. Pours clear medium orange/amber/light copper color with a 2 finger fairly dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings down the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of caramel, honey, brown sugar, toasted bread, light nuttiness, light citrus/apple fruitiness, herbal, grass, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Okay aromas with some dark/bready malt, honey, and light earthy hop/fruity yeast notes; with decent strength. Taste of caramel, honey, brown sugar, toasted bread, light nuttiness, light citrus/apple fruitiness, herbal, grass, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Minimal herbal/grassy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel. honey, brown sugar, toasted bread, light nuttiness, herbal, grass, and yeast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Solid robustness and complexity of dark/bready malt, honey, and light earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; with zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Minimal dryness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth and moderately creamy/bready/grainy mouthfeel that is good. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.5%. Slight diacetyl presence. Overall this is an okay amber ale. Decent robustness and complexity of dark/bready malt, honey, and light earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and easy to drink. This was pretty bland and needed more hop presence; but was fairly tasty and enjoyable otherwise.
Feb 05, 2017
 
Rated: 2.75 by Walnut from Missouri

Jan 29, 2017
 
Rated: 2.7 by ImperatorScab from Tennessee

Dec 19, 2016
 
Rated: 3.43 by John_Beeryman from Virginia

Jul 26, 2016
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Reviewed by Squire from Mississippi

3.18/5  rDev +16.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Appearance: Clear medium yellow, amber it ain't, white cape with good lace.

Aroma: Like Artisan whole wheat bread with honey. The label says "with honey added" and they aren't kidding. No hops that I could notice.

Taste: Rather good for a lightish honey added ale and remarkable only for it's noticeable sweetness. I know just the girl for this one. Didn't find any hops though and I promise I was looking.

Texture: Medium and a bit past medium.

Overall: May as well call it mead and be done with it. Bready malt and honey is all I taste. It's really too sweet for me to find pleasant and I'm not hard to please. I do know a grad student with a very low hop tolerance who dared me to find a beer she would like and this may be it.
Jul 14, 2016
 
Rated: 2.67 by Taphouse_Traveler from Florida

May 14, 2016
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Reviewed by MichaelProcton from North Carolina

3.42/5  rDev +24.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pours either a light copper or a dark honey with a small white head that very quickly dissipates despite a lot of small bubble activity. The smell is a very straightforward caramel malt, with clear sweetness. The taste is similar, with a full taste whose body of flavor doesn't let sweetness dominate (though it tries.) The faintest hint of hop bitterness is present on the back end. Mouthfeel is very heavy, particularly for style, though I don't mind it. It makes what can be a reasonably boring style feel more substantial. All in all, an ok brew that plays up at its $6.99 price point.
May 12, 2016
 
Rated: 2.87 by travis875 from Kentucky

Feb 22, 2016
 
Rated: 2.75 by williahd from Maine

Jan 24, 2016
 
Rated: 2.5 by LKx25 from Alabama

Jan 02, 2016
 
Rated: 3.08 by Caskaway from Illinois

Oct 17, 2015
 
Rated: 3.43 by weaselface89 from Georgia

Aug 04, 2015
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Reviewed by mmmbeer89 from New Mexico

2.63/5  rDev -4%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
this hardly even tastes like an amber ale to me. it's too much on the sweet side for me and yet still seems to lack flavor. overall a pretty generic beer.
Jul 29, 2015
 
Rated: 3.09 by Hootie159 from Massachusetts

Jul 14, 2015
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Reviewed by ordybill from Georgia

1.79/5  rDev -34.7%
look: 2.75 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Poured from a 12 OZ bottle into a pint glass. This is a terrible beer! Avoid it at all costs, the only marginal good thing is the appearance and that is average at best.
Jul 10, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by Eric_Standard from Canada (BC)

Jul 07, 2015
 
Rated: 2.72 by NCStateAE from North Carolina

Jul 04, 2015
Tap Room No. 21 Amber Ale from World Brews
Beer rating: 65 out of 100 with 199 ratings