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Avalanche Amber Ale
Breckenridge Brewery
- From:
- Breckenridge Brewery
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
Ranked #403 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 76
Ranked #28,154 - Avg:
- 3.32 | pDev: 15.66%
- Reviews:
- 511
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 24, 2023
- Added:
- Dec 16, 2001
- Wants:
- 18
- Gots:
- 305
SCORE
76
Okay
76
Okay
This classic American amber ale blends pale, chocolate, and caramel malts to create a well-rounded, flavorful beer. Caramel malts lend whispers of toffee and an enjoyable sweetness, while a touch of bittering hops gives this beer its clean finish. Crafted for balance, Avalanche is a versatile and satisfying anytime beer.
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Reviewed by Reidrover from Oregon
3.79/5 rDev +14.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev +14.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pint at the Westside Taphouse in West Salem Oregon.
$7.00.
Pours a lovely deep chestnut brown..with a small tan head.
Malty nose of course. Light chocolate and sweet tobacco.
Taste again malty but not too sweet. Good
Really nice mouth feel to this one . smooth yet carbonated.
A nice throwback to the early days of craft beer.
Enjoying on a nice Oregon Autumn evening.
Oct 20, 2023$7.00.
Pours a lovely deep chestnut brown..with a small tan head.
Malty nose of course. Light chocolate and sweet tobacco.
Taste again malty but not too sweet. Good
Really nice mouth feel to this one . smooth yet carbonated.
A nice throwback to the early days of craft beer.
Enjoying on a nice Oregon Autumn evening.
Reviewed by daliandragon from Maryland
3.59/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.59/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Picked up in a mixed pack from this Colorado brewer. Sweet nose with abundant caramel malt sweetness. Texture is balanced and holds the edge. This could use a little more balance, but it satisfies the basic requirements of the style reasonably well. Not my favorite style but adequate at the very least.
May 28, 2023
Rated by mpk2020 from Illinois
3.5/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Draft at Treehouse in Davenport, IA
Feb 04, 2023
Reviewed by milkshakebeersucks from Maryland
3.73/5 rDev +12.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev +12.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Clear amber, small off white head, small amount of lacing.
Aroma Caramel malts, a light touch of caramel malts, a lighter touch of vanilla.
Taste: Grainy, toffee-ish sweetness, Some floral, spicy hops add a semblance of balance.
Mouthfeel: A bit thin on the tip of the tongue but fuller as it heads for the throat.
Overall: Maybe not an exceptional Amber, but it is a fair value.
Dec 27, 2022Aroma Caramel malts, a light touch of caramel malts, a lighter touch of vanilla.
Taste: Grainy, toffee-ish sweetness, Some floral, spicy hops add a semblance of balance.
Mouthfeel: A bit thin on the tip of the tongue but fuller as it heads for the throat.
Overall: Maybe not an exceptional Amber, but it is a fair value.
Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado
3.69/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Dark amber body, clear; excellent carbonation; relatively thin head, bone colored and fairly lasting overall. Gentle, toasted grain aroma; very light caramel; very, very light pine note. Nice body; medium.
This is a beer I would have thought I'd had before (and may have, but not during my BA existence). Anyway, I don't find myself drinking as many Breckenridge beers as I used to, but this one is a nice reminder that this old school craft brewery still makes some nice beers.
Pouring temperature: 44 °F; canning info: 25JAN23 (i.e., best before date)
Dec 05, 2022This is a beer I would have thought I'd had before (and may have, but not during my BA existence). Anyway, I don't find myself drinking as many Breckenridge beers as I used to, but this one is a nice reminder that this old school craft brewery still makes some nice beers.
Pouring temperature: 44 °F; canning info: 25JAN23 (i.e., best before date)
Reviewed by Bouleboubier from New Jersey
3.23/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.23/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
(shaker pint pour at the brewery on 13 Sep around 2p - review copied from notes I took on my phone)
One of the more stuck-in-the-past, mediocre amber ales I've ever tried. Dry and hollow. Only peripheral caramel and toasted grain notes
what I can add from memory: dirty glass, little foam, ice cold; though I sipped it slow, little else was revealed (2017)
Sep 18, 2022One of the more stuck-in-the-past, mediocre amber ales I've ever tried. Dry and hollow. Only peripheral caramel and toasted grain notes
what I can add from memory: dirty glass, little foam, ice cold; though I sipped it slow, little else was revealed (2017)
Avalanche Amber Ale from Breckenridge Brewery
Beer rating:
76 out of
100 with
1490 ratings
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