AmarilLo Faber
Fiddlehead Brewing Company

On tap at Blackback pub. This was a poured into a tulip. The appearance was a burnt orange to crisp light almost yellow color with a bar pour’s kind of slim head that just bounced right on out of here. The smell started off with a sweet to bitter grapefruit rind and pulp. Light pulp runs the gamut underneath. Subtle "hop" spices tries to hit (Amarillo hops, mmmm, I get it). The taste was fairly malty sweet with the crisp contour of the Amarillo hops hitting all over in the tastebuds. Light in the aftertaste and running into the finish. On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium in body with a decent all around. Overall, I’d say this was a pretty good APA that I could have again.

 

Consumed 12/31/15
Note: Received growler as a Christmas gift, not entirely sure when it was filled

A: Medium gold with slight hints of light orange - pours clear, medium sized, off-white head, retains a mostly solid cap, leaves some spots of lacing

S: Amarillo, basically - orange and grapefruit juice, with a ton of tangerine - floral citrus in abundance - some herbal notes - mild and mellow overall - some very pale malts at the base

T: Somewhere between tangerine seltzer, Orangina, and a pale ale - tangerine flesh and juice - floral orange and grapefruit - slight herbal flavors - low bitterness - very mild overall, as the aroma suggests - some very pale malts, pale bread, light crackers at the base

M: Light body, mostly crisp, lightly smooth, nicely carbonated, clean finish

O: How do you feel about Amarillo?

If you like Amarillo, you should know what it tastes like: tangerines. If you like that, seek this out. It's hilariously, dangerously crushable.