Ambleside Amber Ale
Bridge Brewing Company
- From:
- Bridge Brewing Company
- British Columbia, Canada
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- +1 rating needed
- Avg:
- 3.73 | pDev: 7.24%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jul 17, 2016
- Added:
- Sep 09, 2015
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 1
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This is a juicy, hoppy, and incredibly drinkable beer. Although it has a low hop bitterness, this beer is loaded with aroma from a combination of Cascade, Centennial, Amarillo and Dr Rudi hops. This combination of hops gives this beer some huge citrus, floral, and tropical notes that are well balanced over a clean tasting malt bill.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by JonCorbett from Canada (BC)
3.72/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.72/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Poured in to a Spiegelau IPA Glass. A fairly clear dark amber, pours with a very proud plume of head loose and fluffy with a really good retention, takes a while for it to dissipate.
Aromatics: Bright and fruity, grapefruit with hints of pine - and a lovely sweet undertone of caramelized malt. Occasionally I get a whiff of bread but only after it warms a bit.
Taste: There is hop forward punch with a bit of tanginess and hint of spice - it does smooth out a bit with the malt but the hops are very prominent with a moderate herbal-floral earthiness. I like mactrail’s description - “more like herbal tea steeped too long”… sounds like a very concise description to me.
Feel: Smooth and creamy and pretty moderate bodied. Very nicely carbonated and a super dry finish with a stronger than normal bitterness aftertaste that does linger quite a bit.
Overall: Not overdone with the hops, and the choice of malts was extremely well matched. It’s appearance is a glorious salesman, I’m a little disappointed with the aromatics and flavours though - BUT, it was still pretty good. My inner chef is at a bit of a loss as to what to pair this with but going with what enjoyed it with it - it did seem to work very nicely - stone oven grilled pizza topped with hot genoa salami, jalapenos, pineapple, and a sprinkling of feta cheese. The hot spice from the jalapenos and salami combined with the sweet pineapple played wonderfully with the hops bitters. The saltiness from the feta cheese helped kick the lingering aftertaste which encouraged me to take another swig. For me it is a definitely not a “enjoy it alone” type of beer - it is ok on its own but really shines with a good food pairing. Really nice, so I’ll probably try it again.
Jul 17, 2016Aromatics: Bright and fruity, grapefruit with hints of pine - and a lovely sweet undertone of caramelized malt. Occasionally I get a whiff of bread but only after it warms a bit.
Taste: There is hop forward punch with a bit of tanginess and hint of spice - it does smooth out a bit with the malt but the hops are very prominent with a moderate herbal-floral earthiness. I like mactrail’s description - “more like herbal tea steeped too long”… sounds like a very concise description to me.
Feel: Smooth and creamy and pretty moderate bodied. Very nicely carbonated and a super dry finish with a stronger than normal bitterness aftertaste that does linger quite a bit.
Overall: Not overdone with the hops, and the choice of malts was extremely well matched. It’s appearance is a glorious salesman, I’m a little disappointed with the aromatics and flavours though - BUT, it was still pretty good. My inner chef is at a bit of a loss as to what to pair this with but going with what enjoyed it with it - it did seem to work very nicely - stone oven grilled pizza topped with hot genoa salami, jalapenos, pineapple, and a sprinkling of feta cheese. The hot spice from the jalapenos and salami combined with the sweet pineapple played wonderfully with the hops bitters. The saltiness from the feta cheese helped kick the lingering aftertaste which encouraged me to take another swig. For me it is a definitely not a “enjoy it alone” type of beer - it is ok on its own but really shines with a good food pairing. Really nice, so I’ll probably try it again.
Reviewed by Bunman3 from Canada (AB)
3.68/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Looks great - deep amber with a substantial tawny head that hangs around for the party. Definite cracker, dough and orange spice in the nose. The body of this beer is rich and layered, with plenty of caramel malt and citrus. The earthy tones make me think of walking through a west coast rainforest, in the best possible way. Overall, this is a very enjoyable amber!
Feb 13, 2016
Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)
3.71/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
650ml bottle, more Sunshine Coast brews making it across the Continental Divide to the still verdant beer-scape of Alberta. 'Dr. Rudi' hops sound a bit ominous, don't they?
This beer pours a clear, dark orange-brick brown colour, with a teeming tower of puffy, broadly foamy, and bubbly beige head, which leaves some chunky and streaky cloud form lace around the glass as it slowly bleeds off.
It smells of semi-sweet, bready and doughy caramel malt, muddled orange and red grapefruit citrus flesh, a none-too-shy oily nuttiness, subtle dark orchard fruity notes, and a further soft earthy, weedy, and herbal hoppiness. The taste is gritty, grainy caramel malt, still hard to discern, but well prevalent generic citrus rind, a touch of leafy pine resin, some understated browned apple and pear fruitiness, fading bar-top nuts, and more weedy, earthy, and softly herbal hop greenery.
The carbonation is adequate in its plainly workaday frothiness, the body just on the light side of yer typical medium weight, and so-so smooth, nothing really interfering, per se, but that doesn't seem to be the localized problem. It finishes off-dry, the languishing caramel malt putting up one final front, while the fruity and hoppy measures circle around back for an indeterminate counterattack.
Overall, not a bad Canadian amber ale, the hop quotient definitely in the respectable higher end of the spectrum for the style. Easy enough to drink, and eventually just one of those brews that, once a certain level of (mutual, I'd like to think) respect has been attained, you can simply wile away a night of comfort food and Christmas tree decorating in the company thereof.
Dec 09, 2015This beer pours a clear, dark orange-brick brown colour, with a teeming tower of puffy, broadly foamy, and bubbly beige head, which leaves some chunky and streaky cloud form lace around the glass as it slowly bleeds off.
It smells of semi-sweet, bready and doughy caramel malt, muddled orange and red grapefruit citrus flesh, a none-too-shy oily nuttiness, subtle dark orchard fruity notes, and a further soft earthy, weedy, and herbal hoppiness. The taste is gritty, grainy caramel malt, still hard to discern, but well prevalent generic citrus rind, a touch of leafy pine resin, some understated browned apple and pear fruitiness, fading bar-top nuts, and more weedy, earthy, and softly herbal hop greenery.
The carbonation is adequate in its plainly workaday frothiness, the body just on the light side of yer typical medium weight, and so-so smooth, nothing really interfering, per se, but that doesn't seem to be the localized problem. It finishes off-dry, the languishing caramel malt putting up one final front, while the fruity and hoppy measures circle around back for an indeterminate counterattack.
Overall, not a bad Canadian amber ale, the hop quotient definitely in the respectable higher end of the spectrum for the style. Easy enough to drink, and eventually just one of those brews that, once a certain level of (mutual, I'd like to think) respect has been attained, you can simply wile away a night of comfort food and Christmas tree decorating in the company thereof.
Reviewed by mactrail from Washington
3.28/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.28/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Poured from the 22 oz bottle purchased at The Market in Anacortes, Wash. Color is brownish amber with a handsome and long-lasting pile of suds in the Stella Artois goblet. Frothy and mouth filling. Quite a light body. Faint beery smell with a whiff of citrusy hops.
I let this warm up a trifle, so see if the flavors came through any better. This is pretty much the standard American Amber, with the all too common harsh and bitter edge. Hops are resiny and more like herbal tea steeped too long. Some faint malty taste, like watered-down caramel with a dishwater finish. Bitter aftertaste overstays its welcome. The enthusiastic foam with each pour makes me want to like it more.
Dec 08, 2015I let this warm up a trifle, so see if the flavors came through any better. This is pretty much the standard American Amber, with the all too common harsh and bitter edge. Hops are resiny and more like herbal tea steeped too long. Some faint malty taste, like watered-down caramel with a dishwater finish. Bitter aftertaste overstays its welcome. The enthusiastic foam with each pour makes me want to like it more.
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