Reluctant Amber
Boise Brewing
- From:
- Boise Brewing
- Idaho, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 5.4%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.89 | pDev: 1.03%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Nov 22, 2015
- Added:
- Nov 12, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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We’ll be the first to say it… Ambers are boring. If beer was a middle school, ambers would be western civilization class.
However, after multiple requests; Our head brewer Lance reluctantly took on the challenge of making an amber we could all be excited about. The result is a surprisingly thrilling, toasty - caramel treat. Modestly hopped with el dorado, Chinook, and cascade hops straight from Idaho farms, this beer still has enough hop kick to keep it interesting. Toasty on the nose with a honey-nut accented flavor, this well balanced amber fits the style without leaving you drooling on your trapper keeper.
However, after multiple requests; Our head brewer Lance reluctantly took on the challenge of making an amber we could all be excited about. The result is a surprisingly thrilling, toasty - caramel treat. Modestly hopped with el dorado, Chinook, and cascade hops straight from Idaho farms, this beer still has enough hop kick to keep it interesting. Toasty on the nose with a honey-nut accented flavor, this well balanced amber fits the style without leaving you drooling on your trapper keeper.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.93/5 rDev +1%
look: 5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.93/5 rDev +1%
look: 5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Growler fill from brewery. Beautiful pour, dark burnished wood body with an amazing fluffy head. Aroma seems like a normal amber at first, but then the taste kicks in with all sorts of caramel nuttiness. Then you start to appreciate the aroma and can detect the subtle nuances. Finish is mildly sweet and dry, tasty stuff, a benchmark for the style.
Nov 22, 2015
Reviewed by JohnGalt1 from Idaho
3.86/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.86/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Full pint from the brewery taproom tonight... Pours a polished deep amber with a meringue like off white head that dropped leaving fantastic lacing... Nose is dry toast with hints of caramel and plenty of Citrus/lesser fruity hops... Flavor is surprisingly rich for a standard Amber Ale... Good malt complexity... dark dry toast, dusting of caramel essence... a bit of a nutty note with warmth... again the hops are American CCC all the way... Very balanced and very drinkable. A style that is pretty tough to really appreciate and done well. I would happily drink this again.
Nov 12, 2015
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