Approach
Banded Peak Brewing Co.
- From:
- Banded Peak Brewing Co.
- Alberta, Canada
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Lager
- ABV:
- 5.1%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.11 | pDev: 15.11%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 08, 2025
- Added:
- Oct 22, 2024
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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Immensely drinkable, like a crisp mountain stream, and aromatic like a meadow full of wildflowers. Approach Amber Lager is crafted to get you started on your next adventure!
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by TheHammer from Canada (ON)
3.58/5 rDev +15.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.58/5 rDev +15.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Poured with two fingers of head that left ample lacing and retained very well. The body is cloudy, but I would barely call it amber as it's got quite a lot of dirty blond notes with a light bronze center.
Smell: Needs a lot more potency as even after warming, only that barest notes of mixed biscuit and caramel malt and maybe a touch of floral notes.
Taste: Starts with this mixed caramel and biscuit malt that doesn't quite work out quite right, turns to a mix of floral and grass hops.
Mouthfeel: The carbonation is solid, but there's something odd about the aftertaste, floral and caramel don't seem to jive quite right. Transisitoning is ok.
Drinkability: Lighter side of medium body, easy enough to get down but seems torn between being a normal gold lager and a more malt forward amber. Still settles down well.
Final Thoughts: It's decent offering, not an out of your way affair but worth it is you are in the area to pick up. I would think this is your late and early summer beer to start weaning you into or onto heavier stuff.
Oct 22, 2024Smell: Needs a lot more potency as even after warming, only that barest notes of mixed biscuit and caramel malt and maybe a touch of floral notes.
Taste: Starts with this mixed caramel and biscuit malt that doesn't quite work out quite right, turns to a mix of floral and grass hops.
Mouthfeel: The carbonation is solid, but there's something odd about the aftertaste, floral and caramel don't seem to jive quite right. Transisitoning is ok.
Drinkability: Lighter side of medium body, easy enough to get down but seems torn between being a normal gold lager and a more malt forward amber. Still settles down well.
Final Thoughts: It's decent offering, not an out of your way affair but worth it is you are in the area to pick up. I would think this is your late and early summer beer to start weaning you into or onto heavier stuff.
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