Trance
Market Brewing Company
- From:
- Market Brewing Company
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 4.9%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.72 | pDev: 2.15%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 04, 2025
- Added:
- Oct 06, 2024
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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This crisp, refreshing Lagered Amber Ale will put you in a trance. Slightly fruity with a hint of malt sweetness, and a caramel, toffee backbone. At 4.9% ABV, and with extra lagering time, this beer will keep you coming back for more. 20 IBU
Recent ratings and reviews.
Rated by Pmicdee from Canada (ON)
3.61/5 rDev -3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.61/5 rDev -3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Dec 4 2024
Dec 04, 2024
Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.77/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.77/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
473 mL can from the LCBO; no packaging date and served slightly chilled. Billed as a lagered amber ale.
Pours a foggy orange-amber colour, topped with nearly one finger of creamy, foamy, off white-coloured head. Two minutes later, it has been reduced to a tight collar surrounding a patch of film; great lace production over the course of the session. The aroma is muted and largely malt driven - there's hints of caramel, toasted bread and some nuttiness, with suggestions of date fruit and earthy, woodsy hops.
The flavour profile is along the same lines: toffee, toasted grains and bread, with hints of caramel apple and nuts. Just a touch of earthy, herbal hop bitterness on the back end; finishes sweet, but trends off-dry-ish. Light-medium in body, with above average carbonation that adds a frothy feel to this brew's crisp mouthfeel. Excellent drinkability - I don't usually think of ambers as viable session options, but I could actually enjoy a couple of these in a row.
Final Grade: 3.77, a B+. Market's Trance is a solid amber - errr, lagered amber ale. The added step of lagering this ale has tempered it out a bit, making for a balanced, mellow experience that I found less saccharine than a lot of Canadian ambers. For me, this can absolutely be counted as a 'pro' - though if you prefer sweet, malty ambers then I wouldn't be surprised if you disagree. I think I would buy this once in a while, if it were available locally, and I'd encourage other BAs to give it a try, too.
Oct 06, 2024Pours a foggy orange-amber colour, topped with nearly one finger of creamy, foamy, off white-coloured head. Two minutes later, it has been reduced to a tight collar surrounding a patch of film; great lace production over the course of the session. The aroma is muted and largely malt driven - there's hints of caramel, toasted bread and some nuttiness, with suggestions of date fruit and earthy, woodsy hops.
The flavour profile is along the same lines: toffee, toasted grains and bread, with hints of caramel apple and nuts. Just a touch of earthy, herbal hop bitterness on the back end; finishes sweet, but trends off-dry-ish. Light-medium in body, with above average carbonation that adds a frothy feel to this brew's crisp mouthfeel. Excellent drinkability - I don't usually think of ambers as viable session options, but I could actually enjoy a couple of these in a row.
Final Grade: 3.77, a B+. Market's Trance is a solid amber - errr, lagered amber ale. The added step of lagering this ale has tempered it out a bit, making for a balanced, mellow experience that I found less saccharine than a lot of Canadian ambers. For me, this can absolutely be counted as a 'pro' - though if you prefer sweet, malty ambers then I wouldn't be surprised if you disagree. I think I would buy this once in a while, if it were available locally, and I'd encourage other BAs to give it a try, too.
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