Taco Truck Amber Lager
Dust Bowl Brewing Company - Brewery Taproom
- From:
- Dust Bowl Brewing Company - Brewery Taproom
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
Ranked #356 - ABV:
- 4.7%
- Score:
- 84
Ranked #31,943 - Avg:
- 3.59 | pDev: 12.81%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 31, 2025
- Added:
- Jul 18, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
84
Good
84
Good
This smooth-drinking amber lager blends color and flavor without heaviness or bitterness. It showcases a rich malty character with a light body and smooth finish.
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Rated by ttoadee from Texas
3.65/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
RB transfer
Jul 15, 2025
Reviewed by OKbrew89 from Oklahoma
3.69/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a semi-transparent amber color with a small head. Nose of beery malt. Taste is semi-sweet malt with a pleasant bit of hops on the backend to balance it out. Medium body and medium carbonation.
It's a clean, drinkable, balanced, malt forward amber. They could've hopped it more and gone for a hoppy red, but it is just fine in it's current form.
Dec 03, 2018It's a clean, drinkable, balanced, malt forward amber. They could've hopped it more and gone for a hoppy red, but it is just fine in it's current form.
Reviewed by patre_tim from Thailand
3.45/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.45/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Amber filtered with moderate carbonation and a finger of beige head.
Smells of toasted malts and caramel
Tastes of caramel, farm apple cider, and malts.
Medium body, with moderate to low carbonation.
Got in Sacramento, drinking in Redding, Oct 4th, 2018.
Oct 05, 2018Smells of toasted malts and caramel
Tastes of caramel, farm apple cider, and malts.
Medium body, with moderate to low carbonation.
Got in Sacramento, drinking in Redding, Oct 4th, 2018.
Reviewed by Johnners from California
4.07/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4
4.07/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4
12 ox bottle in a small glass.
Look: if you didn't know this was a lager, you would think it was a pale ale, probably the darkest lager I've tasted.
Smell: Take one sniff, it's a lager. Nice and fruity, with a hint of malt.
Taste: Again, the lager taste comes through loud and clear, but has a definite malty undertone. Sweet after-taste.
Mouthfeel: If you like your lagers, this may feel a bit heavy, but for someone like me who enjoys IPAs and brown ales, very nice.
Overall: I've always struggled to find a decent lager, but I have to say this one is a bit special. Has the look and feel of a pale ale, but the taste of a decent lager. Will definitely give it another shot!
Jul 02, 2017Look: if you didn't know this was a lager, you would think it was a pale ale, probably the darkest lager I've tasted.
Smell: Take one sniff, it's a lager. Nice and fruity, with a hint of malt.
Taste: Again, the lager taste comes through loud and clear, but has a definite malty undertone. Sweet after-taste.
Mouthfeel: If you like your lagers, this may feel a bit heavy, but for someone like me who enjoys IPAs and brown ales, very nice.
Overall: I've always struggled to find a decent lager, but I have to say this one is a bit special. Has the look and feel of a pale ale, but the taste of a decent lager. Will definitely give it another shot!
Reviewed by Todd from Finland
3.83/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Malty, Crackery, Herbal, Clean
Dark amber with ruby-brown hues and a thin head. A toasty, malty aroma carries through into the flavor with bread crusts, light caramel, a soft roastiness and a slightly spicy herbal note that lingers into the dry, crackery finish. The body is light, clean, and crisp. Taco Truck Amber Lager is a maltier upgrade from Taco Truck Lager and offers the palate more malts, but retains its sibling’s balance and ease of drinkability. But I’m still waiting on those tacos.
As reviewed in BeerAdvocate magazine #118 (November 2016).
Nov 11, 2016Dark amber with ruby-brown hues and a thin head. A toasty, malty aroma carries through into the flavor with bread crusts, light caramel, a soft roastiness and a slightly spicy herbal note that lingers into the dry, crackery finish. The body is light, clean, and crisp. Taco Truck Amber Lager is a maltier upgrade from Taco Truck Lager and offers the palate more malts, but retains its sibling’s balance and ease of drinkability. But I’m still waiting on those tacos.
As reviewed in BeerAdvocate magazine #118 (November 2016).
Reviewed by colts9016 from Idaho
2.64/5 rDev -26.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
2.64/5 rDev -26.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
A reddish copper color with some amber hues. The head is off white and the retention is poor.
N: The Vienna malt is noticeable, with some caramel, toasted notes, bready,
T: A floral, caramel, toasted notes, bready, and yeast.
O: This beer is was all over the board for me. the flavors were not harmonized, it often came off bitter, or watery. I did not care for this at all.
Jul 18, 2016N: The Vienna malt is noticeable, with some caramel, toasted notes, bready,
T: A floral, caramel, toasted notes, bready, and yeast.
O: This beer is was all over the board for me. the flavors were not harmonized, it often came off bitter, or watery. I did not care for this at all.
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