Looking for Amber Ale suggestions.

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  1. Hoptopher

    Hoptopher Initiate (0) Feb 24, 2013 Tennessee

    I recently had a Hello My Name Is Amber from Flat 12 and I thought that was a solid amber ale.
     
    #61 Hoptopher, Aug 26, 2013
  2. rangerzx3

    rangerzx3 Initiate (0) Apr 17, 2012 Iowa

    Fat Tire and Dead Guy Ale are great "training wheel" ambers. Ambergeddon by Ale Asylum is excellent. I also really like Two Brothers Domaine DuPage (even though it isn't considered an amber beer)
     
    #62 rangerzx3, Aug 26, 2013
  3. kkipple

    kkipple Maven (1,430) Jul 30, 2005 South Carolina


    Balls, Nugget Nectar is a B - beer at best.
     
    #63 kkipple, Aug 26, 2013
  4. SammyJaxxxx

    SammyJaxxxx Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2012 New Jersey

    You could try, but it would be difficilt for you to be more wrong.
     
    #64 SammyJaxxxx, Aug 26, 2013
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  5. rocdoc1

    rocdoc1 Savant (1,215) Jan 13, 2006 New Mexico

    And yet my 2 favorite ambers don't show up on that list: Alesmith Anvil, and Coop Ale Works Native Amber
     
    #65 rocdoc1, Aug 26, 2013
  6. keithmurray

    keithmurray Pooh-Bah (2,967) Oct 7, 2009 Connecticut
    Pooh-Bah

    Full Sail Amber
     
    #66 keithmurray, Aug 26, 2013
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  7. joeymac13

    joeymac13 Initiate (0) Aug 10, 2013 Minnesota

    So far my favorites have been Great Lakes Eliot Ness and Cigar City Tocobaga
     
    #67 joeymac13, Aug 30, 2013
  8. rocdoc1

    rocdoc1 Savant (1,215) Jan 13, 2006 New Mexico

    Native Amber and Alesmith Anvil are my 2 favorites
     
    #68 rocdoc1, Aug 30, 2013
  9. Distroman

    Distroman Initiate (0) May 20, 2013 Illinois

    Hudepohl is all you need.
     
    #69 Distroman, Aug 30, 2013
  10. mymasterpiece75

    mymasterpiece75 Initiate (0) Jan 7, 2010 Texas

    Dead Guy is a maibock, I believe, but the OP may want to give it a try based on the flavor profile he is seeking (along with other maibocks).
     
    #70 mymasterpiece75, Aug 30, 2013
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  11. kell50

    kell50 Pooh-Bah (2,334) Jul 25, 2007 North Carolina
    Pooh-Bah

    Everyone will chant Nugget Nectar here, which I'm not going to dispute. However, let me give you another AWESOME amber/red suggestion..

    Ithaca Cascazilla.

    So friggin tasty.
     
    #71 kell50, Aug 30, 2013
  12. Morockm

    Morockm Initiate (0) Sep 13, 2012 North Carolina

    I agree!
     
    #72 Morockm, Aug 30, 2013
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  13. 57md

    57md Grand Pooh-Bah (3,033) Aug 22, 2011 Pennsylvania
    Pooh-Bah

    The Ambers that I enjoy tend to be on the hoppier side. To me Nugget Nectar is the king of the ambers - nothing comes close.

    As for less hoppy ambers, I'd say that Anderson Valley Boont is the best.
     
    #73 57md, Aug 30, 2013
  14. ZionNation

    ZionNation Initiate (0) Jun 24, 2013 Arizona

    yep, Fullers is where it's at. also the Sam Smiths Nut Brown Ale and Pale Ale.
     
    #74 ZionNation, Aug 30, 2013
  15. trentbrown89

    trentbrown89 Initiate (0) Feb 13, 2013 California

    Levitation from stone is amazing!!! At 4.4% the flavor is incredible and you can drink it all day. Zoe and troegs ambers are awesome as well!
     
    #75 trentbrown89, Aug 30, 2013
  16. LambicPentameter

    LambicPentameter Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2012 Nebraska

    Let's see... traditional, I'll second Bell's Amber. Just a really flavorful, classic amber ale. Odell Levity is also solid, and more traditional than the hoppier spring seasonal, Red.

    And on the hoppier side of things, I love the well-known Levitation, but there are several others that I'm surprised haven't been mentioned yet:

    (listed from lower to higher hoppiness, at least to my tastebuds)
    • Ruedrich's Red Seal Ale by North Coast
    • Pursuit of Hoppiness by Grand Teton
    • Hop Head Red by Green Flash
     
    #76 LambicPentameter, Aug 30, 2013
  17. DocHo11idaze

    DocHo11idaze Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2013 California

    Im not huge into Reds yet, but i enjoy Karl Strauss's Red Trolley. A local brewery Ritual, make an extra red which is good. Im not a fan of Fat Tire...at all
     
    #77 DocHo11idaze, Aug 30, 2013
  18. Quardt5

    Quardt5 Initiate (0) May 17, 2012 Illinois

    While working in Tacoma I was introduced to Mac & Jacks African Amber and could not get enough in the week I was there. Returned to Chicago and found you cannot get it here. While working in Paducah found Anderson Valley Boont Amber Ale which I can get in Chicago and discovered they taste really close to the same. Can someone give me suggestions of other Ambers with the same taste.?


    Thanks
    Mark
     
    #78 Quardt5, Oct 2, 2013
  19. Fargrow

    Fargrow Initiate (0) Feb 7, 2013 Michigan

    Finnegans Irish Amber. St. Paul, Minnesota. Awesome beer. Plus, 100% of profits go to feeding the hungry.
     
    #79 Fargrow, Oct 3, 2013
  20. robieobie1

    robieobie1 Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2012 Pennsylvania

    Nugget nectar and tocobaga... Thats all.
     
    #80 robieobie1, Oct 3, 2013
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