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Amber Ale

Amber Ale Wine Details
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Description: Our Amber Ale is a slightly sweet beer that focuses on a malty flavor and is very lightly hopped. It is a nice amber to almost red hue. The dominant flavors are caramel, bread or biscuit, and a slightly fruity taste. This beer has a malty aroma with just a hint of hops.

Varietal Definition
Amber Ale:
This is a more modern, non-traditional style, and many of these beers borrow heavily from the characteristics associated with more classical styles such as "Pale Ales" or "Bitters." Amber ales are light to medium bodied and can be anywhere from light copper to light brown in hue. Flavorwise they can vary from generic and quaffable to serious craft brewed styles with extravagant hoppy aromas and full malt character. Typically amber ales are quite malty but not heavily caramelized in flavor. For our purposes amber ales will also include ales commonly identified as "Red Ales," and "American Ales" as, from the consumers viewpoint, the dividing line between these styles can often be a more a marketing concern than a consistently observed brewing convention.


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