Topic Archives: Amber Ales
Half Acre’s Winter Offering: Tomten
“Deep in the grip of the midwinter cold
The stars glitter and sparkle.
All are asleep on this lonely farm,
Deep in the winter night.
The pale white moon is a wanderer,
snow gleams white on pine and fir,
snow gleams white on the roofs.
The tomte alone is awake.”
-excerpt from “Tomten”, a poem by Viktor Rydberg, 1881.
Yep, sounds about right this time of year, at least where I am. After much deliberating over what beer they could make that all of them could enjoy, Half Acre Beer Tomten was born. It boasts a fruity aroma with its amber base and comes in at a nice 6.7%. Be sure to grab a growler of this relaxing winter beer when it launches January 11 and share it with friends while admiring the snowy fir trees by your fireplace.
Style: Amber Ale
Availability: Bottles, Draft
Arrival:
6.7% ABV
Grand Teton Bone Warmer 2013
Smuttynose Releasing First Wet-Hopped Beer “Herbaceous”
Smuttynose Brewing Co (Portsmouth, NH) will release their first wet-hopped offering in their Short Batch Series on Thursday, October 11th. Herbaceous is first and foremost an amber ale, hopped generously with 150 lbs of fresh citra. Wet-hopping on the east coast is a little pricey to0, as these hops were overnighted from the Yakima Valley.
Her – ba – ceous [hur-bey-shuhs, ur-] adj 1: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an herb
46 cases go on sale 10/11 at 5 pm.
Style: Amber Ale (Wet Hopped)
Hops: Citra, Magnum, Willamette, Sterling
Malts: Weyermann Vienna and Weyermann CaraMunich
Yeast: California Ale
Availability: 22oz bombers, Brewery release
4.25% ABV, 50 IBUs
Ommegang Scythe & Sickle Hits Shelves
Brewery Ommegang’s new fall offering is now on shelves – Scythe & Sickle Harvest Ale. The new amber ale out of Cooperstown, New York celebrates the fall harvest. The beer is full of malt flavor, thanks to pils, rye flakes and oat flakes. A nice stand out beer in a sea of autumn offerings.
“Scythe & Sickle is our foray into honoring the harvest season, taking the finest malts and blending them seamlessly into a rich amber ale,” says Brew Master Phil Leinhart. “Farming is about precision, timing and care, and this gently sweet ale is our testament to the craft and care of farming.”
Style: Amber Ale
Availability: 12oz bottles, Draft. Sept-Nov.
5.8% ABV
Stone Variant: Levitation Ale with Habanero Peppers
A variant from Stone Brewing Co – Stone Levitation Ale w/ Habanero Peppers.
Style: Amber Ale (w/ Habanero Peppers)
Availability: Draft Only. Limited
4.4% ABV
Drake’s Amber
Rough Draft Amber Ale
