American Amber

Ok, second beer of the night at Rouge, American Amber on tap. I don't really like ambers much, too sweet, not a lot else going on. Oh sure, I prefer them to your basic fizzy yellow beer, but they aren't usually my first choice. However Rouge had a little sign up mentioning how it won a very prestigious award. I cannot remember which award, just that it was big. And important. And rouge is modest enough not to mention it on their website. (They do win many many awards, so it would be tricky to keep track of.) Anyhow, I thought I'd give it a go.

This is a really really good Amber. It deserved any awards it won. It is sweet, and like all great rogues, it toes the line sweet/too sweet. Which is to say the beer is sweet but not cloyingly sweet. It has a very pleasant mouthfeel, a mild finish, and a very good balance. There is a floral nose, with a quickly diminishing hop finish. By far the best amber I've ever had.

A percentage of sales go to the Oregon Coast Aquarium.

WDTB? Beer drinkers.

WSDTB? Ambers are the new pop music of beer, so that is to say all beer drinkers should be drinking this.

Rating: 9.2/10