Somer's Amber Ale - The Frog & Onion - Dockyard Brewing Co.

angrybabboon

Rhode Island

3.4/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Cheers to my parents for returning from a cruise with a mini swing-top growler (16oz, basically a Grolsch bottle) of this (and the porter)

Appearance: Crystal clear, amber/copper color - not much of a head, but I can't complain since this growler sat in some luggage for nearly half a week - possible to drum up some off-white carbonation, leaves some spots of lacing

Smell: Grainy, crackery, and bready - kind of smells like a multigrain bread mixed with some multigrain crackers - a slight vegetal, musty aroma, kind of smells like body odor - some lightly spicy hops, and some sweetness

Taste: Interesting, like a cross between an English bitter and an American amber - multigrain crackers and multigrain bread - some slight, vaguely English minerality - some slightly spicy hops - not really bitter at all, mostly sweet - some sweet toffee

Mouthfeel: Light to medium, smooth, very drinkable, but perhaps a little watery

Overall: Unique and tasty

Dockyard Brewing/Frog & Onion is the best brewery in Bermuda. Because it's the only brewery in Bermuda. Despite the lack of native competition, this is actually pretty good. There's something a bit off in the smell, but it's bready and refreshing. Definitely worth a try.

Serving type: growler

08-07-2012 05:43:13 | More by angrybabboon

KTCamm

New Jersey

3.13/5  rDev -4.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Served on tap at Dockyard Brewing in Bermuda.

Pours a copper color. Good foam. White atop. Light caramel smell. Malty taste, toffee. Very light carbonation - too light. Mild light hop at finish. Smooth, very light.

Ok beer, good flavor, but needs much more pop.

Serving type: on-tap

05-24-2012 01:28:58 | More by KTCamm

Kooz

New York

3.63/5  rDev +10.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4

Had this on 6/8/11, but just found my notes now; didn't want to try to guess and enter without them.

Light copper colored--some slight pure white head. Looks okay.

It's lightly carbonated and smooth. Slightly sweet with traditional bitter aftertaste.

Smells sweet like it's mid-fermentation. It got better as it warmed up.

Mouthfeel was a bit watery, but this was a good beer.

Serving type: on-tap

01-16-2012 02:47:23 | More by Kooz

tigg924

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: clear, dark gold, next to no head

Smell: hops a tad bit of rye bread, and malt

Taste: The taste follows the smell to the T.

Mouthfeel: super smooth, light bodied, a bit watery, slightly bitter end.

Drinkability: This is advertised as an English bitter but does drink lighter than that. It is very smooth and there are traces of hops. It could be sessionable on a hot day. Above average as an overall beer, very average for the style.

Serving type: on-tap

07-22-2009 18:18:40 | More by tigg924

PhillyStyle

Georgia

3.1/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A 20oz pint on tap at the Frog & Onion, Bermuda, April 13, 2009:

A: The beer appeared a clear golden amber color with about a one finger light, white head on it that was not particularly well retained. Minimal lacing, if any, but the beer did show a nice amount of carbonation rising to the top of the glass.

S: The aroma was light, mostly grains, similar to a lager, but also a little hops and a slight sweet smell.

T: As I recall from the menu, it stated that it was a traditional English Bitter, but the taste was clearly amber ale. The taste was light malt; I really did get any hops, with a very light hint of something sweet, really not discernible though.

M/D: The beer had a light body to it, average carbonation to it. The beer was crisp and had a nice finish to it. Overall, the beer was easy to drink and enjoyable but not something that I would drink regularly if given the chance. Average at best.

Serving type: on-tap

04-30-2009 16:04:49 | More by PhillyStyle

msubulldog25

Oregon

3.83/5  rDev +16.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

6 oz. pour, sampled at The Frog & Onion (The Dockyards/Bermuda). I also had an imperial pint of this at The Swizzle South Shore on another occasion.

All North Rock beers are now being brewed by Dockyard Brewing Co., on premises of F&O. NRBC then sells them at their South Road pub under the same names.

Description (from menu): "The flagship ale of Dockyard Brewing this copper coloured ale is a traditional English Bitter. Created using the finest Noble hops this brew is all round crowd pleaser to be enjoyed with all foods!". ABV not listed.

A: Clear amber/copper orange. A dollop of creamy off-white head and a fair amount of rising carbonation.

S: Unassuming mild aroma of mildly toasted cereal grain, a hint of sweet fruit covered and light covering of spicy hopping.

T: A balanced and fairly rich union of caramel maltiness and lightly spicy/dry hops. Bittering grows to a point then fades to subtle fruit and soft toffee sweetness, then evolves again to a lengthy bitter conclusion.

M: Light body, modest carbonation. Crisp, clean finish and lingering bittering.

D: A favorite from the first sip. The 'Amber Ale' in name suggests something different than the English Bitter this is; overall I found it pleasing to drink and sessionable. I estimate the ABV at around 5%.

Serving type: on-tap

04-21-2008 03:14:09 | More by msubulldog25

Dogbrick

Ohio

3/5  rDev -8.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Sample at the Frog & Onion in Bermuda: Clear light amber color with a thin bone white head and spotty lacing. Malty nose that contains some earthy elements. Light-bodied and sweet and skews to the malty side, but does contain touches of hops and fruit. However it is pretty one-dimensional overall. Average at best.

Serving type: on-tap

10-11-2007 19:12:40 | More by Dogbrick

doerickson

Virginia

2.75/5  rDev -16.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Amber/reddish color, with a clingy head. I found it to be relatively tasteless for an amber ale; I kept waiting for some (or any) flavors to become apparent, which didn't really happen. Not exactly sweet, not really bitter. I guess in that sense you could say it's well balanced. My review might be sort of biased in that I'm not a big fan of amber and red ales in general.

Serving type: on-tap

06-17-2002 19:07:00 | More by doerickson