5 A.M. Saint - BrewDog

danieelol

Australia

4.03/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: attractive beer, almost the appearance of a barleywine. Reddish amber/copper, good head. Pretty excellent lacing, and the head lasts. 4.5

S: Caramel malt and citric hop. A bit like little creatures pale ale. Also some really rich wafts of honey which remind me of their DIPA, Hardcore. 4

T: Honey malt and some floral notes. Lingering bitterness. A really well balanced beer. Reminds me of Hardcore with less malt and less hops. Complex. I think it could do with some more bitterness to bring it in line with an IPA, which it already otherwise tastes like (I'm not sure if this is a freshness issue but is use by date is still more than 6 months into the future).

M: Watery, but appropriate for the style. 4

D: A really tasty moderate alcohol amber ale. Blows something like James Squire's Amber Ale off the planet. 4

Serving type: bottle

02-20-2011 03:08:55 | More by danieelol

crosenkrantz

Switzerland

2.5/5  rDev -35.4%

06-17-2013 19:20:30 | More by crosenkrantz

shigg85

Japan

4.5/5  rDev +16.3%

06-12-2013 01:04:48 | More by shigg85

IWannaEatFood

California

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

06-07-2013 03:44:26 | More by IWannaEatFood

Kmat10

Alberta (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +9.8%

06-04-2013 23:30:10 | More by Kmat10

tabitha

Illinois

5/5  rDev +29.2%

06-03-2013 01:48:33 | More by tabitha

YamagamiTravis

Saskatchewan (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

06-01-2013 04:55:28 | More by YamagamiTravis

wl0307

United Kingdom (England)

4.1/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Coming in a 330ml slim brown bottle, BB 22/04/2014, served mildly chilled in a tall tumbler. Notes: the front label writes “iconoclastic amber ale”, while the side label gives a long… essay (propaganda-style) on how the general public needs more educating about beers, blah blah blah, the UK beer scene is sick and they’re the doctor…??!! Seriously?

A: pours a clear, dark chestnut brown colour, coming with a thick layer of beige creamy head and moderate flows of carbonation.
S: almost like an ultra-aromatic Premium Bitter, the hoppy Altos sing in front of the deeper toffee-ish Baritones as of caramel-, crystal-, and/or roast-malts, giving a richly fruity and floral performance full of rose petals, longan-fruits, sweet citrus, jammy dark berries/raisins, and sweetened black tea. Weighty and creamy at the same time.
T: lively but not too fizzy, the creamy foretaste is immediately bready+roast-malty, citric-peel-ish, and dark-fruity, with plentiful aromatic notes of toasted nuts, raisins, deepening tannic sprigy and herbal bitterness as of roast malts plus mixed hops, and milder undertones of lightly smoked dark tea. Moderately dry-ish in the finish, where a lively flow of acidity reaches a harmony with the wonderfully attenuated sweetness and bitterness.
M&O: softly carbonated, medium bodied, yet tasting surprisingly light on the palate, this is a balanced, deliciously hoppy and also complex-malty brew very much my choice for a session beer, packing so much good stuff at 5%abv. Recommended (i.e. the beer itself, NOT the manifesto on the beer label…!).

Serving type: bottle

05-28-2013 20:23:42 | More by wl0307

McBraniel

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

05-26-2013 20:51:05 | More by McBraniel

KStark

British Columbia (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

05-24-2013 14:14:48 | More by KStark

drgonzo2k2

California

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%

05-18-2013 14:56:59 | More by drgonzo2k2

WesWes

New York

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

05-15-2013 20:07:26 | More by WesWes

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -16%

05-10-2013 16:02:20 | More by twenty5

Vinicius

Brazil

3/5  rDev -22.5%

05-09-2013 23:00:11 | More by Vinicius

blee107

Ireland

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%

05-04-2013 16:53:30 | More by blee107

Kelp

New Hampshire

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%

04-27-2013 09:32:19 | More by Kelp

Liquoric3

Germany

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

04-25-2013 11:14:24 | More by Liquoric3

kjyost

Manitoba (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +16.3%

04-25-2013 03:16:47 | More by kjyost

blackdavid

Brazil

5/5  rDev +29.2%

04-23-2013 19:24:20 | More by blackdavid

Poupae

Thailand

4/5  rDev +3.4%

04-21-2013 17:27:47 | More by Poupae

tbryan5

Louisiana

4.25/5  rDev +9.8%

04-19-2013 01:27:59 | More by tbryan5

GRG1313

California

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%

04-18-2013 16:13:55 | More by GRG1313

BogBoyJD

Ireland

4/5  rDev +3.4%

04-15-2013 12:55:07 | More by BogBoyJD

Rohkey

Michigan

4/5  rDev +3.4%

04-13-2013 17:45:49 | More by Rohkey

UCLABrewN84

California

3.69/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a murky dark orange with a foamy khaki head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Foamy swaths of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of toasted malt, caramel, citrus zest, and herbal hops. Taste is much the same with malt and earthy hop flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of hop bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer that has a much better smell over taste in my opinion.

Serving type: bottle

04-09-2013 04:00:04 | More by UCLABrewN84