Ambrosia - Half Acre Beer Company

LacquerHead

Illinois

4.2/5  rDev +16%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This had a really nice color. It was like a light colored chia tea with a little bit of haze.

The aroma was one of the best parts of this brew. It went through some subtle changes as it warmed up. At first it had citrus zest mixed with some herbal tones and a light candy-like touch. As it progressed the aroma began to move towards a toasty side. A little bit of a caramel emerged along with a dried flower scent.

The flavor was similar to the aroma, but with some slight differences. It was earthy in the sense that it reminded me of a garden. At first it had a lively orange citrus zest. It started off with a cranberry like tartness and dryness. This taste eventually gave way to a toasty flavor. The caramel and dried floral nature came through at the end.

Conclusion: If you can appreciate little subtleties then this will be a beer for you. The aroma and taste went through slight changes as it warmed up which kept things interesting. It had a zesty tartness in the beginning and finished with a slightly sweet dried floral flavor.

Serving type: growler

03-17-2011 01:23:13 | More by LacquerHead

Sparky44

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

03-24-2013 18:38:25 | More by Sparky44

Soxfanmcgee

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

04-15-2012 01:58:59 | More by Soxfanmcgee

Mora2000

Texas

3.9/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks to Pawola22 for sending this bottle my way.

The beer pours a hazy orange color with a white head. The aroma has a lot of wheat and orange citrus notes, with some additional floral notes which I assume are from the hibiscus. The flavor is more of the same. The floral and orange citrus notes go very well together, with the wheat backbone also adding a little flavor to the overall experience. The beer is very easy to drink. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

04-10-2012 01:39:28 | More by Mora2000

ILLEGALSMILEs

Illinois

4/5  rDev +10.5%

02-07-2012 19:23:49 | More by ILLEGALSMILEs

Jefe73

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%

01-20-2012 15:02:19 | More by Jefe73

imperialking

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%

01-17-2012 04:56:39 | More by imperialking

BrewerB

California

3.68/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

MarkFy sent me this beer in a recent trade. Cheers and thanks, Mark!

Pouring into a Three Floyds pint glass. Semi-cloudy, medium orange in color with yellow highlights. Formed a tall, rocky off-white that's retaining well and leaving lacing on the glass.

Sweet orange rind along with a harder to identify floral presence dominate the nose on this brew.

Flavors include a mild toasty malt and a more prevalent orange rind. Moderate level of bitterness and a dry finish. Slight spiciness.

Medium-light bodied with a moderate level of carbonation.

Overall glad to have sampled this but nothing overly impressive. A well-made beer but not something I'd go out of my way for.

Serving type: bottle

01-04-2012 04:36:39 | More by BrewerB

markrmoser

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%

12-18-2011 22:35:50 | More by markrmoser

TXLLama

Texas

3/5  rDev -17.1%

12-17-2011 22:08:32 | More by TXLLama

Pellinore1

Illinois

4/5  rDev +10.5%

12-03-2011 02:39:06 | More by Pellinore1

spycow

Illinois

4/5  rDev +10.5%

12-01-2011 04:22:47 | More by spycow

geoffsm12

Illinois

4/5  rDev +10.5%

11-27-2011 19:04:38 | More by geoffsm12

Exiled

Texas

4/5  rDev +10.5%

11-25-2011 03:14:58 | More by Exiled

RTrain12

Illinois

4/5  rDev +10.5%

11-18-2011 03:42:06 | More by RTrain12

davidbowers13

Illinois

5/5  rDev +38.1%

11-17-2011 13:19:02 | More by davidbowers13

Deeeeezzzzznuts

Illinois

4/5  rDev +10.5%

11-17-2011 05:38:49 | More by Deeeeezzzzznuts

cadaugherty

Illinois

3/5  rDev -17.1%

11-15-2011 17:41:23 | More by cadaugherty

sgoro

Illinois

4/5  rDev +10.5%

11-15-2011 16:25:12 | More by sgoro

bauermj

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%

11-14-2011 20:04:26 | More by bauermj

savagepanda

Illinois

4/5  rDev +10.5%

11-14-2011 16:00:05 | More by savagepanda

mikesgroove

South Carolina

4.03/5  rDev +11.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

bright golden amber with lots of haze and cloudiness and some sediment gathering on the bottom. A very fluffy large head of white formed on the top and this gradually gave way to copious side glass lace. A great aroma hear, very light with lots of floral light hop[s in the back a really nice grassy and yeast like front to it. This translated over very well to the flavor. A very light floral and bright flavor dominated by grass like flavors, punctuated with peaches, and orange hop flavors

Serving type: bottle

11-05-2011 14:26:38 | More by mikesgroove

MrMcGibblets

Illinois

2.88/5  rDev -20.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

A: hazy orange-red. nice white head and lacing.
S: floral, citrus, tropical fruit, toffee, and spicy yeast.
T: lightly sweet malts and smooth hops upfront but becomes very thin at the end. some half acre beers just have this weird quality where they just kinda disappear at the back end. a definite sourish twang as well is a bit off-putting. some lingering floral and citrus rind notes.
M: seems thin and watery. over-attenuated?
D: interesting attempt using flowers and citrus peel in an apwa.

Serving type: bottle

10-18-2011 14:38:27 | More by MrMcGibblets

zeledonia

Minnesota

2.3/5  rDev -36.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

Food of the gods, eh... that gives me high expectations. Have to see if it measures up.

Pours a delightful orange color, hazy and nearly opaque. My aggressive pour yields a massive fluffy off-white head. Great head retention and lacing.

Smells of citrus and sweet flowers. Oranges, some floral hops. Some not-quite-ripe wheat. Gentle but with a pungent depth.

Taste is shockingly one-dimensional, especially after the smell. Lemon peel sour and aspirin bitter, and rather thin to boot. Finish is long and bitter, but medicine bitter, not hop bitter. I really don't like it, and I want it to stop. If my opinion doesn't improve soon, most of this bottle is going down the drain.

Mouthfeel is alright. Medium-light body, carbonation's on the low side.

In conclusion, if you name your beer after the food of the gods, it better be darn good. This doesn't come close to that level, particularly in the taste. Review... check. Drink again, or even finish this bottle? No thank you.

Serving type: bottle

09-20-2011 01:29:14 | More by zeledonia

mikul93

California

3.15/5  rDev -13%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

A Poured a dark reddish brown with a very large off white head.

S Wheat, citrus, honey and floral

T Actually a well balanced beer. Wheat, orange, mild sweet malt and a slight bitterness.

M Medium body with nice carbonation.

O Beer was OK. If it were offered to me, I would drink it again, but would not seek out. A different wheat beer.

Serving type: bottle

09-05-2011 00:54:53 | More by mikul93