Double Take Amber Ale - World Brews

TheMarkE

California

3.39/5  rDev +10.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

Appearance: Amber with a nice head of foam and decent lacing.

Smell: Malty, and maybe a touch of grassy hops if you concentrate.

Taste: Sweet and bitter, with just enough bready malts to give it a semblance of balance.

Mouthfeel: Thin and bitter.

The Verdict: Drinkable. Filled with bitterness just like the IPA, but better balanced and flavorful.

This is another brew from the same company that makes many generic beers masquerading as craft brews with names like Cable Car, Tap Room No. 21, RJ King Wingwalker, and Barrel Trolley.

Serving type: bottle

04-05-2013 02:05:02 | More by TheMarkE

Beerandraiderfan

Nevada

2.63/5  rDev -14.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

True to form, this amber beer is amber colored. 1" white head, looks the part here. Aroma, some peatyness, some bitterness, nothing mind blowingly awesome or awful going on here.

Much like their ipa, this beer is pretty much led by a bitter flavor profile and no more. The lines of flavoring, bittering and aroma (dry) hopping are blurred, it just seems like they went with 3x bittering hops and nothing more. I guess there's a little more of a body on this one to try and absorb the bitterness, but it doesn't really pull it off all that well. Its like, hey, let's put out a "craft" brew, find the highest alpha acid hop we can find, that way the total oz./$$ per barrel in terms of hop cost is low, but it will taste bitter, ipa's are all the rage right? That's all they care about those simpletons is bitterness, they need no hop flavors! Better like your beers metallic and bitter, because that's about all these guys offer up.

Serving type: bottle

10-12-2012 15:51:31 | More by Beerandraiderfan

exodus1369

California

3/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Over all this is a very average ale, not bad at all just really nothing to distinguish it at all. It had a good pour, good head, smelled of hop, taste of hop, bit fizzy, went down alright would have gone way better with food like pizza or hamburgers but yeah really not much here.

Serving type: bottle

01-31-2012 05:23:25 | More by exodus1369

UCLABrewN84

California

3.05/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pours a light clear copper color with a big 2 inch off-white head that fades to a thin cap. Nice latticework of lacing forms on the glass on the drink down. Smells of bready malt, slight citrus zest, and some metallic smells. Taste is of biscuit/bread, citrus zest, and just like the smell there is some metallic taste. Mild bitterness lingers on the palate after each sip. Low carbonation makes for a slightly flat and thick mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty average beer, like a poor man's Fat Tire. I had never seen this brand before and my brother-in-law picked some up to share with me. Nothing too offensive, but nothing to great either.

Serving type: bottle

07-03-2011 03:45:21 | More by UCLABrewN84

Zorro

California

3.35/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Clear Amber colored ale with a tall off-white head.

Smells malty with that scorched malt smell that fat tire ale has. Herbal hop aroma that is a bit soapy. There is some toasted bread in here and a slight whiff of citrus.

Starts out mildly sweet but surprising bitter. The bitterness abates a bit as you drink it. More C type hops in this than you would think by the smell. Pretty much just a highly hoped Amber ale, no subtle flavors to mention.

Mouthfeel is thin.

Drinkability is OK. Pretty much just another contact brewed Amber Ale, no intentions of buying it again.

Serving type: bottle

06-19-2011 02:12:02 | More by Zorro