Amber Road Amber Ale - Baxter Brewing Co.

dasenebler

Maine

2.78/5  rDev -23%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5

12oz, canned on 11.8.11.

Pours a clear, dark amber with a nice off-white head. Retention and lacing are decent.

Aroma is a bit off, with hints of oxidation. Some woody hops.

Flavor is malty and toasty. Firmly bitter with a tea-like character. Notes of caramel, bread crusts, and spicy hops. Oxidation character comes through in the flavor as well-- kind of stale tasting, and a touch metallic. Mouthfeel is medium-bodied and nicely carbonated.

Shows potential, but not something I'd seek out. Seems every can from Baxter I've drank recently has some off-flavor going on. They'll need to get their act together if they're expecting beer drinkers like me to pay 9-10 bucks per six pack.

Serving type: can

02-04-2012 22:45:46 | More by dasenebler

Kelp

New Hampshire

3.5/5  rDev -3%

06-14-2013 04:49:13 | More by Kelp

Casterbridge

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -3%

06-08-2013 20:30:18 | More by Casterbridge

DrewBest

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +24.7%

05-20-2013 01:17:17 | More by DrewBest

trotnixon

Maine

3.5/5  rDev -3%

04-24-2013 10:59:41 | More by trotnixon

cnwillis31

Maine

3.5/5  rDev -3%

04-23-2013 21:56:07 | More by cnwillis31

bluerabbit

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +3.9%

04-01-2013 21:37:59 | More by bluerabbit

PriorDoubleDark

Maine

3.25/5  rDev -10%

03-08-2013 17:37:00 | More by PriorDoubleDark

brureview

Massachusetts

3.61/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured in a stein. Attractive nice apple cider color with a big 3-4 fingers head The head did not retain itself, but the beer looked great in the glass.

Aroma- malty and apple fruit.

Mouth feel. Not very carbonated. Works well with total concept of the beer.

Taste: very tart, malty, and hoppy. There was a distinct apple cider taste to this beer. Almost sour.

In general, quite refreshing to drink. A good beer especially when one wants to stay away from high ABV winter beer.

Serving type: bottle

03-05-2013 02:05:03 | More by brureview

Mullen2525

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -3%

02-24-2013 21:30:01 | More by Mullen2525

ScottHeidrich119

Maine

3.5/5  rDev -3%

01-21-2013 23:57:15 | More by ScottHeidrich119

BeerCosmonaut

Vermont

3/5  rDev -16.9%

01-05-2013 20:53:56 | More by BeerCosmonaut

tjeppaint

Maine

3.75/5  rDev +3.9%

12-26-2012 00:11:56 | More by tjeppaint

bluesplit63

Connecticut

4.5/5  rDev +24.7%

11-17-2012 22:53:37 | More by bluesplit63

mmmaaattt

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +10.8%

10-08-2012 01:39:31 | More by mmmaaattt

Maxwell

Massachusetts

3.45/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

The beer pours a murky orange brown from the can, with a nice lightly white-sand head on top that leaves quickly, leaving a sticky bit of lacing behind. The beer looks very well carbonated judging by the bubbles in the glass, and is murkier than swamp water, with just a slight glimpse of the other side of the glass when you gaze through it. Of course, this beer is meant for the can so a majority of the sampling will be from there, but a sample from the glass is also in order. In the glass it smells like sweet caramel and toffee malts with a slight roasted flavor. There is a lot of biscuit in the smell as well which makes the beer smell like a sweet bread. There is also a slight citrus like lemon or unripe orange coming from the hops, but they are backseat to the malts. From the can the smell is pretty much the same, with a little of a metallic taste unsurprisingly added in. From the glass the beer tastes sweet with a tremendous balance between the caramel and biscuit malts and citrus bitter orange of the hops. The hops bitter does a good job of lasting throughout the taste and into the aftertaste where it overpowers everything and becomes slightly cloying. From the can the taste is very similar, but strangely mellows the citrus aftertaste considerably making it far more pleasant on the palate. Flavors are quite mellow, making this a nice beer to sit back and sip wherever you might be. There is an owe so slight aspirin flavor that builds from the bitterness over time, but it is not overpowering in the beer. Mouthfeel is cool and crisp with just a slight bite of carbonation on the tongue, and a slight chewiness to the feel. The mouth is left with a sheen of spittle and bitter ichor on the tongue. Overall this is a nice pretty much sesssionable red that sits nicely in a can and is easy to knock back. It’s definitely more malt centric, but does a good job of balancing that with the hops. This beer will not knock your socks off, but is a solid go to for any craftbeer lover looking for something with taste to stock up on and knock back. Another solid beer from the Baxter Brewing Company.

Serving type: can

09-22-2012 19:54:56 | More by Maxwell

Dbrag

Maine

3.75/5  rDev +3.9%

09-16-2012 16:04:53 | More by Dbrag

Larrydoherty

Massachusetts

2.75/5  rDev -23.8%

09-08-2012 23:56:07 | More by Larrydoherty

jbertsch

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +10.8%

09-03-2012 23:51:20 | More by jbertsch

meehandennis

Maine

3.75/5  rDev +3.9%

08-31-2012 23:44:20 | More by meehandennis

WeldBeerMan

3/5  rDev -16.9%

08-29-2012 01:44:25 | More by WeldBeerMan

MNBeerNE

3.5/5  rDev -3%

08-26-2012 13:55:14 | More by MNBeerNE

BEERMILER12

Maine

3.68/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A: Pours a solid amber color with 2 fingers worth of sticky lace that retains well and leaves some nice lacing

S: Some nice caramel maltiness and fruity notes are the things that stand out the most, along with hints of toffee

T: Follows the nose. Mostly some caramel and toffee from the maltiness and then hints of fruits, most noticeably cherry. Some earthiness from the hops also comes through

M: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Smooth and easy to drink

O: Another good any time beer in a can from Baxter. Not the most flavorful or complex, but gets the job done. If you really like a hoppy amber, look elsewhere. If you enjoy a more malt-forward amber, then look no further

Serving type: can

08-21-2012 00:14:03 | More by BEERMILER12

notdriving

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +3.9%

08-18-2012 01:53:56 | More by notdriving

smakawhat

Maryland

3.1/5  rDev -14.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Poured from the can into a nonic pint glass.

A bit hazy reddish brown amber body, with a nice light creamy off white and tan head. Forms about three fingers in size with some nice retention and some spider like lacing.

Nose is a soft toasty malt bill, a good malt sweetness to this also. A nice classic chewy bread sense. Very solid smelling amber.

Palate hits with a very watery body. Mouthfeel hints at malt density but doesn't carry over this lifeless feel. Finish comes and goes very quickly with a mild hop presence, but also there's even a very odd carbonation to this, with a strange odd bitter.

Overall this isn't really getting the job done.

Serving type: can

08-14-2012 22:45:04 | More by smakawhat