Amber Mill - Crossroads Brewing Company

merc7186

New York

3.43/5  rDev -11.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

I had this beer poured on tap at the brewpub poured into a pint glass.

A: Amber/Golden Straw Hue, Passes Most Light, White Head Ring, Decent Lacing

S: Mild Honey, Mild Rye, Mild Bready Malts

T: Bready Malts, Mild Rye, Mild Honey

M: Average Carbonation, Medium Bodied, Mildly Bitter

Overall, the style was okay but I just don't think the honey and the rye meshed well together.

Serving type: on-tap

09-17-2012 23:48:22 | More by merc7186

UDbeernut

New York

3.93/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

been sitting on this a while since the site was down.

on tap at the Xroads pub, into my mug.

pours a dark amber color, small head with ok retention. Nose is nice and malty, add toffee. Taste is well balanced, leans slightly sweet. Good pale malt base with slight hint of chocolate, toffee, light citrus hop presense, hint of honey. Groovy. Medium bodied, creamy mouth. quite the session beer.

Serving type: on-tap

02-24-2012 19:47:00 | More by UDbeernut

Kendo

New York

4.22/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Got a growler from Westmere Beverage in Guilderland (Albany area) on 12-9-11 (cost me $12.99). Consumed and reviewed on 12-10-11. ABV is based on Westmere's "chalkboard" (actually a flat-screen TV above their growler station).

A: Poured into a pint glass. Body is clear, coppery-orangey-amber with a half-finger beigey-orange head. Leaves legs of lace on the glass after each sip.

S: Mild nose - some caramel malt & toffee-like sweetness.

T: Very pleasant - caramel malt, toffee and a touch of nuttiness. Also some toasted bready malt. Finishes with a faint bitterness, but it lingers in the aftertaste as a juicy, faintly lemony, bitterness. Nicely balanced.

M: Light-to-medium in heft, modest carbonation gives it a creamy feel (though it's possible that about 22 hours in the fridge has caused it to go a wee bit flat).

O: Well done. It has that caramel malt/toffee sweetness that I like for the style, but a solid hop bitterness providing some balance. A real easy drinker.

Serving type: growler

12-10-2011 22:03:18 | More by Kendo