Quimera Amber Ale - Casa Cervecera Quinta Normal S.A.

rhoadsrage

Illinois

3.9/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

(Served in a tulip glass)
A- This beer is a clear amber body with a boiling carbonation supporting a nice thick beige foam that shifts all to one side but last for most of the glass.

S- The light fruity floral hint of hops takes on more of an iced tea hop flavor with some lightly toasted malt and biscuit malt notes in the finish. The aroma is pretty clean overall.

T- The taste starts with a soft carbonic acid that turns into a slightly pungent soft hop flavor and some lightly toasted dry malt with more biscuit malt coming as it warms. The finish is slightly dry and pretty clean.

M- The medium-light mouthfeel has a crisp fizz and no real alcohol heat.

O- The flavors are nice with some interesting character to the hops and it makes a nice table beer. It doesn’t have enough interest or bold enough flavors to help it stand on its own.

Serving type: bottle

04-23-2013 18:36:26 | More by rhoadsrage

BEERchitect

Kentucky

3.15/5  rDev -10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Soft on the palate and tilted toward sweeter Amber Ales, Quimera creates a light and easy-drinking ale that's well suited for warmer weather.

The beer opens with a hue somewhere between deep golden and light copper, and with brilliant clarity. A creamy and fluid off white head caps the beer and retains very well while lacing moderately.

Bread crust and mild caramel notes wash the olfactories in mild to moderate intensity. The scent of light raw barley kernels reveal a light toasty scent along with slight vegetal, floral notes intertwined.

A blend of malt and grain give a mix of caramel flavors along with grainy-sweetness that takes on a cola nut character. Again a hint of cream corn accompanies the malty/grainy sweetness and becomes more apparent going into the finish. Very low herbal bitterness, seemingly of light and raw tobacco, struggles to develop the clean bitterness to balance in finish.

Very light in body, the early creaminess fades at mid palte and reveals a thin and somewhat watery finish and with a mild astringent/tanic bite that replaces hop bitterness and dryness late.

If the lable hadn't boasted the Amber Ale namesake, I would have easily pinned the beer as a Vienna Lager, just with a dry malt flavor and slight estery notes. Though it doesn't compare favorably to beers such as Bell's Amber Ale, I can see myself enjoying a bottle on a beach cafe in Chile!

Serving type: bottle

02-02-2012 03:40:40 | More by BEERchitect