J.R. Brickman Amber - Brick Brewing Co. / Red Baron Lounge

DoctorStrangiato

Alberta (Canada)

3.7/5  rDev +26.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4

Poured a 473-ml can into a pub ale glass.

Appearance - copper-yellow colour with short-lived head. Clarity of this beer poured is not 100%.

Smell - malt, caramel and even a touch of cherry.

Taste - interesting flavour with a lot of fruity elements like cherry and fig. I didn't expect this much, so I'm a little impressed. Finish had just a bit of woodiness also which was neat.

Mouthfeel - medium carbonation but also a baking-soda like fizz. It would be better if less active.

Drinkability - definitely a summer beer, to be enjoyed in quantity during sunshine hours near water somewhere. It's a February night in Canada when I'm reviewing this so here's to poor timing!

Serving type: can

02-21-2009 01:28:21 | More by DoctorStrangiato

BigBry

Alberta (Canada)

3.48/5  rDev +18.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

473 ml can, as pictured. Thanks bobsy, another off my list.
Pours orange-amber color, white head fades as quickly as it forms. Lots of carbonation bubbles, but not enough to retain any head or lace. Grainy smell, maybe a bit fruity.
Not much to describe in the taste. Sweetish malt, some hops on the finish. I also taste some metallic flavor.
Body is light, but not thin. Average drinkability. Not much else to say, about as expected.

Serving type: can

06-14-2009 00:06:54 | More by BigBry

GodOfBeer

Ontario (Canada)

3.03/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pours a amberish/orange colour with a decent head that quickly fades into a thin layer.

Grainy, fruity, citrusy smell, nothing special. Smells like a macro.

Not much for taste, sweet, malty and some hops on the finish, tastes like a lager, I also taste some metallic residue.

This isn't terrible, although I remember the bottle being a lot better than this, I think the can may have affected the taste somehow.

Serving type: can

07-16-2008 23:21:48 | More by GodOfBeer

drinkininthewood

Ontario (Canada)

2.55/5  rDev -13%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

Served from a brown 341 twist off bottle

A- Foggy/amber/orange. Nice head that stays for a minute or two, then proceeds to lace.

S- fruits, grainy, a little sour

T- Malt sweetness, caramel, nice floral hops, a little spicy

M- moderate body, little acidic burning feeling nothing to worry about ( its all natural..right?)

D- stick with the j.r. brickman pilsner

Overall its alright. not anything spectacular, but not horrid. Another good one from mr. Brickman .

Serving type: bottle

03-23-2007 01:45:17 | More by drinkininthewood

Orrshow

Alberta (Canada)

3.25/5  rDev +10.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Thanks to Pootz for the opportunity to try this. Cheers!

Appearance – Pours pale amber with a little frothy white head on top. Fairly expected appearance.

Smell – A touch of caramel with some crisp citrus and grain. I can detect just a touch of skunkiness as well. Not bad actually.

Taste – Off the bat its weak but obvious flavors of grain and citrus arise. There is a bit of sweetness to finish with the slightest hop taste. I also taste something resembling wet grass.

Mouthfeel – This one isn’t as thin as other lagers I’ve tried. The carbonation is nice and low key as well.

Drinkability – Fairly good. This beer went down easily.

This isn’t something I’d drink to savor over an extended period of time but its perfect for a session or social drink with someone less willing to try those “weird” beers.

Serving type: bottle

11-16-2006 23:04:55 | More by Orrshow

ThirdCoast

Texas

3.63/5  rDev +23.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Serving Type: 341ml bottle poured into a Waterloo Dark glass.

A: A nice amber color, with some bubbles and a small head.

S: Sweet aroma, fruits, caramel, malts. Very nice.

T: Spices, sweets, smooth taste.

M: Stings a bit on the tounge before it goes down. But does go down smooth.

D: Not a bad brew, but not my favorite either.

Serving type: bottle

10-20-2006 00:19:59 | More by ThirdCoast

Mandrake

Nova Scotia (Canada)

2.3/5  rDev -21.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Pours a fairly light hazy orange, more like a good pale ale or IPA than an amber, and has a very small off-white head that dissipated quite quickly, leaving behind a small patch of bubbles and no lacing. Smell is sickly sweet, with grain and alcohol the most apparent scents. Taste is bland, much of the sweetness is muted and nothing else really comes through. Too much diacetyl, a bit of caramel, and virtually no hop presence leave this one with quite a bit to be desired. Mouthfeel is poor, a bit oily with not much carbonation, and drinkability is average at best. Not much of an effort, and one that I plan to eschew in the future.

Serving type: bottle

10-18-2006 18:47:48 | More by Mandrake

aforbes10

Iowa

1.95/5  rDev -33.4%
look: 3 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Friend brought a sixpack back from canada for our weekly drinkin' time. nice bottle cap with a warthog on it! pours orange with a foamy head. head doesn't go completely away. smell is like apple juice and corn and vinegar. taste is dry, a bit harsh, resiny, malty. not delicious, not pleasant to drink really. eh.

Serving type: bottle

08-11-2006 19:26:25 | More by aforbes10

CAMRAhardliner

Ontario (Canada)

2.48/5  rDev -15.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pours a clear copper color with a weak head that manages to leave just a small amount of lace behind. The aroma is sweetish malts, caramel and a bit of fruit. The taste is sweet and rather bland. Strong diacytel is noticeable in the finish. Citrusy hops are somewhat noticeable in the finish. The mouthfeel is medium with moderate carbonation.

This is mediocre. Way too sweet and one dimensional. I wouldnt get it again.

Serving type: bottle

07-29-2006 23:04:47 | More by CAMRAhardliner

Viggo

Ontario (Canada)

3.33/5  rDev +13.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours a clear amber, some orange, small white head forms, goes pretty quick, no lace. Smell is sweet, nice and grainy, some citrus and caramel. Taste is sweet up front, caramel through the middle, very malty with a citrus finish. Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with medium carbonation. Not a bad lager, I could session with this one.

Serving type: bottle

07-23-2006 21:26:48 | More by Viggo

northyorksammy

Ontario (Canada)

2.78/5  rDev -5.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

At the brewery. Easiest drinking, most satisfying of the new Brickman series. Lace and mild amber colour. Malty aroma and taste. Medium mouthfeel. On the sweet side, some hops please. How about some roast, or something imaginative. Answer: too small a market.

Serving type: on-tap

07-18-2006 03:29:43 | More by northyorksammy

Phyl21ca

Quebec (Canada)

2.5/5  rDev -14.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Bottle from Lubière: Poured a light amber color beer with a huge white head with average retention. Aroma is quite grainy with very limited hops presence. Taste is light with some sweet caramel and a good cereal/grain presence. Very little hops and finish a tad watery. Overall, this is a bit too boring and definitely prefers the Brickman pils as a session beer.

Serving type: bottle

06-16-2006 13:59:13 | More by Phyl21ca

mrmanning

Ontario (Canada)

3.33/5  rDev +13.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Bottle- My second of the new three beers in the Founder’s Series.

Pours deep orange, with a thin but stable ring of off white foam.

Aroma is super spicy, mild nutmeg, chestnut, spicy malts, sugars, and hops.

Taste is very, very spicy for the style. Sweet malts come in second place adding balance to the spice. There’s some mild hops here too, but this one is mainly spicy. Very nice.

Pootz mentions the Creemore, and I agree, but this one seems to be more robust. If I had to have this on tap, I would not be upset at all. Keep it up Mr. Brickman!

Serving type: bottle

06-12-2006 00:17:51 | More by mrmanning

slitherySOB

Ontario (Canada)

2.23/5  rDev -23.9%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5

Okay, I guess it's the colour of amber. Not much head to speak of, and what is there disipates to nothing. Nothing. Not even a ring of bubbles around the rim. Bit of a musky smell, with a sweet butter toffee aroma. Diacetyl. Not sure if it's supposed to be there. Tastes off. Bit of malt, toffee, some roasted almonds, and meat. Meat? Yes, meat. Beef and turkey, to be exact. And it can't be a ruined palet. Haven't had beef nor turkey in quite some time. Oil, gritty mouthfeel. Overall, a bad beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-31-2006 13:08:25 | More by slitherySOB

pootz

Ontario (Canada)

3.43/5  rDev +17.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Second in the new "founder's series" of "craft beers" from Brick

This one's also promoted to be a "craft" amber and I'm sure they were aiming at Creemore's niche' with an amber, malty, sharp ale-like lager...this is a mild version of the old pre-Molson Creemore lager with some of those ale-like characteristics but is a bit more mellow and rounded, but that may be to some tastes.

Poured as a clear amber lager with a good frothy 2 finger cap with fair retention and lacing.

Aroma: light toast and toffee tones over some sharp herbal notes

Medium bodied ...fair malt spine....sandy mouth feel.

Fairly 2 dimensional profile with the sweet toasty grains fighting the sharp cedar hops in near perfect balance ...no fruity tones but a nice sharp spice character from the hops and yeast. Finish is mildly crisp with good hop pronouncement but not the lingering biscuit/bready after taste I seek...just a light sweetness.

There are certainly quality ingredients in this brew and some care taken in the brewing....and it tastes it....recommended to those who find Molson Creemore too dumbed down.

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2006 23:20:17 | More by pootz