20. The Ram Restaurant & Brewery Rosemont, IL – Buttface Amber Ale Draft
Tonight we flew into Chicago and are staying by the airport. As usual, I check the GPS or iPhone for nearby brew pubs. Fortunately, it turned out that The Ram Restaurant and Brewery was right around the corner from our hotel in Rosemont, IL. We went in and had dinner and drinks at the bar. Prior to our meal, I ordered the Buttface Amber Ale. It was described as a “medal-winning American-style Amber ale features malty caramel...
7. Ballast Point – Calico Amber Ale
San Diego’s Ballast Point Brewing Company Calico Amber Ale carries a Great American Beer Festival Gold Medal logo from 2001. It says “it is brewed in the American Amber style. Full bodied and aromatic, it is brewed with six malts for a deep red color and full flavor.”. It also indicates it was a Gold Medal Winner at the World Beer Cup in 2002. As you can tell by the photo, it was over-carbonated, but on the bright...
5. Mendocino Brewing – Red Tail Ale
Mendocino Brewing Company’s Red Tail Ale says that, “this rich, inspiring amber ale is replete with refreshingly complex flavors and a delightfully smooth palate. It’s clean, dry finish makes this legendary ale outstanding!” It has an amber color and a fairly thin head upon pouring it. The smell of caramel malts was immediately noticeable and the aroma was exactly what you should expect from an amber ale. I...
3. Mendocino Brewing – Eye of the Hawk
Mendocino Brewing Company’s Eye of the Hawk says that “This full-bodied intense amber ale is enriched with a spirit, intense sensuous flavor and complex taste impressively mellow, with the dry finish, this totally varietal ale is seductively drinkable.” It’s 8% alcohol by volume. It’s obviously amber in color, but a little bit on the darker amber side. It’s got a nice creamy foamy head with tiny...
