amber ale

Reddish-brown brew

Amber ale is a style of beer characterized by its copper to reddish-brown color, derived from caramel or crystal malts.

It typically has a medium body with a balance of malt sweetness and moderate hop bitterness: I'll have the amber ale on tap.

American amber ales tend toward hoppier profiles than their British counterparts.

Related

caramel · copper · pint · pint glass · tap · on tap · bitters · golden · barley · foam · draft · pub · beer garden · happy hour · hoppy · yeast · toasty · session

Categories
Opposites
beer fermentation type

amber alelager

Cold-conditioned beer

pilsner · amber lager · pale lager · bock

beer color spectrum

amber alepale ale

Light-colored hoppy beer

golden ale · stout · porter · imperial stout · light lager

malt character intensity

amber aledouble IPA

High-alcohol hoppy beer

IPA · light beer · session beer

Family

amber, ale, ambers, ales

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated PG