Beer Review: Emily's Ember

Price: $3.99  for a 22oz bottle,  plus bottle deposit

Brewery: Seven Brides (located in Silverton, Oregon)

Style: Amber Ale

Color: Dark red.

Aroma: Hoppy and caramel. Very caramel. 

Body: light-medium

Stomach Aspect: Medium.  Half-way through the pint and my stomach is letting me know I'm drinking a brew. 

Head:Pured the brew and the head was a good 1-inch thick. 

Head Retention: The brew leaves a  trace on the side of the glass for about thirty seconds after you have had a pull. The brew maintanes a nice 1/8-inch thick head ten minutes after you've poured the brew. Good head retention. 

Taste:  Getting the glass up to your lips and your nose immediately gets the aroma of hops, and caramel. Take a drink and the brew has little flavor on the tip of yor tongue.  Move the brew to the middle of your tongue and you get a little caramel, maybe even a hint of maltyness.  Get the brew at the end of your tongue (just before you swallow) and you get something interesting. Your taste buds awake and whoa, Apricot?  Yes, the brew has a very distinct Apricot flavor as you swallow.  There is a quick, slight hint of hops before the brew goes down your throat.  

Conclusion:  I have had Seven Brides Brewery beers before, and I really love their Imperial Stout.  Thought I would do a review on the Amber Ale. Poured the brew and you get a nice aroma of hops and caramel.  However, take a pull of this beer and you get good flavors from the grains. Swallow the beer and then it's there that it comes to life.  You would not expect Apricot to suddenly appear on your palate.  This gives the beer an interesting zing.  It takes the Apricot flavor about three seconds to leave your mouth after you have swallowed. The beer has great carbonation, very nice head, great color and aroma.  If you like the flavor of Apricot you might like this beer.  I am not a big fan of Apricot, but this is a beer I probably will not be purchasing again.   Overall this is a good, interesting brew.  Not really my style, but definately not something to be affraid of. 

Just a side note:  I read the description on the bottle and it mentions unique hops. Maybe this hop aspect is what gives the brew it's Apricot flavor? I did not notice that the hops or blend of hops would give such a fruity aspect to the brew. Tracie says she can taste the hops, but to me it taste like Apricot.