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Ike & Oak Brewing Co.

Ike & Oak Brewing Co.
Ol’Trigger Amber Ale

Category: Amber Ale

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 5.6%
89 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended

Ike & Oak Brewing Co.
Ol’Trigger Amber Ale

Category: Amber Ale

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 5.6%
Light amber color. Aromas and flavors of light molasses granola, caramel apple, and hops with a velvety, lively, spritzy, dry medium body and a tingling, interesting, medium-length finish with notes of brown bread, caramel, and hops. Nice balance of malt, yeast, and hops flavoring for an everyday sipper.

Tasting Info

Beer Glass Style: Crisp & Lively
Aroma Aroma: light molasses granola, caramel apple, and hops
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of brown bread, caramel, and hops
Bitterness Bitterness: Medium/High
Enjoy Enjoy: on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Roasted Chicken, BBQ Chicken, Port Salut
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Nice balance of malt, yeast, and hops flavoring for an everyday sipper.

The Producer

Ike & Oak Brewing

The Producer
6315 Main St.,
Woodridge, IL 60517
USA
1 331-998-2907

Amber Ale

Beer Glass Shaker Pint Amber.jpg
Serve in a Shaker Pint Glass
Amber ales can be anywhere from light copper to light brown in color and typically range from 4.5-6.5% in alcohol. They are light-to-medium bodied and are quite malty but not heavily caramelized in flavor. This is a more modern, non-traditional style, and many of these beers borrow heavily from the characteristics associated with more classical styles such as pale ales or bitters. Many North American brewers are now producing ales under this designation. We also classify “red ales” in this category. Noteworthy examples of this style include: Full Sail Amber Ale, Rogue American Amber Ale and Stone Levitation Ale.