Gastown Amber Ale
Split with bbb099 A: Pours a nice amber hue, very little head (1/2 finger, and dissipated quickly) and no lacing to speak of. S: The smell is a little paradoxical as the sweet and bitter notes hit at the same time, but it smells a bit shallow, no real depth to the flavor. T: Very weak. Not a whole lot of flavor at all, but you do get a hint of malt and something which I expect was at one point hops. M: It's very thin and flat. It's much more reminiscent of a soda than a beer. D: If I could stomach the taste it would go down quite smoothly and dangerously on a summer day. All in all I was quite disappointed by this beer. I bought it after being told it was a solid American Amber, but perhaps I've been spoiled by the excellent local microbrews.