Name: Reel Amber Ale
Brewer: Bull City Burger & Brewery (Durham, NC)
Classification: Amber Ale
Alcohol: ?
Thoughts: It's Friday night and I'm feeling right, the party's here on the west side! Well not entirely. Tonight the wife, friends and myself took a trip downtown Durham for a little Bull City Burger & Brewery. We also made our way up to Fullsteam, which will be discussed on Sunday. For now I am concentrating on BCBB's Reel Amber Ale which was brewed specially for the 15th Annual Full Frame Festival held in Durham every year, which also happens to be going on. The Amber Ale poured a real clear, solid Amber color with a lightly tan, but enormous head. The aroma is very herbal and earthy with a good malt contingent. It smelled freshly brewed as this is only the second day it was on sale. I did expect more from the taste, but it is sill a fantastic beer. The beer balances bitter hops and sweet malts quite well. A nice dry spice is also swimming around in there. I can't really argue against anything I just wish it had a little more of everything in it. BCBB keeps stacking up the count of good beers. Three on The Beer Year and three with good reviews.
Rating: 83/100
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