Zymurgrafi
Well-Known Member
Okay, I guess I am just dumb. No big revelation there. I do not understand what an amber ale is. From all the reading I have done, and the few commerical examples I have tasted I do not understand.
According to bjcp and other sources, it is related to APA but is darker color (amber to copper) more carmelly sweet, and sometimes quite hoppy. Am I missing something or is this a description of an american IPA? It seems and tastes (the few that I have had) so much like an AIPA that I really do not see why it is in its own category.
Can someone explain it so an idiot like me can understand?
According to bjcp and other sources, it is related to APA but is darker color (amber to copper) more carmelly sweet, and sometimes quite hoppy. Am I missing something or is this a description of an american IPA? It seems and tastes (the few that I have had) so much like an AIPA that I really do not see why it is in its own category.
Can someone explain it so an idiot like me can understand?