Beer Styles  »  American Ale

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Primarily a catch all for any beer less than a Dark Ale in color, ranging from amber (duh) to deep red hues. This style of beer tends to focus on the malts, but hop character can range from low to high. Expect a balanced beer, with toasted malt characters and a light fruitiness in most examples. The range can run from a basic ale, to American brewers who brew faux-Oktoberfest style beers that are actually ales instead of lagers.

		Beer Name	Brewery	Style	ABV
	(3)	Dale's Pale Ale	Oskar Blues Brewing Co.	American Pale Ale	6.5%
	(0)	Blue Point Golden Ale	Blue Point Brewing Co.	American Pale Ale	4.38%
	(1)	Gaelic Ale	Highland Brewing Co.	American Amber Ale	5.8%
	(0)	Gumballhead	Three Floyds	American Pale Ale	5.5%
	(1)	Mermaid's Red Ale	Coronado Brewing Co.	American Amber Ale	5.7%
	(0)	Stranger	Left Hand Brewing Co.	American Pale Ale	5.0%
	(0)	Victory Red	Beer Works	American Amber Ale	---
	(0)	Improvisacion Oatmeal Rye	Cigar City Brewing	American Brown Ale	9%
	(0)	Otter Creek Solstice	Otter Creek Brewing Co.	American Pale Ale	4.0%
	(0)	Fatboy Lager	Ruckus Brewing Co.	American Amber Ale	5.2%
	(0)	Dundee Pale Ale	Dundee Brewing Co.	American Pale Ale	5.3%
	(0)	Patton Ave Pale Ale	OysterHouse Brewing Co.	American Pale Ale	5%
	(0)	Pintail	Karl Strauss Brewing Co.	American Pale Ale	5.3%
	(1)	Copperline Amber Ale	Carolina Brewery	American Amber Ale	3.9%
	(0)	Rocket's Red Ale	Liberty Steakhouse & Brewery	American Amber Ale	6%
	(1)	He'Brew Messiah Bold	Shmaltz Brewing Co. / He'Brew	American Brown Ale	5.6%
	(1)	Drifter Pale Ale	Widmer Brothers Brewing	American Pale Ale	5.7%
	(0)	Rocket Girl	Asheville Pizza and Brewing	American Pale Ale	3.2%
	(0)	Hazel Brown	Boston Beer Co. / Samuel Adams	American Brown Ale	5.2%
	(1)	Red Rocket Ale	Bear Republic	American Amber Ale	6.8%