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Railway City Iron Spike Amber Ale

Railway City Iron Spike Amber Ale

Rated 3.000 by BeerPals

Brewed by Railway City Brewing Company Limited

St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada

Style:  Amber Ale

4.6% Alcohol by Volume

30 International Bittering Units

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A deep garnet, this ale pours a frothy beige cap. In the nose, deeply rooted dark fruits give way to a perfume, bubblegum, banana, and some yeasty esters. Lots of toasty notes with dark bread, caramel malts. Flavour profile initially is sweet with dark fruit and caramel. This leads to toasty spicy flavours with a hint of smoke and fall fruits. The hops come through to balance the sweetness perfectly. Very nice dense head with good lacing and retention. This is a full bodied amber ale with a nice balance of creamy grainy fruitiness, and sharp hops bitterness. 4.6 % alcohol by volume, IBU's 30.0 Food Pairings: Steak, Nachos, Barbeque, Pizza, Fried Cod, Guacamole, Roast Chicken, Turkey, Onion Tarte

ID: 36426 Last updated 2 months ago Added to database 14 years ago

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Overall Rank43721
Overall Percentile18.3
Style Rank976 of 1281
Style Percentile23.8
Lowest Score2.8
Highest Score3.2
Average Score3.000
Weighted Score3.000
Standard Deviation0.000

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  • PAULCARDOM 549 reviews
    rated 2.8 5 years ago

    Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

    Part of the Iron Spike series that put Railway City on the map. The appearance is a slightly hazed golden brown colour, so not really amber. The head is frothy, and cream coloured. There is some caramel and fruit notes in the aroma, as well as hops and old grains. The flavour is metallic caramel, spices, and grass.

  • POOTZ 1565 reviews
    rated 3.2 14 years ago

    Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

    Growler from the brewery: Pours a clear dark amber-red with a modest white cap. Aroma: plumb-apricot with some toastiness and grassy tones. Medium body, light sweet toasy caramel malt profile, fruity esters and some hop resins in a light drying finish. Uncomplicated straight forward session amber.

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