Robert Simpson Confederation Amber Ale

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

6-pack from The Beer Store. Pours a slightly hazy golden-amber colour with a little head that vanishes fast enough, leaving a nice creamy lace and top to the brew. Peach-apricot aromas with notes of fresh hop. Crisp mouthfeel that is refreshing with the beautiful hop coming out in the finish. The rest is malty with a touch of caramel. I was quite surprised by this one, with the nice hop used in it. One of the better amber beers from Ontario.

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

Bottle: Clear dark gold with a puffy 1 finger cap that does not stay too long. Aroma: grainy, some sweetness, peaches and grass...very light. Flavor light bready malts some fruit esters and a fast clean finish withg light sweetness. A lawnmower ale much like a cram ale, mellow, mild quenching but a tad thin.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 2 | Overall: 3

An amber ale from the Robert Simpson people, how quaint. Having said that - it was shit! It poured red with a thin head. The aroma was skunky grainy malt. The flavour was even worse, almost had a sour taste. This did not go down well at all. I recommend that standard Simpson offering over this one!

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

355ml bottle
5.0% ABV
Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada)
November 27, 2008
The back label has a similar feature to the Coors bottles with a silver icon that turns blue when cold.

The beer pours a translucent golden-red with a small thin tan head. The aroma is very grainy, and some earthiness. The mouthfeel is medium-bodied, with ample carbonation. The flavour is more grainy malt with some sourness at the end. Only slightly better than the Confederation Ale.