Beer Style: American Amber Ale
American Amber: Tips from the Pros
John Harris (Full Sail), John Trogner (Tröegs) and John Hiiva (Steamworks) explain how to put the amber into your American ale.
Overlook Amber Ale (Gluten Free)
An American-style amber ale, made with gluten-free sorghum.
Trout River Brewing Rainbow Red Ale clone
A hoppy, malty Amberican-style Amber (Red) Ale.
– Lyndonville, Vermont
Brewing Hoppy American Pale Ales
Hoppy American-style ales — including American pale ales, red/amber ales, IPAs and double IPAs — are the reason many homebrewers started brewing. Learn the malts, hops that start with "C", tips and tricks to brewing these beers. Plus: Pro brewers give their opinions and two homebrew recipes.
Smoked Maple Amber Ale
An American-style Amber Ale, with maple sap and syrup. Maple sap is the clear liquid that maple syrup is made from. In this recipe, maple sap replaces your brewing liquor. Maple sap contains 2.5% sugar on average. (In contrast, maple syrup contains around 66% sugar.) If you don’t have access to maple sap, use water and add an extra 1.66 pints of maple syrup during the boil. The amount of German smoked malt called for will only yield the faintest whiff of smoke. For a stronger smoked flavor, try replacing it with some home-smoked malt (we’d try hickory smoke.
The 10 Easiest Beer Styles
It’s Brew Your Own’s Tenth Anniversary and we’re kicking off a year-long series of articles with our list of the 10 most approachable beer styles.
Mac & Jack’s African Amber clone
A clone recipe for a hoppy, big amber beer from Washington state.
Pacific Coast’s Blue Whale clone
Pacific Coast Brewing Co. has closed its doors in its Oakland location in 2017. An Oakland icon for 29 years, many residents of the area are hoping for its return. For the time being, you can still recreate their strong Amber Ale, Blue Whale Ale with this recipe.
“Veruyu” California Red Ale
This is a finely balanced, reddish brew with a hint of California-style aromatics.
New Belgium Brewing Co.’s Fat Tire Clone
An extremely popular beer, featuring “toasty, biscuit-like malt flavors coasting in equilibrium with hoppy freshness.”
Mendocino Brewing Co.’s Red Tail Ale clone
One of the classic and original American Amber Ales.
