Calico Amber Ale

Label: Calico Amber Ale
Type: Amber Ale American
ABV[%]: ?
Packaging: 650 ml bottle
Brewery: Ballast Point Brewing Co. San Diego, CA
Smell: Hoppy with a citrus zing
Head: full with a thick lacing
Color: amber brown
Carbonation: medium
Kick: meh
Rating: 8.5/10

Notes:
What a citrusy and hoppy zing in the aftertaste! It is almost as if there wasn't as much flavour as there is aftertaste. It really wipes off the tongue... almost minty. It has a beautiful color to it, nice and clear. You can taste a bit of heaviness in the malt, but it isn't a heavy brew. These go down pretty fast! It has a mild but distinct spiciness to it that makes it a nice drink to chill out to.

This is the kind of beer that you know would taste much, much better out of a keg, but it ain't too shabby from the bottle. I had it slightly cooler than room temperature, which I think is ideal since you'd probably miss some of the spiciness if it was too cold.

It has, however, perhaps the second ugliest label I have seen on a beer bottle. The font and ugly looking fish on the label just look cheap. For a brewery so creative in their beer, they spared little imagination on the label. But I'm gonna look out for this stuff in SoCal, baby.

Apparently it was judged one of the best beers in the world, winning the world cup. Brew Hah!