hopIQ found 10 beers that share Taos Mesa Amber Ale's caramel and malty character. Dried fruit and caramel run through a full malty base, with Cascade hops adding a hop edge on top. This amber ale comes in at 4.7% ABV and 27 IBU. Taos Mesa Brewing makes it with barley from the San Luis Valley, malted locally by Proximity Malting Co. in Colorado.
Similar beers ranked by flavour match rather than popularity.Similar beers ranked by flavour, not popularity.
Alongside Taos Mesa on dark fruit notes and fullness: adds roasted notes.
Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.
Structure: very close
As with Taos Mesa, same dark fruit notes and fullness, plus roasted notes, a notch stronger.
Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.
Structure: a notch stronger
Same hop character and dark fruit notes as Taos Mesa, adds bitterness.
Structure: Very close — a touch more bitterness, a touch more body.
Structure: very close
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