An Overview of the Style
The American Amber Ale style is a modern American craft beer style developed as a variation from American Pale Ales. The American Amber Ale style can overlap in color with darker American pale ales, but with a different malt flavor and balance. Some regional variations exist with some of them being fairly mainstream and others being quite aggressive in hopping. Stronger and more bitter versions are now split into the Red IPA style.
2015 BJCP Style Guidelines (American Amber Ale – 19A)
OG | 1.045 – 1.060 |
FG | 1.010 – 1.015 |
ABV | 4.5% – 6.2% |
IBU | 25 – 40 |
SRM | 10 – 17 |
Educational Material For The American Amber Ale Style
Did you miss getting the handout from our meeting where we discussed the American Amber Ale style? Download it now or print it out.
Sample American Amber Ale Recipe
Our September competition is for the American Amber Ale style. To help you create your own American Amber Ale recipe, we’ve included a sample recipe as a starting point for those who aren’t sure where to start. Amber Waves of Grain was a 2011 AHA National Homebrew Competition medal winner.