I am not sure if the beer is called copper because of the color or metallic flavors. The beer did pour a copper color but with little head to talk about. The aroma was floral and hoppy but with underlying notes of sweetness in the background. I found the aroma of the beer mirrored the taste very well. There were some amber ale like caramel and toffee flavors which contrasted well with the grassy hops. But - there was this metal flavor in the examples I tried which from the name could be intentional? It really did not detract too much from the beer. It just tasted to me like someone dropped a few hundred pennies into the brew as the batch was fermenting. In addition, carbonation was light with the beer having a more watery texture. For what it is, this is decent beer. Besides the metal flavor, the Copper Ale is a one dimensional beer and not complex. What you smell is what you get.
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