I cannot say I have had an "interesting" amber ale, they do seem very one note to me as a style. I wouldn't say it is due to the hop explosion either as I tend not to be a hop head and more toward the funky/farmhouse end of the spectrum. I feel like the style lends itself to thin/watery not very...
Well desperate times called for quick mixing premixed pancakes in which the only addition to it was heady topper. They were glorious. Didn't have eggs either so it worked out