Back Street Olaf Pale Ale

on tap-pours a white head and cloudy gold color. Aroma is citrus-some orange hops. Taste is pine/metallic/citrus-orange hops, secondary medium malt.

Date: 11/29/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

hazy dark yellow, wispy off white head, streaks of drippy lace, sweet malt aroma, sweet malt flavor balanced by floral and citrus hops, touch of malt candy sweetness, light lingering bitter finish,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.8/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

On tap at the Vista location: Slightly hazed golden hue with some head and lace. The aroma has notes of grassy and herbal hops, apple ester, corny and biscuity malt. The taste has a twangy fruit and pale biscuity malt character. A hint of DMS on the short profile, not much depth. The mouth feel is light and lively. A very average paint-by-numbers APA.

This beer poured an amber/orange mix with a thiny sheet white head. The aroma was filled with citrus and hops while also mixing in a strange bready/grainy presence. The taste yielded something a little different. Some lemon and orange dominate with a malty tang right up front. It ends dry with a slight malty, dare i say raisinesque quality. Not too bad, but very unoriginal. The sweetness becomes too much to handle by the finish.

A typical yellowish amber color with the moderate head which leaves with a quickness. Hoppy yet malty on both the aroma and taste, boring, nothing special here. No sac what so ever.