Bagel Beer Poppy Seed

Formerly brewed at Coast Range Brewing Co.
Style: American Pale Ale
Gilroy, California USA

Head is initially small, fizzy, white, fully diminishing. Body is light amber. Aroma is moderately hoppy (grapefruit, resin), lightly malty (cookie). Flavor is moderately sweet, moderately acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, moderately acidic, moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation.

draught at brewtopia - reminded me a lot of their Everything IPA, but not nearly as flavorful or enjoyable - a lot of the same bready characteristics are there, and you really can taste the poppy seeds, but there is nothing really stand out about this pale ale - I began sensing the rather gimmicky nature of their beers after having this one.

Brewtopia 2004: Clear orange with a white head. Yeasty taste with some light bittering hops. Medium bodied, starts and ends lightly bitter. Dry and crisp finish.

Bottle. An amber golden color with a thin laced tan head. Bready, poppy seed, and toast aroma. The flavor is odd with the poppy seed and pepper influence. I did not like this beer, and I did not finish it.

Clear color, light carbonation, decent foam. Aroma of fruit and peppery spice. Palate is smooth but light. Mild caramel and biscuit at the front, turns sugary. Light hop bitterness in the finish. Thought this was going to be crap, nice surprise.

Average deep golden in appearance, mostly but not crystal clear. Slightly bready but not doughy. I think I can smell the sweet alkaloid poppy aroma. The beer is slightly sweet and creamy with a bit of stickiness to it. There is a good tasting breadyness to this. There’s a bit of heat in the soft finish.

This is better than the pilsner, yet not that great of a pale ale. This almost tastes like a pale lager, if their is such a thing. I just took another sip, and realized that I still rated it a little high.

Iron in the nose that develops to a chardoney charactor as the beer warms and a thick lush head that turned to nothing quickly. Fair amount of malt but lacking the citrus I would expect in an american pale. Odd bitterness comes and goes on the side of the tounge. Alcohol becomes very present for ony 5.25 abv. Slight dryness in the finish and a bitterness that is somewhere between hops and chemicals. Not sure whats going on in this beer, it was almost like drinking 3 diferent ones.