Berkshire Ale Traditional Pale Ale

Brewed by Berkshire Brewing Co.
Style: American Pale Ale
South Deerfield, Massachusetts USA

22oz bottle. Orangey, spiced, and some mild piney hop aromas come through immediately. A bit sweet and not much roastiness in the nose. Mild-moderately hazy copper/amber in color with a nice, frothy off-yellowish head. A bit roasted to start, turning nice and caramel-like in the middle. Nice job on the malts with this beer. Finishes crisp, mildly hoppy, and spicy. A bit of piney hoppiness in the end as well. This is a very well-made APA that is relatively unknown.

Best beer I had last night. Nice copper color. Well balanced with malt and hops. Very good pale ale. On tap. Caramel notes. Enjoyable.

Bomber via trade or via me, don’t recall. Shared with my girlfriend pre dinner. Caramel Pour with a nice big head. Nose is really nice and big with a lot of apples for some reason and nice citrus. Taste is sweet and tasty great, really awesome pale.

Barely amber with a compact and creamy beige head. Sprinkles of carbonation. Fresh aroma of doughy malts and pine resin hops and a glimmer of grapefruit rinds. Immediately full and balanced with a thick, doughy, lightly sweet malt base countered by a moderately bitter pine and citric rind hop balance. Bitter aftertaste atop a gently sweet malt backbone. Medium body. Turns soft and creamy with the yeast pour. Remains nicely balanced with a thick malt body and bitter yet unobtrusive hop impact. Finishes smooth, hoppy and doughy with a lingering citric/cookie dough meld and touch of fruity yeast. A great session brew.

From a growler. big fan of this beer. Nice sweet malt flavor, lots of caramel and a good hop bitterness. Aroma was malty but a bit too much alcohol in the nose. Would be a perfect session beer if it was a slight bit lower in alcohol. That was the only "downside" of this beer.

Good go-to beer. I live in CT and the CT Bev Mart has this in growlers for 6.99. Excellent deal for a good Pale Ale. Good hopppiness and nice creamy palate that finishes crisply. A little bit fruity aroma, which is quite nice.

Has a cloudy red/amber color with moderate carbonation and a floral/hop smell. Taste is slightly malted sweet and finishes with a refreshing hop bitterness. Overall it tastes somewhat like the IPA, but much better. I enjoyed this beer quite a bit.

2004 bottle at Julio’s Spring Beer Fest, 04/02/05. Dark, muted mahogany, with some lighter yellow-ambers and a tinge of red. Foamy white head is well-retained. Aroma of sweet, nutty malt and light yeast, with soft leafy, juicy hops, a bit of dirtiness, but I dont mind. Doughy and substantial nose continues as you drink. Flavor is sweet and malty, with a caramel and light berry sweetness, soft floral hops and a rich, creamy butter-toffee-meats-fresh-hops finish. As opposed to the usual effect of Berkshire’s beers, which is to start out flavorful and then quickly water down and die out on the finish, this one starts out light but builds up a creamy, doughy body, finishing rich and flavorful, with a wonderful balance of hops and malt. Nothing mind-boggling as far as complexity goes, but just a superb balance and mouthfeel. Medium-full body. Surprised that it is 6.3 abv, I couldnt tell. One of the better beers I had all day. Will certainly buy more of this.