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Berkshire Ale

Berkshire Ale

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An American Pale Ale brewed by
Berkshire Brewing Co.

South Deerfield, Massachusetts USA

bottled
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633.34/5.03.33/5.06.3%71.7Lager glass, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A traditional pale ale with a deep copper color, a caramel/malt flavor and a rich hop aroma and flavor.

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 elihapa (407), Hawaii, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/104/513/20

Sep 5, 2008  
Poured from Growler, a beautiful ruby red-brown with a medium white head. Aroma of hops, and a touch of roasts. Flavor starts on a smooth, semi-sweet note, with caramel, hops, and some earthiness. Through the mid-palate and the finish a distinct roasted flavor along with peet and some hops comes forward. The finish is medium-length, and just a tad strange in flavor. Overall, a solid pale ale that did not disappoint.

 WeeHeavySD (2031), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/515/20
Oct 6, 2008  
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.


 DrDavid (487), Johnson, Vermont, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Sep 28, 2008  
(Bottle). Mild grapefruit and hops aroma. Cloudy copper color with small light tan head that laces nicely. Flavor is very pleasant and drinkable. Citrus and light caramel malt. Clean finish with light bitterness. Quite good and refreshing.


 Jblauvs (177), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/514/20
Aug 31, 2008  
Hazy orange pour with offwhite head. light grass hops in the aroma. Some fruit and significant hops in the mouth. Dark and murky. Also has some notes of fark sweet fruit. Not bad.


 BrotherGrendel (189), San Diego (La Jolla), California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 23, 2008  
Appearance is a murky brown orange hue, head is a huge layer of off-white creamy dense foam that sustains well, big swaths of lace on the glass. Smell is subtle, mostly clean and crisp pale malts, very subtle caramel and citrus tones, light fruits and bread in the background. Taste is pretty solid for a pale ale, mild mix of bread/caramel/pale malts dominate and transition to sweet breads, slight citrus and honey, finishes malty sweet. Mouthfeel is medium-bodied, clean crisp watery mouthfeel, mild carbonation. Drinkability is high and in the session range at 6%, this is a standard craft style pale ale that is slightly sweeter than usual, surprising dearth of finishing hops, i’m rather ambivalent about this beer overall.



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