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Berkshire Steel Rail Extra Pale Ale 2.9 115

Berkshire Steel Rail Extra Pale Ale

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
1152.91/5.02.9/5.05.3%19.2Lager glass, Shaker
Commercial Description:
A light colored, medium bodied, full flavored American style Ale. Steel Rail E.P.A. is our flagship product that has a full malt flavor and is balanced with a pronounced hop flavor and bitterness.
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 VTHopHead (924), Barre, Vermont, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/104/512/20
Jul 18, 2004    Updated: Oct 7, 2007
Update on 10/6/2007 - Bomber. Poured a golden yellow in color with almost no head and low carbonation. Aroma s malty and slightly skunked. Flavor is also malty. Palate is good. Still an OK beer. Draft at VT Brewers Fest - Golden yellow with a decent white head that hung in there. Aroma is slightly of hops with some faint citrus as well. Flavor is light with a small amount of hops. Easy drinking, but nothing that remarkable. Certainly better than the macro-swill, but just OK. 5/1/05 - Bomber - Another try... Pours a darkish amber in color with a white head that faded to the rim of the glass. Aroma is more malty than I remember and the hops not as pronounced. Flavor is a nutty malt with a mild hop bitterness. Also much more pleasant than I remember. Slightly sour/citrus. Not bad and easy drinking... I am glad that I tried this again.


 CamdenD (606), Madrid, Spain
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/510/20
Jul 15, 2004    Updated: Dec 26, 2005
This is micro-brew session beer and nothing more. Thought it was great in high school -- finally a "good beer" i could drink in a way I could drink bud. Don’t expect anything special from this, but I suppose it’s hard to find too much wrong with it, as long as you’re not looking for something to change your life.


 Jayb0 (752), Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Jul 9, 2004  
A fine pale ale. Light amber with a full white head and lacing. Lemon citrus in the nose. Good malt and hop balance, full-bodied. Falls apart a bit if it stays too long in the glass, so don’t let that happen!


glider (53), Shrub Oak, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/56/104/515/20
Jun 30, 2004  
Had a pint (draft) in Montana’s Steak House in Northampton MA with, among other things, a filet mignon. The brew was fun, didn’t seem to take itself too seriously, looked great (yellow) and had a sweet start and sweet finish. Also a dry finish, not oily. A bit fizzy, but I don’t usually drink fizzy’s. Nowhere near as good as any of the Dogfish Head PAs, but considering what the restaurant had to offer, their best selection, and had I not split a bottle of vino with the missus, I would have had a few more.


 beaconstreet (811), Washington DC, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
May 11, 2004  
Toned and golden, with many bubbles. What does it taste like? That flavor punctuation rings on your taste buds... then you have it: Lucky Charms! The beer tastes just like Lucky Charms, with its mix of sugar and grain tastes. Nice, sweet aftertaste that lingers with joy. Also a mild honey overtone. A medium-light color, gold but not domineering.


 MaiBockAddict (1499), Good Beer Bar Deprived, New Jersey, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/104/511/20
Mar 25, 2004  
Cloudy yellow, white head. A little cooked vege in the aroma, and hops. Hoppy refreshing brew, light yet not too light. OK summer lawnmower brew.


 mkobes (2104), paramus, New Jersey, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/513/20
Mar 25, 2004  
On tap. Light, and refreshing. Light yellow in color with a lasting head. Hoppy. Ok beer. Good


 Schroppfy (1813), Ohio, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/102/514/20
Dec 25, 2003  
On tap at the Smithsonian, Hatfield, MA. Malty and thin (?) - but fresh with a linering hop crispness. Good.



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