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Black Bear Pail Ale 2.83 13

Black Bear Pail Ale

Percentile
30
overall

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
132.88/5.02.83/5.0-12.6Lager glass, Shaker
Commercial Description:
The perfect balance of Malt and Hops give Pail Ale a smooth, easy-drinking character that you will certainly enjoy.
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 shadey (1501), Rochester, New York, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/101/57/103/516/20
Sep 16, 2009  
On tap at the Finback Alehouse in Bar Harbor. Amber color with a decent loamy head, courtesy of the tap. A nice hop aroma balanced with some caramel malt. Flavors have a nice hop bite that pushes it into the category of a quality American pale ale. Very enjoyable.


 jcwattsrugger (5582), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
May 19, 2009  
on tap-pours an off white head and cloudy orange color. Aroma is citrus/pine, some medium malt. Taste is pine/herbal/earthy hops with some bitterness, secondary medium malt with some sweetness. Grainy mouth feel, medium body. OK, maybe there’s a house yeast as there’s a common theme with the first beer.


 kramer (2527), Sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 30, 2007  
22 oz bottle. Pours a clear dark gold with a one finger plus white head that left some heavy lacing. Minimal carbonation. Nose is leafy citrusy hops with just a little bready malt. Flavor is just lightly hoppy, the bready malt dominates up front with a little bitterness emerging on the finish. Mouthfeel is lighter bodied with moderate fairly soft carbonation. A little doughy stickiness on the finish. Overall, not the most aggressive Pale Ale, but this was certainly drinkable. Better than most of their other offerings.


 SuzyGreenberg (1408), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/513/20
Jul 8, 2007  
22 oz. bottle - pours clear and light amber; malty aromas and and mild hop flavors; drinks clean, but a pretty basic pale ale


 apoptosis (1316), Long Island, New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 27, 2007  
I guess people don’t like this beer...Well, I was pleasantly surprised, although I have to say that the only reason I drank this bomber last night was because the cap came off in the car and it leaked beer! It has some of the most foam I’ve ever had in a beer, especially from a Pale Ale. It was quite tasty overall - amnd quite drinkable once the head subsided. It had a full body of hops, which made it bright, crisp and refreshingly bitter, yet it was heavy and filling, which was excellent, since I was a.) hungry and b.) needed to get to sleep fast. So it worked.


 bigrond (1055), factoryville, Pennsylvania, USA
0.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/51/101/52/20
Jun 10, 2007  
OUCH!!. is all I can say. This beer smelled sour - then tasted sour. It was one of the worst beers I’ve ever had. I still chocked down the entire 22 oz. - I’m a trooper, beer is a terrible thing to waste


 SwillNoMore (105), USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/56/103/512/20
Jan 7, 2007  
22oz bottle, from mug. Crystal clear, light copper body with a beautiful white head. Aroma is pretty bland; mostly cereal, with a faint resinous note. Medium bodied, with a lightly oily texture and lively but not overbearing carbonation. Flavors really are well-balanced as they claim. Finish is bitter, but sort of tangy.


 MartinT (5080), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 9, 2006  
Any first impressions?
-A generous head recedes to a ring over the clear light bronze.
-Chocolatey maltiness and wooden hops surface the dryness foreseen.
-Peachy caramel and honeyed maltiness dance harmoniously with the earthy, wooden hops.
-The active carbonation doesn’t overthrow the maltiness.

What if you dig deeper?
-Balance is achieved throughout.
-Delicate hop bitterness nicely followed the aforementioned, flavorful balance.
-Chocolate allusions come back in the flavor as well, somewhat surprising for an A.P.A.
-Humility is not always a problem for American pale ales, and this one is a good example of that, methinks.

Bottle; no date.



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