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Blue Star Pale Ale 3.04 18

Blue Star Pale Ale


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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
183.14/5.03.04/5.06%33.4Lager glass, Shaker
Commercial Description:
A well-balanced, highly hopped American Ale, similar to those known througout the American Northwest. An excellent example of a big-flavored, hand-crafted beer with the sharp, clean, bitter finish of Cascade hops.
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 kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Sep 1, 2007    Updated: Mar 8, 2009

Date: October 17, 1998
Mode: Firkin
Source: Brewfest, Real Ale Festival
Appearance: copper
Aroma: fresh nw hop aroma
Body: light body
Flavor: big bitter finish, too simple

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Score: *4

Date: February 21, 2009
Mode: Firkin
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: hazy orange, scant head
Aroma: sweet orange and grapefruit aroma
Body: creamy body with very low carbonation
Flavor: sweet caramel flavor, nice citrus hops, bitterness starts low and builds towards a long bitter finish

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.7/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Date: February 21, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: clear copper, fine off white head, spidery lace
Aroma: light sweet citrus aroma
Flavor: sweet caramel malt flavor, light bready character, lots of hop bitterness, touch of citrus

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.7/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4


 fiulijn (7420), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Jan 7, 2007  
Draught at the brewpub
Beautiful hazy amber color, creamy head, nice lace. The aroma has some malt. Very good malty taste, with a lot of caramel, some sugars, robust bitterness (even if the hop is not aromatic as in other Americal Pale Ales). Good.


 Braudog (3773), Dayton, Ohio, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/59/104/518/20
Feb 26, 2003  
CASK VERSION: Amber beer with excellent lacey head. Bursts with its hoppy nose. Excellent smooth bouquet, with a sweet finish.


 Jeppe (2638), Ølbutikken, Denmark
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/102/511/20
Aug 27, 2004  
Draught at Blue Star Brewing Company, San Antonio, Texas.
Clear copper colored beer with a fine off-white head. Rather strange aroma, smells like a green curry Thai dish with hops!!!! Not bad, just weird..... Flavor is quite thin for a pale ale. Some hoppy bitterness and little malt. Good taste, but way too thin!


 scraff (1955), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Aug 1, 2006  
Draft - Chill hazed amber, creamy white head. Soft grapefruity pine nose, with hints of earth and caramel. Flavorful hop tones throughout that had notes of dried citrus and soft toffee. Medium bodied, medium carbonation, dry, bitter finish. Finally a nice one in the selection here. Sessionable in my book...


 11026 (1779), Alabama, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/102/511/20
Sep 11, 2004  
Tap. Medium amber in color. Decent head, nice lacing. Slight malt flavor. Slightly harsh hops then a solid grapefuit flavor.


 theisti (1689), Leawood, Kansas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Jul 14, 2007  
10th rating. Draft at the brewpub. This was very much an English Pale Ale. Pour was orange amber with a medium slightly off white head. Quite a bit of both citrus hop and biscuity malt in the nose. More of the same with the taste, nice blend of both slightly caramel heps with a bright citrus pine hoppiness. Quite refreshing, would love to try this one on cask.


 Headbanger (1598), Aurora, Illinois, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Dec 20, 2008  
Draft at Brewpub 8/28/08-Poured a hazy light amber with a small white head. Had an aroma of hops and citrus. The flavor was the same with a bitter bite on the back end. This medium bodied brew was not bad but just a bit bland.



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