Bos North 51 Pale Ale

Name: North 51 Pale Ale
Date: 04/27/2006
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

hazy yellow, thin fine white head, nice lace, sweet grapefruit aroma, nice hop flavor well balanced with some sweet malt, nice citrus grapefruit flavor, light bitter finish

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+/4

had this earlier this year. poured a light amber with a off white head with some nice lacing. aroma hops, yeast, caramel, citrus. flavor, gotta love the hops, the caramel was a like weak but it was there . nice dry finish. easy to drink good beer

On tap at the brewpub on 4/27/06: Pours a clear bronze with a nicely lacing airy white head. Fresh citrusy hoppy aroma has a touch of sweet pale maltiness. Sweet light caramel malty body is well balanced with fresh piney and citrusy hops. A very nice APA.

Draft @ Bo’s: Hazy amber color with a small off-white head. Nice grapefruit aroma with caramel underneath and notes of peach. The flavor goes from a short caramel malt to a big hoppy flavor pretty much from the start. Nice bitterness at the end. Moderate length finish.

On tap: Light hop aroma. Transparent amber with a white head. Light malt up front in the form of caramel. Decent citrus hop finish. Relatively balanced. Seems almost likely a slghtly weak IPA.

Tap: light copper in color. Decent floral/citrus hop aroma. Flavor is weaker than aroma would indicate, has a little malt balance. Decent overall.

Tap. Medium amber in color. White head with good lacing. Floral hops in aroma. Watery body. Malt and hop balance seem to be in order. Body just falls out on this one.

I won’t rate too many of these pales because I just am not a fan of the bitter grassy flavor of them, but this one had enough acompanying sweetness to catch my attention.