Brewers Art House Pale Ale

Brewed by Old Dominion Brewing Co.
Style: Belgian Ale
Dover, Delaware USA

On tap at the brewpub, RBSG 2006. An orange beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet with light hoppy notes, while the flavor is sweet malty with notes of caramel, leading to a bitter end.

Name: Brewer’s Art Pale Ale
Date: 07/16/2006
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

clear amber, thin fine beige head, touch of lace, light floral hop aroma, nice bitter hop flavor balanced by some carmel malts,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4

Clear light amber body with off-white head. Aroma is medium sweet, floral. Taste is light sweet, floral, finishes floral/spicy. Medium body.

On tap at Brewers Art. Poured a light amber with a small head. Light hops with caramel aromas and tastes. Thinner body.

Draft... Clear, textbook amber ale with a small, creamy, white head. The nose and flavor are screaming English pale ale with very light floral and caramel notes. Well- balanced. Light-bodied and fizzy with a short, crisp, clean finish. Refreshing.

(Draught) Pours a clear deep amber with an average white head. Aroma of light citrus, florals, and caramel. Flavor of malt, nuts, and mild hops.

Draught at Old Dominion for breakfast - RBSG DC 06 Pale coper, light head and lacing. Nose of fragrant hop, light malt and some grassy hay notes. The flavor is fresh, zesty, medium-light body and a light husky malt note in the tail. Overall it’s a nice prelude of hops to the typical let down.

Sampled on tap at Old Dominion. Their blurb lists it at 4.6%. This comes over as a bit of a hybrid beer and doesn’t seem to me to fit neatly into the Belgian style. Copper coloured. There’s something a touch vegetal in the aroma - maybe nettles, with a hint of pine and even heather. Some hop presence in the flavour, but quite restrained and, overall, the mouthfeel is mellow. Not a blockbuster, but a very acceptable brew.