Pocono Pale Ale

Brewed by Lion Brewery, Inc.
Style: American Pale Ale
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania USA

Clear amber of color with a beige head. An aroma of malt bisquit and hops. A flavor of malt, hops, citrus and grass, a nice bitter finish.

Appearance: Pours a clear, orange-amber body with a half inch of evanescing, whitish foam. Smell: Sweetish nose of grains and light caramel marked with some spicy, citrusy hop notes. Taste: Blend of dry caramel and toffee with a flavor of steeped, soaked grains. Citrusy, lightly spicy hops provide a medium amount of balancing bitterness. Then, it’s back to the toffee-esque malt, though the flavor and body starts to recede at this point, but in no way does it approach being watery. Short, dry finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Drinkability: A generally okay, comfortably average pale ale. Sure, you could do worse, but you could also do far, far better in terms of pale ales.

Date: May 23, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Ticker Tasting
Appearance: hazzy copper, fine off white head
Aroma: lightly sweet crystal malt aroma, lots of earthy and floral hops
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, lots of earthy hops come in strong and fast to dry out the sweetness, light long bitter finish
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.8/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

i enjoyed the beer like quality with the pleasant addition of some fruit punch like flavors that were light and complemented the real beer character of years ago. light floral hop almost artificial with equally light malt it is balanced. light abv yet golden in color and nicely drinkable. a brewer who has the experience and know how to impress in todays market while sticking to affordability. i applaud that sense and this brew!

Bottle. Pours a pale gold body with a white head. Mild grainy malts, crackers, some light floral bitterness. Dry and a bit like wheat. not so good.

From Brewery Hill sample pack. Pours a pale golden yellow with minimal head. Has an aroma of sweet malts. A light grainy citrus flavor with a weak malt finish. Drinkable but a little bland.

i had this beer 2 years ago, and liked it. the only negative is that its made by lionshead, so you feel a little WT drinking it, but it tastes good... also, i got the best beer buzz off of it, and thats worth something in my book. hence the 15 on overall impression!

Soft, fruity (almost perfumed) scents that curb in the nostrils... pleasant but not pretentious... slightly effervescent... transparent orange body with a pencil-thin white head... light, slightly hoppy (sudsy?)--subdued and smooth taste... soft, slightly bubbly like champagne on the back of the mouth--generally nondescript but highly drinkable... a nice, sensible pale ale--and this review is tempered by the pricetag at Bottle King--$3.98 with a club card presented... quite a liquid asset in these economically heightened times...