Buckner Pale Ale

Brewed by Buckner Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Cape Girardeau, Missouri USA

Clear, golden color with a thick white, small foamy head that leaves great lacing. Aroma has a light MO biscuit maltiness and some light citrus and grassy hop notes. MO malty flavor is excellent with a very mild bitterness imparted from a citrus note. Overall this beer reminds me more of an English Ordinary Bitter/English Pale ale style rather than an APA. Probably their best beer there.

On draft from the brewpub in Cape Girardeau, MO. It came in pint glass a rich orange to gold color with a small white head.Nose of caramel malts and some floral hops. Smooth mouthfeel. Flavor is very odd. Some kind of spice which I assume comes from the hops. Finish is dry. Overall a somewhat odd brew though drinkable.

Tasted 8/6/2007. Ragsdale’s below the brewery. Filtered with a golden hue. Layered clinging white head. Graham cracker cookie and citrus aromas. Light to medium bodied with short lived flavors. TOuch cereal and orange. Spicy hops. Off dry palate. Good grapefruity hops. Leaves a nice acidity on the finish. Good APA.

tap at augusta bottoms beerfest alongside vyvvy. light orange with a small foamy white head. wierd aromas here-dusty and definately somewhat oxidized with some light hops. flavors go nowhere-badly dusty malts with some soggy notes as well. body is thin and watery with no substance whatsoever. could have been the worst beer at the fest (other than the amber ale that vyvvy had from some winery present at the fest).

Sampled at Augusta Bottoms Beer Festival 2006. Not the best sample of the day by far. Poured lightly hazy yellow with a small unattractive head. Aroma has dusty malts and spicy hops. The body is thin and watery with not much carbonation to speak of. The initial taste is watery dusty malts. The finish has a good amount of spicy hops for a small period then it is back to the watery taste. Overall a bad pale - the flash of spicy hops right at the beginning of the finish is nice, but that is about all.

On tap at the brewpub. Clear gold in color. Sweet floral aroma. Underhopped. Possibly the flavor of rye in this one? Detectable cascade hops that are underused.

Slightly orange and a little hazy in the glass. No head to speak of. Some citrus aromas, some hops -- Cascade and Golding -- if I remember right. A slight bite of alcohol, but still a drinkable pale ale. Lots of body, though I thought this beer was a bit light on the finish. (Rerated 8-12-06 aromas are outstanding on this pale ale -- strong english hops, great fruit and spices.)