Butte Creek Spring Run Organic Pale Ale

Brewed by Butte Creek Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Chico, California USA

Name: Spring Run
Date: 04/02/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Roadtrip

Appearance: hazy copper, big creamy off white head, lots of drippy lace,
Aroma: sweet crystal malt aroma with bold floral hops and a touch of fruity character,
Body: creamy body,
Flavor: rich malt flavor with a crystal sweetness and a big toasted biscuit character, lots of hops come in to balance the crystal sweetness, good combination of floral and earthy hops, light bitter finish continues to grow as it warms into an agressive long bitter finish,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

Bottle from Belmont Party. Poured clear copper color with medium off-white fizzy head that mostly lasted with fair lacing. Moderate sour citrus hoppy aroma. Medium body with a slick texture. Medium bitter flavor with a medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration. Solid drinkable brew.

Bottle from Bottle Barn Orange copper color with fine frothy beige head Lots of grapefruit aroma Flavor is mildly roasted caramel with relatively light grapefruit and pine Very smooth Finish is fairly decent bitter Very refreshing

Bomber. Poured translucent brighter orange with a short cap of white head. The aroma picked up soft bready and caramel notes with vibrant citrusy and grassy accents.. smelled at the back like it may have a boozy bite. The flavor had an almost syrupy caramel base with moderate-to-high grapefruit and piney bitterness surrounding.. not bad, but nothing really popped. Medium-bodied with lower carbonation on the palate.. I didn’t much care for the long bitter finish that didn’t have any real flavor behind it.. aiight overall.

Bottle. Amber beer with an off-white head. Grapefruit and pine aroma. Grapefruit and pine flavor with light malt. Some bitterness. Medium bodied. Grapefruit and pine lingers with light caramel. Nice APA.

Bottle:   Reddish caramel, very hazy, large fluffy off-white head, enjoyable lacing.   Malt oriented nose, very slight graininess.   Very little hop presense, if any.   Hmmm... on first sip I noticed that for an Organic its not as earthy/grainy as I have come to expect.   Its actually a bit malty, with a soft hop background.   This one is pretty easy to drink, and certainly a bit better than I expected.   Well rounded, feels fairly hefty for a Pale Ale.   Paler than most, er ligher perhaps, not as hop oriented, but I am a stickler about North West Pale Ales.   Its actually more appealing that its not all that grainy.   Decent little offering.

Bomber from Bottle Barn; Nose of grassy hops; Lightly hazed copper with a big yellowish head that slowly receded and heavily laced the glass; flavor of hop bitterness balanced by light caramel with the finish staying lightly bitter. Not a hop bomb but good in both malts and hops!

Appearance: Pours a clear, dark copper body with a full, foamy, whiteish head. Smell: Biscuity malt nose with just a touch of caramel and notes of spice and citrus blossoms. Taste: Toasty biscuity maltiness with a light, restrained caramel sweetness. Spicy, lightly citrus hop character with a medium amount of bitterness. Spicy, drying finish with just a tiny bit of lingering bitterness. Mouthfeel: Just barely medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Drinkability: A fine, refreshing, very drinkable pale ale. Plus, don’t you care about the fishies at all you heartless monsters?