Buzzards Bay Pale Ale

Formerly brewed at Just Beer (fka Buzzards Bay Brewing)
Style: English Pale Ale
Westport, Massachusetts USA

Bottle: From the micro beer of the month club. Not very good. Pours amber with a decent head. Suprisingly malty aroma and taste for a pale ale.

Pours an average colour with an average head that laces the glass less than averagely. The aroma is of averageness with an average citric/floral hop and caramel malt complex. The flavour is average with a peppery bite overlaying its averageness. The mouthfeel was of average viscosity and a bit more than average on the carbonation. Overall this was average.

This beer pours a clear amber color with an ok head to it. It has a aroma of mild hops and hints of citrus and mild floral smells. As you drink it there is an initial taste of bitter hops and mild toffee. the palate is very weak and not very fulfilling.

Pours a slightly hazy, medium amber color. A small, fizzy, off-white head settles quickly to a thin, patchy film with a small edge. Minimal spots of lacing noted. The aroma shows a toasted caramel and nougat malt base, with faint floral hops and perhaps a drop of honey for sweetness. The flavor is nothing short of perplexing. I picked up a strange smoky, almost ashy quality that is unlike anything I’ve ever encountered in a pale ale. Caramel malts and mild floral hops are overshadowed by this odd smoky flavor. Its something that I really can’t get past, and it ruins the beer in my opinion. Medium body. Poor, smoky finish. Very odd, poorly made brew.

My friend Artem brough this back from his trip to Cape Cod. Orange color beer. Aroma is light vegetable with past their prime fruits (cherries maybe). Taste is plain pale ale with crystal malts and a weird out of place fruit finish. Plain and boring.

Good flavor about this one. Nice bitterness to it. A bit of sweetness. Worth a shot.

Date: 02/08/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

clear amber, whispy head, light sweet carmel malt aroma with floral hops, slightly sweet malt flavor well balanced with solid hop flavor and a light lingering bitter finish

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.8/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4

Medium copper pour, off-white head, good lace. Somewhat of a neutral aroma, bit of fresh lake water if nothing else. Some earthiness in the flavor, a bit of toffee, some muted citrus bitterness. Tangy mouthfeel. Thanks to Aurelius for this one.