Carolina Pale Ale

Brewed by Carolina Brewing Company
Style: English Pale Ale
Holly Springs, North Carolina USA

Pleasant aroma, with blended hops. Nice bitterness in flavor. Well balanced malt flavors, with hint of caramel. The brewers say that they use three different hops in this beer, and I personally feel that the hop blend alone makes this beer worthy of drinking.

Smooth, simple, tasty. Not spectacular, but a good companion to a meal - or a good game on TV. If you prefer American macrobrews, this ale will help wean you off them.

This rating from the bottle, although I had several pints of this on tap while in Raleigh, definitely the best available in the hotel bar! Right down the pipe for a pale ale, I’d put this more in the American vein than English ... light in its amber hue, limited in it’s carbonation, and little head. But it’s got a decent hoppy citursy character, definitely quaffable, and a quality session brew. (#2844, 5/6/2007)

Good beer, however nothing great about it. Pours golden with little head. Good pale taste. Good crisp finish.

Ice cold bottle served at a preseason UNC Basketball banquet. I looked in the cooler- Miller Lite, Red Stripe, Pilsner Urquell, and this. The good ole local pale ale. I’m sure I have tried this before, but had never rated. My first bottle was ice-cold, needed a napkin to cover it just to be able to stand the coldness on my hand (im a wimp.). Did not pour out of bottle so my appearence rating will be neutral. Aroma not particularly exciting, but also not offensive- a quality I like to look for in beers I dont think will be too spectacular. At the end of a 11 hour workday, this shit really hit the spot. Albeit it was served ice-cold, but this beer had nice fruity flavors, crisp clean hops, with some creamy malts to balance it out. I enjoyed it and would happily drink again. A great session beer.

Crystal-clear golden with small off-white head. Aroma is caramel malty, earthy, and light floral. Taste is delightfully earthy, light sweet. Light floral sneaks in there as well. Light-medium body.

This is my local brew. Overall a very good beer. Could use some more hops for my taste. A little less flavorful than some of the classics (Sierra Nevada/Troegs Pale Ale). A good beer nonetheless.

Definitely more in the American style than British for Pale Ales. Has more hops and bitterness than the Brit style. Clear golden with a medium white head. Taste is of hops, grapefruit, citrus and some pine. Decent malty sweetness. Clean finish. Medium body. Good lacing, decent head retention. Underrated IMO.