Coopers Original Pale Ale

Brewed by Coopers Brewery
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Regency Park, South Australia, Australia

12-oz., courtesy of the fine folk at the Kangaroo & Kiwi before New Zealand and South Africa kicked off in Tri-Nations ’06. This beer is about as appealing as the All-Blacks looked for the first 20 minutes of the match, unfortunately. Pretty much white head on yellow fizz, with an undistinguished palate and a wave of bitter that comes up at the end. No wonder the bartender seemed a bit surprised to be asked to serve an Australian beer in a half-Australian-themed pub.

Hazy golden color,small white head that had a short hang time then faded leaving little behind.The aroma was citrusy with a light malty side.The flavor was pretty decent but not great.Light malty taste with a decent but not so overly done citrus side and mild hop showing in the end,as the brew warmed up a bit you seemed to get a little more of the citrus and malt with a slight sweet side and shot at some hints of caramel or toffee.Over all not bad and would make a decent lawnmower brew due to it being fairly easy to drink.

The color is a cloudy yellow with a white head. The aroma is herbal and slighly fruity. flavor is slightly fruity with a some hoppishness.

The little bother to sparking ale, most of the flavour without the hangove, choose this if you have to work tomorrow.

Bottle, 375ml. A cloudy pale yellow coloured pour with a small quickly-diminishing head. This smells just like a good Witbier - sweet orange aromas with some yeast evident. The flavour is predominantly honey and orange, but the finish is more interesting: a hit of roasted malt with a fair few hops and some sweetness. A little watery in the finish though. High carbonation. This is close to being a great brew, but it isn’t quite there...

Interesting stuff. Visually a ringer for a witbier, but with a woodily spicy aroma reminiscent of certain tripels. Sniffing this intensively. Blindfolded, I’d wager a crate of Westvleteren it was Belgian. But no. This heavily sedimented concoction hails from ’Down Under’. Bitter citrus and bubblegum, capped with a finishing hop dryness. Almost like an Orval shandy. But better. Difficult to categorise or describe, and I like that. The most engaging Aussie I’ve so far sampled.

Bottled. Hazy golden. Aroma is fruity and spicy. Light fizzy on palate. Fruity and citric flavor. OK but nothing special

This pale ale is bottle fermented leaving a cloudy golden appearance once poured, nose is made of floral, fruity notes with a hint of wheat possibly. The taste isn’t quite as strong as i had thought, slightly fruity with a little sweetness and a touch of yeast in the aftertaste.