Copper Creek American Pale Ale

Brewed by Copper Creek Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Athens, Georgia USA

Date: 04/06/2002
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Athens

Appearance: clear dark amber,
Aroma: sweet carmel malt aroma,
Flavor: cigkt malt flavor, lots of hops, long bitter finish, well balanced
-------- /> Date: 04/04/2003
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub
Score: ii+ to iii

Appearance: clear amber, thin fine head leaving nice lace,
Aroma: fresh citrus hop aroma,
Flavor: lots of grapefruit hop flavor on a slightly sweet carmel malt base, nice long low bitter finish
-------- /> Date: 01/07/2008
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub
Score: 3.6 to 3.4

Aroma: sweet crystal aroma with nice floral and citrus hops,
Body: creamy body,
Flavor: sweet crystal malt flavor, plenty of citrus hops for balance, nice long bitter finish,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4

on tap-pours a blotchy off white head and copper color. Aroma is mild medium citrus, medium malt. Taste is medium citrus-some bitterness, (comes across as mostly northwest but some English-flat/metallic), medium malt-caramel. Solid. OK carbonation.

2005 GCBC. Slightly hazed amber color. Fruity aroma with light hop. Flavors of caramel malt and mild hop flavor. Small bitterness on the finish. Balanced and tasty but nothing too special.

Rerate 11-6-04: I don’t know if he altered the recipe or what, but this beer is much better than I remember. More hops and more complexity make this an excellent APA. 5-10-03: Sadly, just another APA. The body is nice and the head was good. The aroma was hoppy, but something was missing. They really needed to bump up the hops or bump up the hops, possibly both. The brewery is capable of brewing something good. The Alt was evidence of that. This just isn’t exciting.

Copper pour with light tan head and lace. Light citrus and semi-sweet malt aroma. Nice medium malt, good finishing bitter, and a dry finish. Medium bodied with very nice carbonation. Very solid drinkable beer. Clean and crisp.

Pours a copper color with a tan head. Aroma is caramel, toast, and citrus earthy hops. Flavor is malty, caramel, toasty, and a bitter citrus earthy finish.

draught. Nice deep red hue, the head fades away after a few moments. The aroma is thin, but there’s a bit of grapefruit and sweet malt present. This isn’t super hoppy, though a bit biting. A bit of citrusy sweetness is there. This just needs better and more hop flavor. Not a great rendition of the style, it reminds me more of an American amber.
[September 30, 2008]
On tap. Pours a stark, clear amber with a frothy head. I take a whiff. . .what’s going on here? Strong berries accompany the defined hoppiness. Y’know, it’s pretty decent. The flavor again has a berry sweetness with biscuity character that really brings an American-hopped amber ale to mind. Lots of grapefruit, stinging pine, lemon zest, and light wood is in the flavor as well. This is pretty good beverage.

Draft. Orange amber with a small white head. Hoppy nose, grapefruity. Flavor is soft but sharp hops over malt. Very citrusy. Not bad at all.