 drjay44 (822), Salida, Colorado, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 24, 2008 12 oz. bottle. Pours a thin head with attractive lacing over a brownish golden clear body...nose of floral hop with slight resin overtones....mild hop and malt in the palate, well balanced....light mouth feel.
StanMemTn (34), Memphis, Tennessee, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 21, 2008 Oct 20, 2008
On tap, Flying Saucer-Cordova
A readily available pale ale with a really nice floral hops presence. Went down pretty smoothly.
BrewmeisterEd (59), USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 16, 2008 A solid beer with a copper pour and minimal head retention. Rather sweet for a pale ale - had this been a blind tasting, I would have pegged it as a marzen or Oktoberfest brew. Not much going on in terms of aroma hops, but bitter enough so as to say ’a pale ale, you say? Well, I guess so...’ An additional positive - no resinous after taste which is all too common with pale ales or (moreso) with IPAs. I’ll buy this again....
Markintokyo (2), , Japan
does not count  | 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 14, 2008 08/10/03 On tap at Popeye. Tried out of curiosity. Immediately I noticed the freshness - this had been kept well. Not malty at all as with other Japanese pale ales that evening. More of a restrained hoppiness - a definite slow burner with a slightly sweet aftertaste and IBUs around the 40 mark. Worth seeking out.
fidelis83 (729), Clinton, Iowa, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 12, 2008 Pours blood orange reddish, with a two finger off whit head that fades slowly to a skim that stays.Lots of caramel malts and pine hops in the nose, beyond that with a swirl grapefruit citrus hops and some straw come about, but oddly fade quick. Flavor is pine and citrus hops, caramel, grain malts. Some straw and grainy malts as well. Finish is quick and crisp: grainy malts and bitter, citrus and pine hops. Body is thin and kinda astringent, really lacks the heft of a great APA. A decent example of the style, although kinda weak it offers decent complexity.
porterhouse (1163), Alna, Maine, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 12, 2008 (Bottle from 1828 Vintage House) Pours rather clear coppery amber with a couple of foamy fingers of off-white head that recede rather quickly to a thin. lasting layer. Aroma of caramel, vanilla and some pine. Mouthfeel fairly smooth, light-medium heft. Flavor is quite malt-forward, almost like an Oktoberfest or Vienna with notes of caramel and vanilla. Light-medium bitterness overlays and then builds a bit through finish providing a little pinch and leaving a somewhat bitter aftertaste. A little rough but overall a pretty good APA.
Dango (26), Snekkersten, Denmark
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Oct 10, 2008 Wonderful dark amber colour. Beatiful structured lasting head with some lacing. Not much of an aroma, but a very nice taste balanced between mild sweetness and aromatic hops. For a pale ale, I think it has lots of personality.
GardenGabe (129), Denver, Colorado, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 9, 2008 Nice balance of hops and malt a very drinkable beer. Not exceptional but affordable and not bad. Spicy aroma thin pour but good mouth feel.
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