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Free State Copperhead Pale Ale


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793.56/5.03.5/5.06%76.9Shaker, Tulip
Commercial Description:
This flavorful beer is made in the style of the India Pale Ale Style originally manufactured in Great Britain for their colonies in India, but with an American twist. The harsh travel that the beer had to survive required a strong, hoppy beer. The Hops and the high level of alcohol helped buffer the beer through its long travels. Made with flavorful and full bodied Pale Ale malt combined with a touch of caravienne for color and carapils for body, the rich flavor of this beer is matched and enhanced by a very generous portion of Centennial and Cascade hops. The Cascades give this beer its distinctive floral aroma and a uniquely American character.
O.G. - 14.5/1058. Hops - 48.5 IBUs.
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 Zinister (1199), Houston, Texas, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Mar 14, 2009  
On tap at the brewery. Amber color with hoppy nose. Flavor is hops, citrus and some caramel malts.


 beastiefan2k (1601), Lawrence (formely NYC), Kansas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Oct 19, 2008  
Tap @ brewpub, pours with a beautiful completely clear amber color. Aroma is all hops, lightly resin-y and very sweet hops. Taste is all sweet hops but clean and well attenuated behind that. Just a bit of hop bitterness at the end. A very nice, standard brewpub hoppy brew.


 holdenn (1443), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Jun 25, 2008  
On tap at Free State. After a long bike ride on a slow bike, this is exactly what I needed to drink on their patio. Poured a clear golden orange with a soapy off white head that laces down. The nose is light but good. Herbal, orange citrus with a caramel base. Body is light but creamy. Lightly sweet caramel, lemon, and pale malt flavors on the first sip. This quickly leads to herbal and piney hops that finish with a strong bitterness. Really refreshing on a hot Kansas day!


 unclemike (834), Ft. Riley, Kansas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/516/20
Jun 13, 2008  
On tap. Pours a clear amber-copper with thin head that doesn’t even cover the entire surface. Piney, citrus nose with some malt sweetness showing. Flavor is, naturally, a wall of hop bitterness that gives way to pine, grapefruit citrus, bitter orange, and a nice dose of malt sweetness to provide a pleasant balance.For a beer that appeared to have weak carbonation, the palate is rather pin-prickly and lively. A pretty solid and well-balanced American-style IPA


 Skyview (4050), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
May 26, 2008  
Sampled during Dark Lord Days ’08 at guest picnic tables via growler. Pours a clear light copper amber brew with a fast dissolving white head that dissipates nearly clean except for a thin white ring. Aroma of light caramel malt, some apple, citrus zest and a touch of pine. Taste is light to medium bodied, light carbonated with flavors of citrus zest, some light caramel, flowery hops and a touch of beets. Finish is a tad thin, almost as a light American Pale Ale but still enjoyable.


 hopscotch (5483), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/511/20
May 1, 2008  
Growler... DLD’08... Clear copper ale with a small, creamy, off-white head. Fantastic retention. The nose is a mishmash of caramel and earthy, piney lupulin. Medium-bodied with soft carbonation. Watery, thin flavor with subdued caramel. Crisp, balanced finish. Kudos to someone in the Kansas contingent - aka my roommates at DLD’08 - for the sample... maybe csbosox?


 BuckeyeSammy (455), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Apr 28, 2008  
Floral hop aroma and flavor. Not as balanced as i wanted. Low carbonation. Bitter caboose. Nothing special here. Sample at FFF DL 2008.


 restless7 (104), Lenexa, Kansas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/514/20
Apr 16, 2008  
TAP: @Old Chicago. Dark copper appearance with minimal beige head (bartender doesn’t know how to pour apparently), decent lacing as I drink. Aroma is more malt than hops - eh it’s only 48 IBU. Flavor is definite malt with caramel and definite hop finish. Palate starts mediocre but leaves a nice tingle on the tongue long after the swallow and a medium length dry finish.



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