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Nectar Ales Pale Nectar

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Nectar Ales Pale Nectar - American Pale Ale

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 Percentile 
86
overall
Formerly brewed at Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
Style: American Pale Ale

Paso Robles, California USA

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
873.52/5.03.47/5.04.9%91.9Lager glass, Shaker
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Commercial Description:
Has a golden amber color and a light refreshing body. (Editor’s Note: originally brewed by Humboldt Brewing Company under the name "Humboldt Pale Nectar Ale" until the acquisition by Firestone Walker.)
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 Snojerk321 (1914), San Diego, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 1, 2009  
12oz bottle. Light honey colored pour. Thick white head. Malty, floral nose. Nice balance with it leaning toward the malt near the front. Slight hop bitterness near the end.


 DuffMan (2719), the land of bitumen, beef & beer, Alberta, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Jan 23, 2009  
Bright orange, thick off-white head with early scant lace. Very fruity aroma of nectarines and melons. Caramel malt and citrus resinous hops, surprisingly little of the fruit aroma translates onto the palate. Very flavourful and very sessionable!


 chandler0201 (341), Durham, North Carolina, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/56/103/512/20
Oct 14, 2008  
Pours a dark hazy straw color with minimal whitish head. Aroma of hops and grapefruit. Taste is bitter (too bitter for the style) to the point where it affects drinkability, otherwise this would have been rated higher.


 DocLock (4648), Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 30, 2008  
Pours hazy deep dark straw with off-white head. Nose is juicy wet hops, tropical fruit. Tastes piney hoppy, with a solid malt bill, and some grapferuit, tangerine, and piney notes.


 LtDan (470), LA - Originally from South NJ!, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/515/20
Sep 5, 2008  
A refreshing classic. Great floral aroma, crisp bitter hops in the taste. Highly drinkable, and very hoppy for those looking to veer away from the maltier Pale Ales.


 obguthr (986), Poquoson, Virginia, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/102/55/105/511/20
Apr 23, 2008  
Paprika, grapefruit and wood aroma. Cloudy golden pour, no head. Floral marigold on the palate but virtually flavorless.


 SamGamgee (1394), Santa Cruz (La Selva), California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/104/512/20
Mar 20, 2008    Updated: Mar 21, 2008
12oz bottle. Clear amber-gold with a white head; some sediment. Smells like nectar, honey, and flowers. Sweet like honey flavor, with a little hop balance, but definitely a mild pale ale. Nice malt fruitiness, but could use a little more hop bite and bitterness. Light body with smooth carbonation, and a slight stickiness. Really fruity and sweet for an apa, but pretty drinkable.


 asedzie (453), San Francisco, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Mar 4, 2008  
Pours clear golden with moderate, dense, bubbly, off-white head. Some lacing, slowly dissapating. Pungent hop aroma is pine, passionfruit, flowery, along with light toffee in the background. Flavor is mild toasty grain flavors with assertive strains of delicate very fresh tasting fruit-like and floral hop flavors, very slight hop resin in the palate, as well. Finish has very mild bitterness and leaves a wonderful floral flavor lingering all over the mouth. I love this brewery! Hop profile is outstanding; still, very well-balanced.



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