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Little Creatures Pale Ale 3.65 326

Little Creatures Pale Ale

Percentile
94
overall
Brewed by Little Creatures Brewing
Style: American Pale Ale

Fremantle, Australia

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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3263.67/5.03.65/5.05.2%99.1Lager glass, Shaker
Commercial Description:
Little Creatures was born to make a pale ale…a specific style of pale ale, a style that we are absolutely passionate about and one that we believe displays great balance of flavour and refreshment…complex yet highly drinkable. The beer's character is driven by the use of fresh whole hop flowers. Hop Flowers are carefuly selected that are bursting with aroma and contain all the essential oils and acids that deliver an uniqe flavour experience. Drink a few pints of this beer and you'll soon become one of us…a certified "hophead" craving those crisp citrus flavours of grapefruit and passionfruit and maybe a bit of honey, all backed up with a good balance of bitterness. If you're wondering what on earth malt or hops actually are then click on the two hop characters to the left and find out more. It's not just the hops that make Little Creatures Pale Ale what it is though. Selected malts are kilned in small batches to our specifications and are used exlusively in our pale ale. Two different yeasts are used to both ferment and bottle condition the beer. The latest technology and equipment is used to maintain absolute quality control and one of the main ingredients in the pale ale has got to be the amount of passion that it takes to produce a seriously good beer...we live for it! From brewing to release, a batch of pale ale takes about six weeks, allowing for two weeks conditioning in the bottle after packaging. No artificial preservatives or additives are included, just great ingredients.
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 Defreni (1047), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/513/20

Oct 18, 2009  
Flaske: Orange uklar øl med et kæmpe skumhoved. God blomstret duft, engelsk humle. Smagen er mindre god, lidt kedelig men en dejlig mundfylde gør øllen alligevel er yderst drikbar.

Maris (10), Canberra, Australia
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/104/518/20
Dec 30, 2009  
From a 330ml bottle on 31/12/2009. Probably the best widely available beer in the country. Instantly recognisable, with its lovely floral, hoppy aroma, beautifully balanced passionfruit-like flavour, and walloping bitterness. Truly excellent.


beer4eternity (40), New Zealand
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/516/20
Dec 27, 2009  
330ml bottle, Soho bar, Gisborne, NZ, served ice cold. Really liked this beer especially the beautiful hop aromas even when very cold. Will try this again at home served cool and re-rate then. Golden amber hue, small white shimmering fine bubbly lasting head, moderate lacing. Bursting with delicious hop aromas; tropical (lychee especially,passion fruit ) citrus (lemon, grapefruit) pine. Similar to Renaissance Paradox Blonde. Strong bitterness dominates the flavour, mild sweetness. Palate is very dry initially and lingering fairly long in the after-taste, light to medium body, thin texture, well/heavily carbonated, long bitter finish. Very enjoyable.


 Savvy1982 (328), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Dec 21, 2009  
Bottle. Pours medium to pale gold, with a thin head that reduces to a persistent skim. Nose is mild 3C hops, plus mild clean yeast, and a whiff of flowers. Palate is a tastesplosion of hoppiness, but without bitterness, plenty of citrus and grapefruit, delicate yet juicy. Eminently drinkable, and very tasty; an IPA without the palate fatigue.


 RichardW (260), Carlisle, Cumbria, England
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Nov 27, 2009  
Another of those, ’Why haven’t I tried this before beers’ - well, it was well worth waiting for. Great fresh citrusy aroma and taste, with a lovely sharp bitterness that leaves a fine grapefruit flavour lingering on the tongue. Pleasant burnished orange appearance, plenty of tingle from the carbonation and a soft white head that stays constant throughout. Good stuff.


 phaleslu (575), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/516/20
Oct 21, 2009  
Bottle at Barmuda in Queenstown. Pours a slightly cloudy amber with a medium white head. Yet another solid pale ale in New Zealand- they’ve impressed me to no end with the APA and IPA styles. Aroma of floral hops, grapefruit citrus, and honey. The flavor is also hoppy and citrusy, with sweetness from the honey and some yeast for a nice balance. Bitter, crisp from active carbonation, and a nice bite.


 hawthorne00 (155), Australia
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/517/20
Oct 21, 2009    Updated: Dec 24, 2009
Light copper. Lacy cream head. Honeyed citrus nose. Quite a lot of bubbles. Assertive rather than aggressive hopping. Complex resiny leatherwood middles. Carbonation doesn’t quite hide slight deadness on the palate. Very good rather than great. (rerate, old rating 3.7:) I’ve had a few of its local competitors recently and liked them well enough. But I think I under-rated this one, perhaps from drinking it a bit too cold. Everything works together here, and as the cliche goes, a champion team beats a team of champions.


 gyllenbock (344), Stockholm, Sweden
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Oct 20, 2009  
Bottle. An orange-like color, a bit cloudy. The foam is not large but are lasting for quite a long time. Smells nice, a lot of citrus and a little black bear. The taste is not so extreme. Fruit and some flowers. Fresh and easy to drink. Bitterness is decent without being too aggressive. A drinkable beer that is not too advanced.



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