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Mad River Steelhead Extra Pale Ale 3.08 310

Mad River Steelhead Extra Pale Ale

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
3103.08/5.03.08/5.05.7%80.3English pint, Shaker
Commercial Description:
The original Extra Pale Ale, this is the one that started it all. Our first brew was introduced in 1989 in Golden Gate style kegs. We have stayed true to our beginnings and still brew it the way we did back then. A bright golden hued ale with a medium body and a crisp spicy /floral hop character and very mild bitterness. This unfiltered ale has a pleasing mouth feel and remains our most popular brew. This beer goes with everything and every occasion.
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Ayumbomb (63), Asheville, North Carolina, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/105/517/20
Nov 11, 2005  
So hoppy that I actually enjoyed it. I hate IPAs, and I tend to dislike EPAs, but this was extraordinary. The taste and smell were very fascinating. The aftertaste makes the beer a must have! Try it out.


 DrBayern (1137), Morehead City, North Carolina, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/511/20
Oct 22, 2005  
12 oz. bottle. Golden with a medium white head. Subtle hop and malt aromas continued in the flavor profile. Thirst quenching bitterness in the finish. An OK pale ale, but nothing special.


 OhioDad (2491), Hilliard, Ohio, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 21, 2005  
12 oz bottle pours golden hazy with a short white head. Aroma is light grains and haylike hops. Flavor is some lemon and hay as well as light cereal like malts. Somewhat fruity and outdoorsy. Palate is light and not real carbonated. Drinkable but nothing outstanding here. A little below average as far as APAs that I have tried go.


 SDalkoholic (1198), Chula Vista, California, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/102/511/20
Oct 12, 2005  
Appears in the glass a hazy straw gold woth minimum amount of head and lot of sediment floating. Aroma is sweaty and yeat weak, but holds a small character of hops and malt. Somewhat plain and tastes flat. Must have had an extensive shelf life. Flavor has a hidden trace of hop and earth to it but in general is bland and medicore. Okay quencher during the summer heat of mid September.


 lamas (733), Adams Morgan, Washington DC, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/515/20
Sep 19, 2005  
Bottle. Hazy straw pour with a thin off-white head. Hoppy aroma with some citrus and spices. Medium to thin-bodied. Crisp. Nice carbonation level. Citrusy hops and sweet malts in the flavor, all subdued. Nice label. Really makes me wanna watch ESPN Outdoors. A very poundable beer.


 Schultsc (486), Henderson, Nevada, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/514/20
Sep 17, 2005  
Hazy med-gold color. Sweet, fruity hops aroma with more fruit and sweetness in the flavor. Really good crispness but with little bitterness. Not a bad offering on the lighter side of things.


 brentfeesh (1040), Gadsden, Alabama, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Aug 13, 2005  
Hazy gold, frothy head. Standard syrupy metallic malt with minor hop presence (some citrus) in the aroma. The flavor is lightly bitter with biscuit like malt underneath. Easy, and not too bad. Body is adequate for the style. OK, but nothing special.


johnsjacobsen (1), USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Mad River Steelhead Extra Pale Ale does not count
4.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/510/105/520/20
Jul 19, 2005  
Such a fun smell and taste, with strong citrus taste and odor from the hops. I have only had the bottled variety, and would love to try it on tap. Great in the summer, after mowing the lawn or sitting by the ocean. I have to be carefull that I don’t drink too many of these, because I don’t pay attention.



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