Middle Ages Syracuse Pale Ale

Brewed by Middle Ages Brewing
Style: English Pale Ale
Syracuse, New York USA

12 oz. bottle. Pours a mostly clear gold with a moderate linen white head that lasted until mid-glass and left a layer of foam with each sip. Pleasant aroma of malt and some grassy hops with a hint of sweetness. That hint of sweetness in the aroma is nowhere to be seen in the flavor, which is grainy malt and some astringent hops towards the finish. Dry at he finish as well. A decent beer with no problems.

Bottle. Pours a golden amber body with a white head. Citric and earthy grassy notes. Apple and caramel accents. Dry and thin, watery, with a hint of paper. eh.

on tap at Brewery, kinda light amber color with good white rocky foam. nose is fruity with a little hop kick. Flavor is again a little fruity, grassy, very light, which i expected some maltyness and a spicy hop finish. nice easy drinking beer.

En fût. Verre de 12 oz dégusté chez Blue Tusk (Syracuse, NY). Arôme: Légère odeur de caramel et d’houblons. Apparence: La couleur est blonde légèrement dorée avec une faible densité de bulle. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût d’houblons avec une pointe de céréales et de caramel. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement huileuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Légère présence d’houblons en arrière goût. (Rating #2017)

(Bottle). Malty bread aroma. Amber body, large off-white head. Bland watery flavor, faint caramel. Little finish.

12oz Bottle Received in a recent trade with Isreal, thanks bud! Syracuse Pale Ale is mildly hazy dirty copper with a peach hue. A pillowy two finger ivory head formed on the pour, eventually falling to a solid cap and leaving patchy lacing here and there. A good looking beer to be sure. Biscuity malts with a drizzling of caramel form a solid malt foundation. The hops come through with a combination of bitter and sweetened orange peel that’s been sitting around awhile. If this was all that was present everything would be good. The problem here is the yeast. I always find Middle Ages yeast to leave a buttery aroma and taste to all their beers and I’m not very fond of it. It’s not as bad in some as in others but this is one of the others. It does mellow with some warming though. Luckily the butter is kept to a minimum in the flavor. The malts become a bit more caramel-like then the nose suggested. Orange flashes through here and there lightly sweet but faint at the same time. Slight butter on the finish that doesn’t seem to get in the way as much as in the nose. The carbonation is on the low end of the spectrum which lets this beer work through on its own. Medium bodied with a nice silky smoothness. Even with the buttery yeast character I could drink a few of these at a time. The beer looked good but the smell threw me off at first. I wasn’t too fond of this beer when I stuck my nose in the glass but it got better from there. Not one of my favorites but I could drink a few of these at a time. 6/5/08

12 oz. bottle from Premier Gourmet - Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a decent size off white head. Light lacing. Aroma is light herbal hops. Flavor is sweet malt and perhaps a touch of diacetyl. Medium body. Nothing fancy, but worth a try.

Bottle 12 fl oz
Appearance: Amber gold ale with thick creamy (slight tan) head. Ring like lace. 3+
Nose: Caramel sweetness , mineral leafy hop aromas , slight hint of cola and spice. 6+
Flavor/Palate : Medium bodied. Earthy leafy middle somewhat sweeten with nutty caramel base. Straight hop ale with slight alcoholic feel at finish. Solid mid tier brew.