Middle Ages Syracuse Pale Ale

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

12oz thank to beastiefan2k - Aroma is orange peel, straw and some English malts. Pours transparent orange with a medium head and good lacing. Flavor is a weaker version of the aroma. Palate is thin but lingers enough to redeem this otherwise bland brew. Not awful, but not great,

This draft brew from the Cyber Cafe beer bar in Johnson City NY poured a medium sized head of foamy finely sized white colored bubbles that were long lasting and left behind a transparent strong bubbly carbonation orange brown colored body. The mild aroma was hoppy and malty. The crisp mouth feel was tingly at the start and at the finish. The thin flavor contained notes of hops. An OK brew just nothing special.

Tap at Barcade: Deep orange pour with a thin white film for head. The aroma is bisquity British malts, mildly buttery notes along with some fruity esters in there. A bit too carbonated, laps over the tongue, prickling a bit. Bisquity/crackery malts in the flavor. Some evident British Ale esters are present, giving it a mild fruity hint. Not much hop character though, just a hint of flowery notes in the finish. Simple example of a British Ale. Needs more hops, in my humble opinion.

Orange gold amber pour. Very weak aroma, slight orange citrus. Mix of hops and citrus, more of a summer ale after taste. Not a great beer, but tolerable.

Bottle; poured an orange gold with a medium sized white head. Aroma wasn’t great; toasted malt and lemony citrus. Flavor dominated by buttery British malt. Very minimal hops in the finish. Drinkable.

Pours a slightly hazed gold and amber. Very small amount of off-white head that falls fairly quickly. Bland nose. Flavor is pretty subdued with a slight metallic tone. Very miniscule hops tones. Feel is good with the bubble on the tongue and a nice liquid feel. Overall it is a fairly decent brew, but it seems like it is kind of lacking a bit in strength,

Date: 06/08/2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

dark yellow, thin white head, sweet citrus hop aroma, nice sweet carmel malt flavor with a balancing hop character, pleasant bitter finish,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Score: **+/4
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The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.

Notes: Pours yellow-orange with a rocky white head; pretty hazy looking but nice. Smells mainly of the trademark Middle Ages buttery scent, hops, and bread. Subtle aroma, but pleasant. More trademark Middle Ages taste, with a more pronounced hop bite at the end. Nice aftertaste though. Slick, almost creamy mouth feel with some bitterness. Not as great as Middle Ages’ other offerings, but a pretty solid beer that seems to be quite accessible.