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Millstream Iowa Pale Ale

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863.31/5.03.27/5.0Summer5.7%41.8Shaker, Tulip
Commercial Description:
Pale Ale's on the coasts of this country are turning into hoppy monsters, but our beer is more mild, and about balance. It has enough bitterness to match the maltiness provided by the pale malt base. It gets its citrus zing from extensive dry-hopping with Cascade hops. This beer was first made in a few small test batches in 2003. The response was so incredibly positive, that it has worked it’s way into a year round beer. A hoppy IPA in the central plains... how exciting!

O.G. 15.2° Plato F.G. 4.8° Plato
43 IBU
9 SRM
100% Briess Malt
Pale Ale Base Malt, Munich 20, Caramel 40L, Wheat, Carapils, and Victory Northern Brewer, Cascade, and Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops
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 Sammy (4000), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/515/20
Mar 28, 2009  
Above average American pale ale. Pours orange fruity colour with fast disapearing white head. Aroma is a mixture of malt, hops and a bit of socks. Medium mouthfeel, even a bit light, but flavourful and smooth drinking, to the end. Fruity taste, understated C-hop, udnerstated carbonation. Works.


 1FastSTi (2560), Glendale, Wisconsin, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Mar 25, 2009  
Pours to a deep orange body with a ridiculously creamy off-white head. The flavor is really toasty, caramelly, and has a subtle cascade hop. Extremely malty. The aroma is toasted bread and light cascade hops. Some weedy hops too. The palate is medium bodied and extremely creamy. It does leave the mouth watering. I thought this was more of an APA.


 GJF (501), Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Mar 16, 2009  
eh, it’s fine, but nothing very exciting. Drinkable pale, a little fizzy, not much hop to it.


 esjaygee (1519), Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Feb 14, 2009  
Red-orange with a medium tan slowly fading head. Aroma of citrus hops, crystal malt, grapefruit, almost too sweet. Taste of grapefruit, caramel, light citrus hops and diactyl. Body comes across as a touch thin and it’s not hopped enough for the style. Finishes up with a mild bitter/citrus mix.


 MrRain (428), O’Fallon, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Feb 8, 2009  
12oz bottle poured into an English pint. MIPA pours dark copper and murky with a largish head that leaves little lacing. The aroma is malty with strong hops and a touch of laundry soap. Hidden behind the harsh hop and sap aroma is a nice smooth biscuit aroma. I like this beer. I’m not certain it is an IPA though. The malt character is pretty strong for an IPA. It’s fairly robust with the malt and hops staying distinct. It is surprisingly good for a brewery I’ve never been terribly impressed by. The finish is medium-to-dry.


brewmaster55 (48), , Wisconsin, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/103/511/20
Jan 31, 2009  
This Pale Ale tastes more of an Amber Ale with a slight Cascade Hop after taste, certainly not what you would expect from a Pale Ale. Smooth beer, still drinkable, but if you are searching for a true Pale Ale, you’ll need to search further down the beer aisle.


 drfabulous (1240), Columbia, Missouri, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jan 12, 2009  
Standard Pale Ale that could serve as session beer. For an IPA, not very hoppy. Decent body.


 kramer (2465), Sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Jan 2, 2009  
12 oz bottle. Pours a clear dark copper body with a nice foamy beige head that had good staying power. The nose is nice green leafy hops with some subtle caramel maltiness. A little grainy maybe. The taste is pretty bitter up front at first, but once you get used to it it seems rather murky. Light leafy floral hops with a grainy crystal malt iced tea finish. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with moderate fizzy carbonation. Overall, a fairly run of the mill IPA, it didn’t stand out at all, and by the end of the bottle I actually got a bit tired of it.



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