Millstream Warsh Pail Ale

Formerly brewed at Millstream Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Amana, Iowa USA

This beer came in my beer club. I have never heard of this brewer before. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a dark red-bronze color with a medium sized tan head. The aroma is sweet and has a strong spicy hop element. The body is moderately thick The flavor is nutty with a strong spicy hop flavor and a hint of caramel. The hops coat the tongue and linger on the palate. This beer surprised me, and I found myself rather fond of it. Now only if it was normally available here...

On tap at the brewery: Dark amber and cloudy with a sticky tan head. Almost a chocolate start, but a bitter twist predominated.

There was something different about this that is hard to describe. The flavor reminded me of stale lemonade, but and I know this will sound strange, not in a bad way...or at least not in an awful way. Drinkable and peculiar in some ways, but not great.

Medium amber color. Medium sized white foamy head. Aroma is malt, sweet and touch of caramel and some hops. A medium bodied American Pale Ale. Malts are fruity and sweet. Touch of orange. Hops are citrus and pine. Seems to be a little touch of cardboard as well. A little distracting to the overall taste of the beer. Nice balance. Fairly standard tasting APA. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is bitter.

This was a pretty nice pale ale and more hoppy than I had expected it to be. Give it a try as I am glad that I did.

Pours just a slightly hazy light amber with a small off-whire head. Not a whole lot in the aroma save for some malt, floral notes and hops. Bland but still balanced malt flavor with bread, pine and some hops. Finish was nothing special - a little bitter. Mouthfeel was thin but since this is an APA, I wouldn’t say it was noticably thin. An average brew but not worth seeking out.

Pours a clear red with an average off white head. Strong elements of hops are present with celery and ine scents troughout. Bitter finish.

another beer from this brewer i found to be awfully light on the palate yet still have good flavor and aroma charactersitics. Pine, citrus, malt on the nose. Sweet fruity/candy taste with a good hop after taste. It was still watered down though.