Millstream Warsh Pail Ale

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

Amber to orange with a thin off-white head, slowly fading. Aroma of citrus, sweet malt and lots of caramel. Taste of citrus, sweet malt and mild hops. Light palate that’s a bit vegetal. More like a watered down amber than an APA, but it was probably a bit old since it’s retired and hasn’t been rated in almost a year.

Bottled. Poured just slightly hazy medium orange with a short, sticky, well-retained cap of beige head. The aroma picked up grapefruit, caramel, and fresh pine with a lovely balance to it.. quite fragrant and enticing. The flavor wasn’t far off.. caramel and grapefruit meat join up with a pinch of honey at the core.. light-to-moderate bitterness from pine, earth, and grapefruit.. sweet fruity finish stamped with pine bitters. Medium-bodied with rising bitterness toward the back of the palate.. a little rough on the finish with a dry and bitter feel.. otherwise flowed well. This could be a very good daily drinker.. bummer it’s apparently retired.

Bottle. Pours a hazy orangish amber color with a thin white head. Aroma of malt, hops and a touch of grapefruit. Taste is earthy and hoppy. Has a crisp, slightly bitter finish.

Appearance: Pours a hazy, orange-amber body with a frothy white head. Smell: Faint pale maltiness with hop citrus and some strong peppery notes. Taste: Pale malts with a flash of toffee sweetness. Light citrus hop flavor, though not much bitterness ever presents itself. More pepper spiciness. Mild finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Drinkability: So-so! Though, it’s one of those beers where one is enough.

Date: 12/22/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

hazy amber, wispy off white head, light sweet caramel malt aroma with light floral hops, sweet caramel malt flavor, nice floral hops, light balancing bitterness,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Pours a transparent orange amber with a thin wispy-lacing white head. Aroma of lightly sweet, grainy pale malt and a touch of piny hops. Body starts slightly sweet and earthy with some mildly resinous bittering and flavor hops toward a crisp, bittersweet finish. Pretty drinkable and well-balanced but not as assertive as some other APAs.

Picked up a single 12-oz bottle from Brennan’s Country Farm Market in Brookfield, WI. Pours a semi-clear coppery amber brew with a thin and fast dissolving off-white head that has some lacing and a thin white ring. Aroma of caramel malt, citrus zest, and a touch of apple skin. Taste is medium bodied, light carbonation with flavors of dry caramel malt, citrus and piney hops with a slight fruity background. Finish is slightly dry and bitter with a fruit aftertaste. Nice touch.

Under a creamy ecru head sits a deep copper brew giving off the aroma of caramel, orange zest, pine tar, and melted butter. Medium body and gentle carbonation. The flavor is citrusy cut with some malt sweetness.