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New Belgium Blue Paddle

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bottled
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4813.01/5.03.01/5.04.8%84Flute, Footed Pilsner
Commercial Description:
Climb on in and grab a paddle. Our first foray into lagered beers, Blue Paddle Pilsener-Lager, is a Czech style pilsener with a refreshing crispness from noble hops and a rich, malty finish. ‘Blue Paddle’ refers to the implement our warehouse manager’s Grandma once used to lovingly paddle his a** when she caught him stealing sips of her beer. With more body than a traditional Belgian pils, Blue Paddle is reflective of Europe’s finest pilseners.
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 Imaena (259), Portland, Maine, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/103/514/20
Jun 30, 2008  
Bottle from Seattle 08’. Golden pour with big head development. This is a really solid pilsner. I like their other offerings more but this was great for a summer on the patio.


 Cybercat (818), Georgia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/514/20
Jun 30, 2008  
While visiting Denver I decided to check some local brews that are not available in Georgia. This is one I have never even heard of, so I had to try it. Pours a nice transparent gold with a decent, fine-bubbled head. Aroma is strong and malty with a hint of fruit. Flavor is mouth-filling, mostly malty but with an appreciable hop component, and a hint of apple or pear. Texture is sassy, and overall this is a lip-smacking pilsner.


 Vas19 (299), Maryland, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Jun 25, 2008  
Pours clear golden with a white head. Nice malty lager flavor with a touch of wood and hops. Clean, smooth, and refreshing. A nice pilsener.


 ndubs360 (114), portland, Oregon, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/56/103/511/20
Jun 23, 2008  
On tap at silver dollar pizza, comes across as an unoffensive clean pilsner. no chemical taste, only crisp, light malt flavors and a slight hop tinge. nice beer, will reccomend the lagunitas instead.


 502Flavors (629), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/102/510/20
Jun 15, 2008  
on tap at a Denver restaurant.I find pilsners simple and boring in general - watery and not very complex. This beer holds up to this opinion for me, but was unoffensive, highly drinkable, and more flavorful than macros - subtle light malt flavors with the faintest hop note. Overall: not special, not offensive, not anything really.


 shendrix (478), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Jun 12, 2008  
A refreshing but not altogether exciting pilsner--but is there really any such thing? The nose is a nondescript malt, the palate is honeysuckle malts backed by clover hops.


 nearbeer (1868), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/510/20
Jun 9, 2008  
12 oz, bb Oct 31, 08 @ NB Hub, Denver Airport. Clear shiny golden with a one-finger lasting head that leaves crunchy lacing. Faint aroma of grain and herby hop. Harsh grainy and pinesol flavor. Light body is crisp, dry and too frothy with carbonation.


 KDorgan12 (169), Memphis, Tennessee, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Jun 9, 2008  
Bottle-AR. Poured a brilliant gold with a white lacey head. Crisp palate with plenty of malt flavor. Great balance of crispness and maltiness. A great summer beer.



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