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New Belgium Blue Paddle 3.01 482

New Belgium Blue Paddle

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
4823.01/5.03.01/5.04.8%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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 Sparky27 (1642), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/510/20
May 14, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a hazy light golden color with an initial 2 finger rocky white head that fades into a constant topper. Nose is faint with mild hops and malt. Palate is grassy malt with mild hops in the finish. Medium mouth feel with great lacing. An OK pilsner.


 jeg (115), Austin, Texas, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/56/104/510/20
May 4, 2008  
Full disclosure - I am not much of a lager guy. Not much aroma here, but it was crisp and refreshing. I enjoyed this more than most of it’s style, and it makes a good session beer for poker night. Not as good as other NB beers, but better than most Pilseners.


 illidurit (898), Santa Cruz, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/104/513/20
May 2, 2008  
Poured into a pilsener glass. Classic pale gold color with a thick 2 finger head. Nice lacing. Aroma is faint, but I can pick out some sweet toasty malt, maybe some Saaz too. Flavor is mostly cereal grain that comes out a little too heavy for the style, limiting the crispness. Now that I think about it, it’s not only cereal grainy, it actually tastes like breakfast cereal. There’s a Cheerios note in there! Anyway, the hops are almost nonexistent in the flavor, which also contributes to the lack of crispness. Drinkable but off the mark for the style as far as I’m concerned.


 DocLock (4648), Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Apr 30, 2008  
Bottle from beeronthewall. Gold pour with nose of Saaz hops, citrus, some honey and pale malt. Crisp, hoppy, somewhat dry flavor, with a decent balance. A decent example of this style, but not a premier example.


 spikester (602), Salem, Oregon, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/516/20
Apr 29, 2008  
Pours clear gold color with a two inch white head. Good lacing. Aroma is herbal. Taste is a bit hoppy for a Pilsner but makes it even better for me. Clean crisp taste for the style. Mildly bitter dry finish. I think I could drink many of these in one sitting. Great session brew when something lighter is called for. From a bottle.


 FlyingSwine (170), Littleton, Colorado, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/103/513/20
Apr 27, 2008  
Pours a clear gold, with a thin head. Tons of carbonation bubbles, in the pilsner style. Aroma is light and balanced. Flavor is in the American pilsner tradition...light, well balanced and refreshing. Palate is slightly heavier than your usual pilsner, fizzy, and finishes slightly dry. Overall a good, refreshing, drinkable pilsner. Perfect as an after lawn mowing, or softball game refresher.


hockey28 (12), Buffalo, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/56/105/516/20
Apr 20, 2008  
I ejoyed this beer. Had an enjoyable citrus hops taste. Good to drink in the summer.


 Ungstrup (15436), Frederiksberg, Denmark
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/102/511/20
Apr 19, 2008  
Bottled. A hazy light golden beer with a thin off-white head. The aroma is sweet citrusy. The flavor is sweet with notes of citrus and malt, leading to a slightly bitter finish. The body is light.



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