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New Belgium Blue Paddle 3.01 480

New Belgium Blue Paddle

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bottled
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4803.01/5.03.01/5.04.8%83.8Flute, 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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 Avengedpoet (325), Mesa, Arizona, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/103/513/20
Aug 25, 2009  
Sampled at Pizza Fusion. Pours a very light yellow/pils color. Faintest hint of hops, very smooth. Basic craft pilsener. Decent and refreshing, but wholly uninteresting.


 yemenmocha (413), Glendale, Arizona, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/105/514/20
Aug 18, 2009  
beautiful transparent gold color. simply beautiful. Nose - lemon zest, overal citrusy, fresh and clean. Palate - Assertive (but not overly so) Saaz tangyness right away. Smooth. Dry, with some malt sweetness to round out. Certainly not a Saaz monster but balanced. Finish is an expected clean, crispness. Very appetizing, drinkable.


 bbrock81 (221), Le Mars, Iowa, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/510/20
Aug 12, 2009  
Bottle purchased at Hill City, SD. Pours a clear golden yellow with small head. Aroma is quite subdued, maybe a hint of citrusy or grassy hops, almost no malt. Flavor is about the same, a little hops and even less malt. Palate is pretty fizzy. Not a great beer, too bland compared to the good European Pilseners.


 fidelis83 (729), Clinton, Iowa, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/103/510/20
Aug 11, 2009  
Pours pale gold with a 1 finger fuzzy white head that quickly fades to a skim. Aroma is bread, grain, biscuit, a little grass, planty notes and some toast. Flavor is sweet malt, bread, dry grain, white bread crust, some caramel, vegetal notes. Finish is with planty and grassy hops and biscuity malt. Palate is thin and dry throughout with a spritzy carbonation. Doesn’t really do much for me, not too bad though.


 noncaloric (622), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 8, 2009  
Clear gold, abundant white head, only slight lace. Grassy aroma, a lot of noble hops here. Flavor blends the floral to grassy hops, slightly off, husky malts, and an off-style but tasty belgian yeast mustiness. Medium body, soft of the palate, refreshing.


 shp555 (1688), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/515/20
Aug 8, 2009  
Pours clear golden color with a white head. Aroma is sweet pilsner malts, vanilla, a touch of caramel, and a touch of peppery hops. Flavor is honey, caramel, vanilla, and a bitter peppery finish.


 potbeercollege (381), Boulder, Colorado, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/103/513/20
Aug 7, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a light golden color, slightly hazy. Aroma of sweet citrus and malts. Flavor for the most part matches aroma, slightly dry. Overall, an interesting pilsener that i would buy again - very refreshing.


 17thfloor (1496), Chicago, Illinois, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Aug 7, 2009  
12oz bottlesss. Pours a clear golden with some fizzy bubbles and a nice dense small fine white froth, looks good. Aroma of light cereal and light noble hops, some flour, fairly clean. Flavor is not quite as clean, still pretty good, some cereal, bitter noble hops, not too sweet thankful, just a bit sweet and grainy in the finish which ruins the illusion. Medium bodied, slightly chewy, crisp carbonation.



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