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New Belgium Blue Paddle 3.01 482

New Belgium Blue Paddle

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bottled
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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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 bu11zeye (5675), Frisco, Texas, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/510/20
Apr 18, 2004  
(Bottle) Pours a pale yellow color with a medium-sized white head. Flavor of wheat and yeast.


 Sven (229), Lancaster, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/514/20
Apr 14, 2004  
As far as Pilsners go this one is not bad. Typical pale golden colour, lasting white head, nice lacing. Strong hop presence with a decent malt balance. Slight butteriness. I'll give this a few points extra as a handicap against my lager bias.


weisinator (66), USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Apr 5, 2004  
Strong hop and malt aromas. Pale yellow with a creamy head. Lots of lacing all the way down the glass. Excellent malty flavor, with a hint of toasted malt and a little bit of hop flavor to work with the bitterness


 Alcoholist (570), Peoria, Illinois, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/510/20
Apr 4, 2004    Updated: Apr 5, 2004
Pale yellow colour with a medium head. Nose is mostly wheat . Flavour is wheat and yeast with very minimal hopping. essentially a boring german pilsner.


 SubstanceT (1090), Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/511/20
Apr 4, 2004  
Clear yellow with a thin frothy white head. Good smelling with citrus and hops and grass. The taste is thin and wheaty. Interesting and ovearll I think a darn good pilsner.


 SledgeJr (3003), Omaha, Nebraska, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Apr 3, 2004  
On tap in my local alehouse. A flowery malty nose that brings some hop aroma as well. Nothing special in the color department- looks like a pilsener. Hop flavor is not as biting as some pilseners. A subtle Belgian yeast zinger sneaks into the flavor. Much better on tap than in the bottle.


 Vac (2394), San Diego, California, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Mar 26, 2004  
This pilsener pours with a golden body topped by a medium thick head with a good amount of lacing. The aroma is slightly sweet with slight malty notes and grassy, slightly woody hop notes. The flavor is bitter, slightly sour and hoppy with grassy notes and a little malt. Light bodied, slightly smooth and slightly dry.


 billk (300), Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/514/20
Mar 23, 2004    Updated: Jul 29, 2006
Bottle, 12 oz. Crystal clear golden yellow with large white head, moderate lace. I could have easily counted the very few large bubbles rising through it. Nice but light European hoppiness in the nose and on the palate. Quite dry, bitter, and tart. Pleasant grain/malt flavor complemented well with the hops. Just a bit too sharp and also somewhat harsh IMO. Maybe the result of improper storage (I bought it at room temp) was dated 28May04. Will definately try again from a different source and batch to see. 7/29/06 This pils has a grassy with a touch of lemon aroma and taste. I won’t seek it out but will drink it gladly in the summer when something better is not available.



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