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New Belgium Blue Paddle

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4783.01/5.03.01/5.04.8%83.7Flute, 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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 carruthm (1129), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 4, 2008  
on tap at hopvine
V - clear straw colored with light head
A - mild aroma of strawy wheat
T - decent pilsener flavor, nothing outstanding
P - good balance


 esjaygee (1519), Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/53/102/58/20
Sep 28, 2008  
If I’m down s**t creek without a paddle, this wouldn’t be the paddle I’d want to bring me solace. Straw yellow with a rocky white head. Aroma of lemon, sweet malt, earthy hops. Body is astringent, thin and chalky with the taste of burnt hops and mild lemon.


 Pershing (147), Garland, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Sep 26, 2008  
Golden with a white head. Plenty of hops to match style with a grainy taste. Light bitter finish. One of their better offerings.


 SSSteve (2064), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/103/512/20
Sep 21, 2008  
pale gold under small frothy white head. little lacing. subtle grass and hops in aroma with some grainy malts. light and refreshing palate. lightly herbal in flavor with bright carbonation.


 beerchugger (295), Colorado, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Sep 18, 2008  
This beer pours a clear golden color and a really decent head forms. A nice looking beer. The hops are present in the aroma as well as some of the grains. It has a little cereal grain flavor and the hops are definitely noticeable giving the beer a satisfying bitter finish.


 beachbum25 (783), Powellville, Maryland, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/512/20
Sep 13, 2008  
12 oz bottle-bonus beer in trade w/hellbilly. Light golden color w/a moderate head. Light floral hop aroma. Smooth, easy drinking pilsner, had a light hop flavor w./traces of grain & citrus. Had some malt backbone to it as well. Wasn’t an offensive, knock you over type of Pilsner (like the last one I rated), this is how they should be; easy drinking sesson brews. Long, full finish. I’d love to try this on tap; maybe on my next trip to Colorado! Thanks Joshua!!


 sneagrams3 (1756), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Sep 11, 2008  
Tasted 9/11/08. Filtered and golden. Finger width of head that fades to a white mold. Aromas of citrus and cereal grains. More fruit than grain, with the citrus really coming ot the forefront. Medium bodied with a fuller, yet duller palate. Sticky and tasty, but without that snap of a European lager. Stilled hopped, but without the skunk. Mild malts into bitter cirtus hops with a touch of pine. Crisp and mild. Good, easy drinking.


 badlizard (2345), Berkeley, California, USA
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/52/105/55/20
Sep 10, 2008  
On tap at brewery. Golden with a fizzy white head, almost non-existent aroma, and a crisp grainy taste.



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