Northwoods Birchwood Ale

Brewed by Northwoods Brew Pub
Style: American Pale Ale
Eau Claire, Wisconsin USA

Date: 09/08/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

clear amber, wispy dirty white head, earthy hop aroma on slightly sweet caramel malt and a hint of funk, dry caramel malt flavor, touch of sweetness, floral hops, long bitter finish, light tartness, less infected than the normal Northwoods offering

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 4/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 7/20
Rating: 2.2/5.0
Drinkability: 5/10
Score: 4

Clear bronze dark golden with a thin wispy white head. Aroma of lightly sweet toasted pale malt with some citrusy hops hiding in the background. Body is thin and watery with the only noticable characteristic being some earthy hoppy bitterness toward the finish. Hardly an American pale ale.

Dark amber with a small off white head. Caramel and herbal hops aromas along with a touch of wintergreen. Toffee and toast flavors. Simple yet effective.

Sample at the brewpub. Medium-to-light amber, wispy head leads to a decent cherry-accented citrusy, wet hoppy nose with a touch too much butterscotch..light fruit upfront in the flavor, but watery and sour, mineral-accented at the end.

Picked up 12-oz bottle at brewpub, pours a clear medium dark iced tea caramel with a fast dissolving off white head. Some spotty lacing and thin ring around glass edge. Aroma of light malt, some apple, a touch of toffee and molasses. Taste is highly carbonated, light and slightly watery. Finish is clean, watery and no bitter finish.

Light amber color with no head. Kind of a sugary aroma. I was hoping for a sugary taste so there would in fact be a taste, but no... nothing...

Gold Coloring with White Ring. Malt and Lightly Toasted Aroma. Crisp and Dry Hop Taste.. Decent Enough Pale.

clear tiny white head nearly odorless some grains. Ok coating very week palate. Flavor is bland grain some yeast reminiscent of a miller product. not good.