Oak Creek Docs Pale Ale

Brewed by Oak Creek Brewing Co.
Style: American Pale Ale
Sedona, Arizona USA

Clear, light copper pour. Off-white head. Moderate aroma of citrus, pine and dough. Flavor is a balance of bitter and sweet, with hints of grapefruit and caramel. Thin body. Fairly short finish. Moderate carbonation. Nice enough, but lacked the bitter zip and fuller body of many APAs.

Bottle thanks to cbkschubert: Pours a clear dark orange copper with a spotty-lacing thin white head. Mild piny earthy hoppy aroma has a touch of toasty caramel malt. Body starts lightly sweet and malty with a drier, earthy piny hop balance that seems to have a little age on it. Not sure how old this bottle is. It could be up to a year old. I’d probably score this higher if it were fresher, but it seems like a pretty decent APA.

I picked this beer up at AJ’s in Phoenix during a recent visit. Although the IPA/APA/DIPA scene is very crowded, I thought this was a better than average example of this style. This beer poured a bright red, exhibited a lot of head, and was sparkling bright. I was very impressed by the appearance. Aroma was rather malty with a full-hop smell which seemed not too bitter (I could tell there were a lot of hops, but they didn’t seem to be of the Amarillo or Centennial variety). Flavor was more of the same, and I thought this beer was very well-balanced, rather than extremely hoppy. Mouthfeel was a bit thin, but overall I thought this beer to be pretty good.

12oz bottle acquired in trade with cbkschubert (thanks!). I assume this is the same beer as mine didn’t say ’Docs’ on it either (this is the only Oak Creek Pale Ale though). Poured a deep and cloudy amber color with an averaged sized of white head. Aromas of pine needles, citrus, and a touch of caramel. Tastes of citrus, caramel and light pine. Nice hop presence. Thin body.

Didn’t say Doc’s on mine. A fairly hoppy aroma, with an orange red color. Alittle warm and slightly nutty. Not a big winner for me, but still up to par for the style.

GABF-on tap-pours a light tan head with hazy amber color. Aroma is medium citrus hops-grapefruit, secondary medium malt. Taste is light/thin medium citrus-grapefruit, secondary hops. Mild carbonation.

Bottle: Amber color, light head and lacing. Nose of light grassy bitter hops. The flavor is balanced, nice hop citrusy note, balanced biscuity malts and a snappy finish. Nice.

12oz bottle from cbkschubert. Thanks! Nose of citrus, caramel, and hops; Slighty hazy amber with a small beige head; flavor of nice citrusy hop bitterness with a twist of caramel malt. Nice pale ale!