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Oskar Blues Dales Pale Ale

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96
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
11403.74/5.03.74/5.06.5%99.8Lager glass, Shaker
Commercial Description:
Brewed with hefty amounts of European malts and four kinds of American hops, it delivers a blast of hop aromas, a rich middle of malt and hops, and a thrilling finish. It weighs in at 6.5 % alcohol by volume. Why squeeze such a big brew into a little can? Because we think fun in the great outdoors calls for great beer. Our cans go where bottled beers can't, where flavorless canned beers don't belong. And no matter where you drink Dale's Pale Ale, our can protect it from light and oxidation far better than bottles do.

Northern Brewer for bittering, Cascade and Columbus for flavor, and a big, post-boil addition of Centennial for aroma.
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 movezig (137), Pensacola, Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Oct 23, 2008  
Nose was hoppy some orange. Flavors hoppy with sweet malt, orange and a tiny of banana. Good.


 joeyplush (333), Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/516/20
Oct 22, 2008  
Pours a copper color with a relatively thin white head. Plentiful aroma of citrus and floral hops. Taste is also very hoppy, balanced with toasted malt. Turns a bit sour at the finish, with reminders of grapefruit. This is a nice, complex beer with a broad character. Not perfectly balanced, but diverse. Reminds a bit of Stoudt’s American Pale Ale, but not as well balanced. I’m also not a fan of anything in a can....


 ratman197 (3182), Arvada, Colorado, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/511/20
Oct 19, 2008  
On tap @ Falling Rock poured a hazy orange with a lingering ring of ivory foam. Aromas of carmel, earthiness and pine. Palate was light to medium bodied and smooth with a dry finish. Flavors of carmel, earthiness and light pine with a smooth dry lightly bitter finish.
Earlier Rating: 12/12/2006 Total Score: 3.1
Can poured a clear copper with a small disapating amber head. Aromas of grapefruit, carmel and pine. Palate was medium bodied and dry. Flavors of carmel, pine, grapefruit rind and a hint of earthiness with a lingering bitter finish.


 zappafan99 (462), South Carolina, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/516/20
Oct 17, 2008  
Taste 10/8 Can. A mix between a pale ale and a premium bitter. Creamy and full bodied. Pretty good.


 Indra (2025), Prairie Village, Kansas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Oct 17, 2008  
12oz. from the brewery, canning date 10/2/08. Fresh, fruity and sweet aroma, citric and lightly malty, with notes of pine, orange, toasty biscuit and toffee. Clear medium amber color with a lasting, fine head. Flavor profile clearly shows the balance that this beer is known for, with prominent but not overwhelming hoppiness, bringing a good dosage of spicy bitterness, pine and citrus flavor, blended with a gently sweet, toasty, honeyish maltiness that helps round things out nicely. Amply carbonated but not overly so, palate is smooth and a tad oily, body is medium. Certainly one of the better examples of this style one is likely to run across.


 RaginCajun (284), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Oct 16, 2008  
This is a solid beer. At first it reminded me of Sierra Nevada’s Pale Ale with the floral aroma and hoppy aftertaste, but this beer takes it a little further. It is much more polished with a nice malt profile, and the hops are not quite as harsh, but you get the strong floral aromas with the bitter finish. This beer has no serious flaw, only perhaps the hop profile is not as broad as it only activates a subset of the palate. Overall, this is a very solid brew and highly recommended.


 Jukkabro (3005), Tampere, Finland
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Oct 12, 2008  
Orange colored with slight cloudiness. Little white head. Strong fruits and caramel in aroma, some rich aromatic flowery hops also here. Medium bodied. Flavor is more hopped with same aromatic flowers, soapy palated hops here too. Aftertaste lasts with same bitter fruits. Rich flavored pa.


 bleeng (595), Spring near Beersel, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Oct 11, 2008  
Can. Pale gold and filtered. Moderate but fresh hop nose. A bit sweet and then turns bitter on the end-almost sour. A bit floral. Too carbonated, alcohol not present at all. Malty and very drinkable. Overall OK.



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