Oskar Blues Dales Pale Ale

Brewed by Oskar Blues Grill & Brew
Style: American Pale Ale
Lyons, Colorado USA

Sampled on tap at The Flying Saucer, Raleigh, NC. Very interesting smell...lots of pine, fruity, floral, and well-rounded. The mouthfeel carries a breezy, light summertime feel while attempting a fine balance between a flowery herbal presence and a hop taste. I would have liked to see this have a stronger malt backbone; and I wonder if this really classifies as a Pale Ale. If so, it stands out from the crowd. Maybe a new style HPA ~ Herbal Pale Ale? Interesting note: the people I was drinking this with commented that the draft tasted nothing like the can. In fact, one of them said that it seemed like a whole new beer. Having looked at some of the comments for the canned version on here, it sounds like that may be more up my alley.

I don’t know why i haven’t rated this beer but it is the best pale ale in a can. Great beer on par with all the other Oskar Bliues.

Out of a can - this beer is the best canned beer I have ever had. Perfect beach beer. Hoppy, not too sweet, slightly bitter. Definitely an IPA and not a Pale Ale.

can into a glass-FIRST DRINK-Unimpressed, Iliked the look and the aroma, flavor is harsh and I couldn’t help but taste that can flavor. HALF GLASS- Mellowing and starting to enjoy, although tastes more like an IPA than a pale ale. FINISH-ended very nicely, this beer did a total 180, changed my opinion of craft beer in a can, but still prefer in a bottle.

It poured a hazy dark orange-golden liquid with a big foam that stayed a long time and left a nice lacing. It had a fresh aroma of grasy hops and citrus. Very nice! Just as the other two beers it was very smooth. It tasted sweet with some caramell and grassy hops. Not as good as it smelled but still nice.

I’m trying to think of the last time I had a good beer out of a can..hmmm that’s right never. They always have this horrible can flavor to them. Let’s see how this one tastes. The pour is really nice, good white head, lots of lacing, carbonated copper body. Aroma is mostly floral and citrus. Now for the taste. Nicely bitter, good orange citrus rind flavors, balanced nicely by the malts. Not even a tinge of metallic aftertaste. Really good pale ale, more bitter than most, I’d think of this as a good light IPA.

Hops, piney and itrusy, on the nose, some caramel. The appearance is very true to the style, amber coloor, white head. The flavor is caramel, orange peel, citrus. The finish is bittering from citrus hops. Medium mouthfeel, maybe a little thin. Decent Pale Ale.

$15.50-12 pack in NJ,Witty’s-love the price on this one...nice amber pour, big fizzy head..flavors of big hops, citrus, caramel malts and more hops to finish..I personally feel that Pale Ale’s should not exceed 50 ibu’s (stone,sierra,flyingdog) or they should just be classified an IPA..Dale’s at 65 ibu and 6.5abv is 110% ipa territory...I wonder why oskar blues doesn’t make a regular ipa? anyway this beer is still great, pale ale, ipa whatever, for this price and taste I’ll be drinking these babys..