Oskar Blues Dales Pale Ale

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

Pours rich amber with a thick sticky head and plenty of lacing. There is a freshness of dew-covered fruit in the aroma, perfectly balanced with a sweet maltiness and a balanced hoppy presence at the end. This is an amazing APA.

THe best Pale ale I’ve ever had hands down!!!! Almost perfect in every catagory! My goodness! I love it! Love It!

Oskar Blues Dale’s Rocky Mountain Pale Ale ABV: 5.5% Calories: estimated at 150 C Volume: 12 fl oz can Glass: 6 oz goblet Purchased at: West Trenton Wine and Liquor Price: 1.59 Consumed at: Home sensory first impression: Nice rippled creamy head. Beautiful color -- off white head on a golden, amber, brown, varied body. Clear, bright sparkling. Hoppy aroma and wonderful flavor of pine and citrus. Aroma: 10 out of 10 Spicy, coriander, Pine, Grapefruit, sludgy texture, clay, flowery. Visuals: 5 out of 5 Amber, brown, golden, variant body with long lasting head of off white. Nicely laced. Taste: 10 out of 10 heavy malt overtones, slightly sweet aftertaste, very hoppy bitter presence, sour in after taste. Palate: 4 out of 5 Body is medium-full. Mouthfeel is clay and mold. Texture is dull, but wonderful. Carbonation is visually present, and active. Finish is long, sweet, sour, and deep. Overall experience: 18 out of 20. I liked the uniquity of the canned delivery, the surprise of the quality, the aroma, the color, and the flavor.

Hoppy and Delish! Beer fan Dan stole that from me! I too sampled this at the Florida Beer Fest in St. Pete. I’m a big fan of the Old Chub (thanks Beer Fan Dan) and was very happy to have tried this one too.

WOW! I have *never* popped the pop and heard the hiss and felt the palpable breeze escape and been inundated with such a glorious combination of hop aroma and malt! A CAN! Shout from the highest rooftops the future is now people! Synthetic corks and screw-tops may be shunned in the wine arena but they don't run the risk of cork... Same with cans. I love cans. I love how they nestle neatly in coolers and aren't shunned at public events. I hate what we can get in the States in cans and I hate the perception of "metallic" (which is not there) by beer snobs of which I am one but hey we all have to disagree sometime even when we are on some barge crossing a frosty fjord somewhere eh Slartibartfast? Yeah. Revel in the can brother! I call you brother because we share in the broth with our wooden straws protruding through the muck on the surface to the goodness lurking murkily below! Hooo!

Can. Rich orange gold color with creamy white head. Big, fresh hoppiness smoothed over perfectly with soft, sweet orange flavors. Nearing IPA-ness, but round and soft. Delicious. I looked this beer over at first because of the can, but this stuff is fo’ real.

A quick glance at Oscar Blues’ homepage and you’ve got a harpe in your mouth and a guitar in your hands. Gonzo, music and beer, it sounds like a reasonable combination for midnight souls, so I joined in with a pale in my jar. Of course the can had to be poured into a classic American beer glass, and since my edition from Great Divide danced around in the closet eager to be used and to have the hoppy blues, I decided to pull it out. Pzzzzt and gulp, gulp, gulp, no the beer hadn’t already be drunk but merely poured into the glass. With memories of late President Reagan and an age where you didn’t mind ripping atmos to pieces, I observed the foam molding itself into an explosive mushroom cloud. After having stared at this beautiful piece of beer craftmanship for a bit, my nose went to work: The aroma of flowers, orange, citrus and grape made me iimmediatly salute the drinking gods in awe. This is the American dream. I thought, and started to quench my thirst. Down it went, and I immediatly hungered for more. First a nice malty sweetness and then a thin bitter fist of lust makes the name ’pale’ ale ridicolous. This beer is not pale but powerfully potent!

This is the finest pale ale that I have had the opportunity to consume. I often describe it as a brew for an I.P.A. drinker who would like something a bit lighter. I feel that most pale ale drinkers would find it to be overly hoppy. As many others have said, this beer is proof that a can can hold and incredible full bodied ballsy beer.