Oskar Blues Dales Pale Ale

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

Can 355ml
Appearance: Color of dark amber with honey , large dense pillow like head. Fine lace created.
Nose : Haahh… plenty of hops but not those cheap rough wet leafy one. This one is gentle giant. Aromatic high alpha with strong hints of fresh mango. Sweet hops created superb refreshing qualities.9-
Flavor/Palate : Medium bodied. Woody bitterness shortly visits up front, west side hops dominate the centre. Bolder chewy green side stays behind (thankfully was quiet). Prime example how bold can be approachable, smooth it make it sweeter yet sill with tons of hops. Beer can and superb hoppy ale, brewers Campbell soup of Andy’s Warhol?

Very hoppy, very fresh, very agggressive. I really like it. The can doesseem to protect it quite well. DOes yield some fruity esters as it warms. Seems very utilitarian. Nice.

This came in a can. Really- a micro came in a can. This beer proves that macro beer does not taste bad becuase of the aluminum, but rather becuase it tastes like shit. I can't get over actually tasting hops, flavor and goodness from a can.

I sure am glad I finally ditched my prejudice against beer in cans (thanks entirely to Oskar Blues!). OK, now onto the rating: I really think this brew should be classified as an IPA. It’s exceedingly hoppy, from the first whiff to the last drop sliding back into one’s gullet. It’s also exceedingly pretty in a glass, what with its clear medium amber body and sizable off-white head. This is a very full-bodied & creamy beer too. The taste is very hop-heavy, but it has a good fundamental malt base upon which to build. I’d consider this to be a great IPA and it’s almost over the top as a "regular" pale ale. No problem though because I can certainly appreciate a beer with major hopping. Excellent brew.

Probably the best beer I have had that came in a can. Don’t let the fact that this comes in a can deter you from trying it. This beer, unlike its aluminum encased macro swill brethren is packed with flavor. The flavor is dominated by hops. The only major problem that I could find with this beer was a weird oily mouthfeel which may be from the hops.

A clear Copper/Orange color with a creamy beige head. Excellent lacing, like growth rings on a Redwood tree. Nice hoppy nose with just enough malts to balance. Just as hoppy smelling as the Paddy Whack IPA I just had! Delicious biting hops with a good malt balance, Colorado strikes Gold with this canned gem! You guys don’t know just how lucky you are to be able to get this quality of a canned beer! Absolutely the best canned beer I’ve ever had! Thank you Josh!

Orange-amber in colour, large lingering off-white coloured head, good retention, good lacing. The aroma was piney, some caramel, grapefruit and lots of citrus in general. The flavour is very hoppy, pine and grapefruit balance by some wood and earthy notes, creamy and bitter. Very full and bitter mouthfeel, medium body, high carbonation. FInishes long, floral, very hoppy, excellent bitterness. Wonderful balance, very nice hop bite. very enjoyable.

355ml can from the <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Place/new-york target=blank>Premier Gourmet in Buffalo, New York for $1.59.
Purchased on August 20, 2007 and opened on August 20, 2007.
No best before date.

There is something deliciously covert about drinking a fine pale ale from a can. The freedom to be a beer geek and look like you don’t care. To look like one of the guys without actually being one. Poke a hole in the bottom of the can, cover it with your mouth, pull the tab and let the lush malt and ample hops stream down your gullet. Let out a huge belch and before they catch a wiff of the resiny pine and citrus, smash the can against your head and they’ll remain in their corn fed bliss none the wiser.