Oskar Blues Dales Pale Ale

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

Looks fantastic, smells great. Flavor has a nice bite of bitterness up front, but it is excellently balance and the flavor is smooth and spciy at the same time. Pretty great stuff.

Reddish amber body with a large white head. Aroma is intensely hoppy with lots of citrus. Flavor is also loaded with hops, peppery and spicy, with a ton of doughy sweetness backing it up. Mouthfeel is silky smooth. Finishes dry and sweet with some bitterness. This is an awesome APA, and it comes from a can! I want to see more canned micros.

Finally, great beer in a can. Perfect for outdoor stuff like camping, golfing etc. This is one beer I find my self fully tipping the can to get the last drop. Only problem is getting it and I live in Colorado where ity’s brewed.

A: pours a gorgeous orange/copper color and forms a very nice cream-colored, 2-finger head that instantly begins lacing quite nicely. This is a beautiful looking beer. S: gives off a very nice balanced aroma of both juicy hops and sweet malted bread. I want to take a bite! T: ahhh, glorious. Not as hoppy as Sierra’s Pale Ale, not as malted as a strong ale, this beer is perfectly balanced IMO. I think "juicy" is the best word to describe it’s flavor, I keep smacking my lips to savor every drop of its bready goodness. Did I mention it’s perfectly balanced? M: creamy and chewy, I love how this beer feels in the mouth, with just the right amount of carbonation ta boot. D: this is my new go-to beer, it’s a splendid combination of low-enough ABV to be able to session with it, it’s a great value (I pay about $14-15 per 12 pack of cans here in NJ), and it’s delicious. Perfect all-day drinker. P.S. it’s worth noting that this is NOTHING like any other canned beer you may be used to, you’d never know it came from a can. Highly recommended.

Beautiful head for a pale ale. Citrusy hops that do not overpower--they blend nicely with malt, but definitely set the pace for this beer. Nice, snappy finish with no disagreeable aftertaste. Hmmmm... perhaps my favorite pale ale to date.

CRUNCH! This beer oozes hop aroma, hop flavor, hop feel, and hop finish. Big billowy head, orangish color. Lots of floral aroma, TONS of hop flavors. Strong. This is what I like my APA, IPA, or IIPA to be like!

First sipping out of the cold can, it was delicious in a pleasant hoppy but not overpowering sense. The smell is almost sweet, like grapefruit. The color is rich for a pale ale, more amber than golden. As the temperature went up, the real delicious flavors of the beer came out. This beer is excellent!

I heard a lot about this beer from numerous sites around the Web, so I decided to give an entire case of 12oz cans a try. This is definitely one of the more solid APAs I’ve found, especially more recently. This pale ale pours a semi-cloudy golden color with an average-sized white head. The head left a generous amount of lacing around the glass. The nose features a big hop presence, along with notes of caramel, bread, grass, earth and wood. The body is medium in strength, but extremely smooth and drinkable. The flavors consist of a big hop profile, but is balanced nicely with a solid caramel malt backbone. The body also features a huge amount of grapefruit and pine. The finish is quite bitter and a little dry. It also features a little fruity flavor, as well as some grapefruit and pine. Overall, this is a very nicely done and delicious APA. I’m glad I have an entire case of this to enjoy!