Oskar Blues Dales Pale Ale

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

Chewy malt nose with a hint of sweetness. Clean, roasted and toasted malt flavors; nice and healthy malt backbone complements the rich bitterness of the hops. Thick and weighty on the tongue, yet very easy to drink. Some citrusy/grapefruit flavors. Quite the bold and beautiful APA. Rerate, can version: flavor or aroma does not seem to be lost in the can. Sweet and fruity maltiness still tasty.

Copper colour. Low carbonation – nice one. Resiny, woody c-hops in the aroma with crystal malts and a hint of florals. Well-balanced body shows toasty notes and floral/citric hoppiness. Fairly bitter example.

Was a bit skeptical at first considering the $8.49 price tag for a canned APA but came away quite impressed. Poured a slightly hazy amber-orange color. Produced a classic tight, creamy beige head with excellent retention throughout the entire glass. Lots of clumpy foam islands and thick lacing. A nicely balanced aroma which leaned slightly to the malts over the hops here. Smells of caramel candy, biscuits and honey backed by more subdued notes of orange rind, grapefruit and pine needles. Mouthfeel was full and round for the style, more like a bigger IPA. Nicely done fine carbonation. Taste profile flips from the aroma seeming to favor the hops more. Citrus and pine predominate supported by mildly sweet flavors of crystal malts, caramel, fresh bread and honey. Finish was crisp, quite bitter and dry. This is one hefty APA; more like an American IPA in all respects. The OB’s beers are certainly a bit pricey but so far for me this one’s a winner and worth the $$$.

Poured from.....CAN?!?! What will the neighbors think? Amazing that I still remember how to open a can. Anyway, copper look with persistent white head. Aroma of hops and more hops. Not as intensely hopped as others, but still packs a punch, with good hop combo and balance. Creamy feel. Solid finish. Excellent.

Heh, good beer in a can. Neat. Hazy amber, white head. Sweet nose with grapefuity, bitter hops. A solidly quaffable hoppy jobbie: grassy and citric hops dominate a fairly sweet malt base.

Pours a crystal clear copper color small off white head. Aromas of citrus and woody hops with some fruit deep down in the glass. Flavor is mildly fruity, light malt and a good amount of hop bitterness. The malt has a short finish with the hops going much longer.Light to medium bodied and very soft feeling on the tongue.

Can. Pours a clear, bright copper body with a medium, foamy off-white head and lacing. The aroma is a big surprise - it’s just great that this stuff comes in a can! Lots of sticky and resinous orange fruity hops. Also some mild sweet caramel. Wonderfully bitter and chewy with those aforementioned orange and grapefruit hops. The crystal makes a significant contribution too. This is tasty stuff that I could easily drink CAN after CAN of. Terrific. Purchased at Premier Gourmet, Buffalo in June of 2006.

Solid pale ale, well balanced, great mix of malt backbone with hop bitterness and excellent aroma hop. I’ll be buying more soon..