Sea Dog Topsham Pale Ale

Brewed by Sea Dog Brewing (Shipyard Brewing Co.)
Style: English Pale Ale
Topsham, Maine USA

A: Served in a pint glass, there really wasn’t any head to speak of by the time it made it to the table... just a thin, white film on the beer. Body is a dark orange color, and slightly hazy. S: A little weak for an APA... some hops and maybe very light traces of citrus. T: Pretty decent; not the strongest-tasting APA out there, to be sure. Starts off with a bit of a lemon taste to it, then finishes bitter with the hops. But this is light bitterness here, making it easy to drink, but lacking in any real personality. M: Slightly creamy and medium-bodied, with average carbonation. D: Not a bad APA, but certainly not a great one. Definitely good enough to have one on a sunny day out on their deck, as it’s quite easy to drink.

On tap at brewpub. One of the selections in a sampler. Not bad. Nothing spectacular.

En fût. Verre de dégustation à l’établissement de Bangor sous le nom de "Bangor Pale Ale". Arôme: Odeur de céréales avec une pointe d’houblons. Apparence: La couleur est dorée. Présence d’un large col mousseux et d’une large dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût d’houblons. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture huileuse. Faible effervescence en bouche. Arrière goût légèrement fruité. (Rating #1788)

Draft sampled at brewpub. Pours a clear amber color with a small white head. Weak aroma of grain and pale malts. Flavor follows the aroma with a thin body and a bitter finish

aroma:Light aroma.. Appearance:Clear amber,light head... Flavor:Citrus,light sour flavor"Infection??

This is a beer with almost no smell but a nice light flavor. Definitely more enjoyable in the pub, especially from a mug club mug!

Cask at the brewery. This was actually called Bangor Pale (but i was drinking it at bangor...so what a surprise). This serves a pleasant copper color with a nice one finger white head. Aroma is mildly hoppy. This is pretty much your standard beer that you’ve tried a few times before....it’s completely dominated by the crystal malt and cascade hops. I couldn’t get much else out of it. It’s gets an ok rating because it’s so well defined, but then again it loses points because it’s not subtle at all.

Cask conditioned at the brew-pub. Clear copper color with no head. Weak aroma and flavor of hops and caramel. The palate is light and smooth. I had this beer on tap too but gave the same rating.