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Shenandoah Big Meadows Pale Ale 2.86 35

Shenandoah Big Meadows Pale Ale

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352.88/5.02.86/5.06.2%15Lager glass, Shaker
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What it's like: World Champion American Ale, 1998 World Beer Championships. Big Meadows is brewed as an American-style India Pale Ale using a classic American hop, Cascades. The result is a full-bodied, moderately bitter beer with a prominent hoppy flavor and aroma. The beer is named for the Big Meadows area of Shenandoah National Park. Who it's for: Big Meadows will appeal to anyone looking for a full-bodied beer with a lot of flavor but that is not too heavy or dark. This is our most popular beer. The alcohol content by volume is 6.2 percent.
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 jsquire (2113), St. Marys, Ohio, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/103/512/20
Nov 18, 2006  
From a bottle at RFD. Amber beer with a thin off white head. Malty nose with some berry fruitiness. Fruity flavors with caramel sweetness and tangy orange. Some cardboard and a bitterness in the finish like rough grass.


 Ungstrup (15376), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 8, 2006  
A hazy orange beer with a lazing light beige head. The aroma is sweet and slightly hoppy, but also with a light malty note. The flavor is sweet with a crisp malt note, leading to a dry nice bitter finish.


 BückDich (4857), McCall, Idaho, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 2, 2006  
Bottle drank at the RFD with Ungstrup Amber color, light head and lacing. Nose of light hop and malt, citrusy. The flavor is grassy, nice and floral, a bit held back, but decent.


 alexanderj (2279), Chino Hills, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/511/20
Sep 23, 2006  
Bottle Sept 2006. Poured a deep amber. Head was quite large and fluffy. Aroma was pretty good; hops and spice. Roasted malt and hops; more of the former. Taste was good, but I like Pale Ale’s alot. No where near the best in its style.


 bu11zeye (5621), Frisco, Texas, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Jul 13, 2006  
(Bottle) Pours a clear amber body with a small creamy white head. Aroma of caramel and light citrus. Flavor of toasted malt and light hops.


 hopscotch (5520), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/59/20
Jul 13, 2006  
Bottle... Clear, deep golden ale with a mid-sized, creamy, white head. Very good retention. The aroma is peppery, earthy and citric. Malty-sweet flavor. Caramel, toffee and spicy hops, but not enough for balance. Medium-bodied with a tannic mouthfeel and lively carbonation. Sweet and then, suddenly dry finish. More English than American in my book. Not a very strong offering, but not at all offensive. It’s beer!


 scraff (1954), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/511/20
May 23, 2006  
Hazed copper, thin white head. Earthy floral nose with light toffee and nutty undertones. Earthy floral bitterness up front with a nutty caramel malt backbone. Light to medium bodied, medium carbonation, soft bittersweet finish. Just alright...


 jmuhops (663), Winchester, Virginia, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/103/59/20
Apr 17, 2006  
Pours amber with a two-finger white head. Interesting aroma of American hops, tea leaves, and some spice. Tastes like they forgot the malt and half of the hops. That tea comes in on the finish and brings its friend: a clod of dirt.



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