DJMonarch (4091), Northwich, Cheshire, England Mar 15, 2006 Bottle 11/10/2004
Golden coloured and hoppy with pale and apricot fruit aroma and flavours. Smooth slightly bitter lasting finish.
FunkyBrewster (151), Chicago, Illinois, USA Oct 11, 2008 Pours an amber red color with a medium sized white head. Aroma is very pine hop based with some noticeable grapefruit and a hint of caramel malts. Flavor starts out very sweet and based on the fruit character but soon turns toward the pine bitterness that sticks to the tongue through the finish which stays pleasantly bitter without becoming too overwhelming. Medium body. A very good example of a classic pale ale with a strong cascade hop presence that really showcases its flavor. patrick820 (69), San Luis Obispo, California, USA Oct 9, 2008 Pours light amber with small very light tan head, slight aroma of hops, flaovr is slightly bitter piny hops, with a little maltyness, high carbonation, feels nice in the mouth. Steely (37), , Sweden Oct 4, 2008 Pours a light amber yeast-hazy color with thin white head. Fresh aroma with citrus and some sweet fruitiness. Refreshing flavor with citrus and a light grapefruit hop-bitter finish. tgncc (299), Bellmore, New York, USA Oct 2, 2008 Decent piney hop aroma, not very strong. The color is amber, white head. This is typical for the pale ale style. The flavor is of caramel malts, and a gentle hop balance. The finish is a light touch of citrus hops. Perfectly ok, middle of the road pale ale. A bit watery. greig (70), Hamilton, New Zealand Oct 2, 2008 A nice pale amber, hoppy, quenching beer. It’s a pleasant enough pale ale, but it doesn’t really stand up against other beers. NZ’s Epic Pale Ale is a beeter American Pale Ale than this beer which once defined the style! That said, there’s really nothing wrong with it, it just lacks a bit of complexity.
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