Stoudts American Pale Ale

Brewed by Stoudts Brewing Co.
Style: American Pale Ale
Adamstown, Pennsylvania USA

Bottle, pours Amber with an off white head. The aroma is grainy malt. I taste a sweet malt with a rich balance of hops. The finish is a nice bitter accent . A solid, pleasant beer. Note - carbonation overpowered the taste initially but settles in a few minutes.

Light amber color with a slighty tan head. Weak aroma of malts and slight hop. Flavor is bland mix of floral hop, malts. Slight peach undertone. Blend not very favorable and not very refreshing for a pale ale.

3/4/08 notes: bottle from Bram. Pours clear, light amber-golden. Surprisingly light colored. Nose was light, and full of grass, light hops. Flavor was very weak, I really was expecting much better from my first Stoudts offering. Carbonation overpowers the slight flavors of grass and mild hops. Finish is also lacking, with a tad of lingering bitterness. Only positive is that once carbonation subsides some, this beer is pretty refreshing.

On tap. Aroma of bready malt, whole grain cracker, light citrus hops. Flavor gets hoppier, more citrus, some pine, breadier. Strong hop finish. Nice stuff.

On tap at Dek’s. Pours an orange/amber with a tan head. Aroma of light hops and sweet malt. Not a strong aroma. Flavor initially of bitter hops, sweet biscuity malt, light citrus and piney hops. Good malt/hops balance, light-bodied, like a light IPA. Very refreshing and good. As the beer warmed, the flavor became hugely cracker, cracker, cracker. I’d drink this cold, as more of the hops are present. Very good though, I’d love to keep this beer always on hand.

Bottle from Total Wine on Broad St. Richmond, VA. Reddish amber pour with a medium frothy head and good lacing. Aroma of grain, citrus hops and caramel. Malty taste followed by an assertive hoppiness. Nice sticky texture.

Basic American pale ale. Golden with nice balance between hops and malt. Been a standard offering for Stoudts for many, many years for good reason. It isn’t a ‘treat’ beer but a basic standard. Sampled at Stoudts 17th Annual Microfest: June 2008

(n) Looking at the bottle, I never would have guessed this to be an "American" pale ale. Nice hazy straw color, big head with lots of active carbonation and sticky lacing. Smells mostly of muted bready malts, sweetened bran muffins. Tastes of superb malt/hop balance. Average bitterness throughout, smooth toasted malt flavor, some hints of lemon slices and wheat crackers. Good session beer.