Stoudts American Pale Ale

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

12oz bottle. Pours a very clear and light gold/orange with an off-white head that leaves thin tendrils of lace on the glass. The aroma is thick and beautiful - both heavy in malts (dark fruit, caramel) and in hops (citrus /lemon). The flavor starts with some dry, green hop flavor and some breadiness. Once past the tip of the tongue, the hops assert themselves with more floral and piney character and there is a big dose of bready malts with lots of toasty melanoidins. By mid-palate, there is a great refreshing character to the blend of malts (bready, very little residual sweetness) and hops (orange peel). The finish is dry and full of citrus hops with just a touch of crystal malt sweetness to keep it from being unbalancedly bitter. The mouthfeel is slippery, somewhat dry, and medium in body. The carbonation is brisk, but the bubbles quickly break on the tip of the tongue, giving the liquid a lighter feel and providing a slight tickle of carbonation on the middle, sides, and back of the tongue. Overall, a great American pale ale.

Draught Pale amber-ochre beer, clear; no head. Very discreet US hops nose, a bit perfumey, and pastry-like. Hops, caramel, but the end is bitterish-hoppy and even a bit celery. Light to medium bodied, slick to sticky. A bit sweetness, but remaining in balance.

12 oz bottle from a trade with franksnbeans. pours burnt orange with and everlasting tan head. aromas are all cascade. cirtrus pine all the way. if the aromas were bigger this would have gotten a higher rateing. flavours are also very cascade hop with some malts but not quite enough. everythign is good in this but there just isnt enough of anything to make it score higher. a good APA.

4/11/08 - 12 oz. bottle. Pours copper colory with foamy white head. Decent Lacing. Bright, piny hops and caramel nose with a slight lemon and grapefruit note. Sweet caramel backbone, a bit thin with earthy bitter, but not much in the way of hop flavor. Doesn’t have the UMPH! of many other American pale ales such as AK and Dale’s. It’s a decent pale ale, IMO focused more on a traditional UK style instead. For what I was expecting, I was a bit disappointed. I expected more from such a great, underrated PA brewery. Need to try it again.

Copper colored with a moderate to thick foamy head. Hoppy, floral aroma. The flavor consists of a good amount of hops for a Pale Ale, crisp bitterness and a bit of malt balance. Solid and easy drinking.

Bottle. Light amber pour with a good head. Flowery aromas. Medium bodied with bitter hops. Very well balanced. Leaves a nice and short finish, bold yet pleasant. A great beer to be served cold in the summer. I say that because I prefer my beer at cellar temperatures, but this is GREAT cold!

Nice! Aroma is floral, with a understated hop. Appearance is a mild amber. Flavor is very crisp, with a floral and hop charachter. Palate is smoothhhh!!!! Good Stuff!

Pours copper, nice head w/ decent lacing, aroma of hops that are quite floral, crisp taste that has a bitter hop finish, very drinkable, a balanced pale ale, very nice