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Tommyknocker Pick Axe Pale Ale 3.2 346

Tommyknocker Pick Axe Pale Ale

Percentile
66
overall

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
3463.2/5.03.2/5.06.2%86.6English pint, Shaker
Commercial Description:
A classic English Pale Ale dominated by pleasant hop bitterness and aroma. Dry hops impart unique aromas and flavors that add to the complexity of this ale. Our Pick Axe uses a blend of hopping: British Columbia Bramling, Czech Saaz, and British East Kent Goldings which melds into an award winning flavor. 1997 & 2000 Great American Beer Festival Silver Medal Winner
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 HonkeyBra (1373), Lemont, Illinois, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Feb 29, 2008  
Pours a nice copper orange color, with decent head. Nose is flowers and citrus. Flavor is also flowers and citrus, but good, mild, with a generous amount of hops but well balanced with the malt. It was worth trying, and the comparison to sierra nevada is apt.


papat444 (17), St-Constant, Quebec, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Feb 27, 2008  
Got from my parents at Total Wine in Virginia. Bottled Sept. 2006. Poured from a 12oz. bottle. Aroma: Light bitterness with a damp-like quality? Appearance: Orange-gold color, fair-sized head with lots of tiny bubbles. So far so good. Flavor: Mild, bitter taste, medium-bodied. Palate: Not much of an aftertaste but probably due to age. Surprised that a certain bitterness remained after so long. Overall: Not bad by any stretch but i did find it kind of average. I will give this beer some positive notes because even though it is a bit old, i found it was not as bad as i thought it would be. I would like to revisit this one to be able to compare a fresher batch.


 colts9016 (198), Idaho, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Feb 21, 2008  
The color is golden with orange tinting. little to no head. The smell is citrus, hops, and yeast. The taste is very hoppy, clean with a bitter finish. It is similar to Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.


 travita (1960), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Feb 20, 2008  
Somewhat hazy. A little golden to orange with a decent lasting head. Sweet citrus head almost seems more like an IPA than a pale ale. Decently hoppy.


 AmEricanbrew (1946), orange, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Feb 8, 2008  
Light amber with a frothy head. Cascade hop smell with a light herbal sweetness. Decent taste of biscuity malts and, mildly bitter herbal hops. Has a mostly dry, lightly bitter finish. Not bad.101606


45thstbrewer (94), Conowingo, Maryland, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/57/104/513/20
Feb 1, 2008  
This Pale Ale is an amber/copper color with an off-white head that fades quickly. The flavor is very well balanced with the malts and hops.


 Cobra (1066), In a van, down by the river, Maryland, USA
0.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/101/51/101/51/20
Feb 1, 2008  
Grossly contaminated. Gushed all over the counter when opened. Someone needs to address a sanitation issue, apparently. Certified drain pour.


 efrumtheidiot (190), Maryland, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/510/20
Jan 31, 2008  
pours a hazy dark amber with an off-white head. heavy, wet aroma has tea, grassy/straw, and some pine. taste is grassy, some citrus, pine, mild hops, some nice sweet undertones. mid-bodied with a full, fluffy mouthfeel. bitterish finish with some hoppy citrus. pretty nice lacing. i like this brew. not my favorite EPA, but a good one. i think it leans a bit more towards being an APA, but that’s just my opinion. would go great as a session brew, or a mid-afternoon refresher on a hazy summer day.



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