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Tommyknocker Pick Axe Pale Ale

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66
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bottled
common

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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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 pintocb (510), Darsville, Georgia, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/512/20
Jun 30, 2007  
Big white head on top of a deep golden pour. Smells grassy and citrusy. Showing promise. the flavor is malty at first with some serious hops following. Very balanced. Nice medium palate.


 treadyroc (112), St. Leonard, Maryland, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jun 29, 2007  
Much smoother than it smells... (a good thing?) Kind of a bitter aftertaste, but comes across citrus-y in the beginning. I’ve definitely had much better pale ales from CO, but this isn’t an entirely bad effort.


 HogTownHarry (4006), Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jun 18, 2007    Updated: Jul 25, 2007
Bottle (12oz). Hazy amber-orange, small creamy-fizzy diminishing white head (3-). Sweetgrass and herbal hops, very light toast malt - not much there. Soapy malt tastes with stale weedy bitterness - the bitterness increases and emerges as sharp UK-style hops with a light apricot fruit accompaniment. Light body, incredibly astringent - like strong black tea, bitter teeth-coating aftertaste. Not too bad.


 obguthr (1031), Poquoson, Virginia, USA
1.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/103/51/103/53/20
Jun 14, 2007  
Prune and yeast aroma. Cloudy amber color, medium head, good lacing. Yeast and bread dough flavor. Orange peel finish.


 BREWMUSKCLES (1075), New Jersey, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/104/513/20
Jun 14, 2007  
good, good aroma (a touch fruitpunchy) that is somewhat lost upon the flavor.the hop character is clearly like a german with a body and malt profile like an american pale. can’t tell what is the alcohol content -a good mark-. creamy mouthfeel. there is certainly a niche for a hybrid type beer as this one (in my book). so fresh tasting. and the creativity and chance taken to create this strangely entertaining brew should be rewarded. all should try it. but alas many may find it weak.


 webjedi (249), Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/101/53/102/58/20
Jun 2, 2007  
Awful, awful beer. As the beer warmed it be came more plesant, but from the bottle it was very very bitter and chewy, and not what I was looking for. Cloudy and weird bits in the glass from the bottle pour. I’ve had better pales than this... but the malts weren’t too bad as the glass went on. (Bottle Pour 6/2/2007)


 sliffy (2012), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
May 31, 2007  
Bottle: Pours a clear copper with a white head. Aroma, pale and caramel malts, some grassy and floral hop notes. Flavor, pale and caramel malts, some light citrus, floral and grassy hops. Very slight bitterness. Not bad, sessionable for sure.


 ukoolaid (572), Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/515/20
May 25, 2007  
Bottle. Pours amber/golden with small off-white head. Aroma is sweet caramel malt and hops. Good balance in this beer. Bready semi-sweet, hoppy. Had a few while BBQing last night. Good with a burger.



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