Tommyknocker Pick Axe Pale Ale

Brewed by Tommyknocker Brewery
Style: English Pale Ale
Idaho Springs, Colorado USA

Nice pale ale, somewhere in between a clean english ale and a burlier american pale ale... kida lost in no man’s land. Great color, carbonation, pretty head. Taste is dominated by caramel, toffee, and then bitterness. It feels watery/light. Bitterness persists

decent ale nice and balanced smooth hoppy a bit try one today they are not bad at ll

Copper colored with a small, frothy, white head. Nose has a good hit of floral, citrusy, piney hops but has a better malt balance than the APA I was just drinking; caramel. Flavor is hoppier than the aroma. Nice, thick, silky body. Pleasantly impressed by this one.

Hazy, copper color with a small, firm head. Aroma is a big hit of dry citrus hops. Taste is citrus and piney hops. Finish starts as a big hit of pine and folds into sweet fruit and caramel malt. Medium bodied with light carbonation. A pretty good beer.

12 oz. bottle just a few weeks past its best by date. I’m trying this in the middle of a homebrew, and the smell goes well; a nice bit of English and American hop. In fact, in the glass, it more of a citrusy PNW smell. Deep coppery color, very minimal head. Taste is pretty good. The American hops kind of overwhelm at first, but I can detect the British and German base beneath it--unless that’s just the power of suggestion at work. Still, some nice caramel and toasty malts working here. A better example of these Tommyknocker beers.

12 oz bottle via Arctic Liquors Beer of The Month Club. Pours a hazy amber with a tiny head. Nose is caramel, grapefruit, pine. Taste is the same as well as some orange. Semi-dry finish. Medium carbonation. Medium body. Easy to drink.

12 oz.bottle dated 10/2006. Clear amber with a small off white head. Fresh floral hop aroma with some spice and grain in the background. Medium body, fine light carbonation, and slightly resinous. Light caramel sweetness and the bitterness of lemon peel combine for a refreshing dry finish.

I had this from a 12oz bottle at a friend’s house. This beer poured a rather dark amber; a good bit darker than most IPAs I’ve had lately. It had abundant white head and was an opaque hazy. Aroma was of light and vaguely fruity hops. Not too profound. Taste was more of the same...this is definitely an English Pale Ale, and I’ve tried a number of APAs lately that would benefit from this designation. Not bad. Mouthfeel was pleasant and light, and I found this beer rather drinkable.