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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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 happy4hops (369), Bel Air, Maryland, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/514/20
Sep 11, 2006  
Aroma is a nice juicy(sweet caramel /crystal malt) floral/citrus hop type. Nice golden amber, good head retention,lace. Tastes pretty nice, overall the flavors come across a bit watery, yet I love the sessionability of this beer, some slight off flavors do come through. Evoking teases of a nice IPA yet playing the role of a very enjoyable pale ale. Nice little hop tingle. This is a very nice pale ale, for me at least. This bottle was pretty fresh but this was better off the nipple(tap). They do tend to go down very quickly !


 buckybeer (666), Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Sep 7, 2006  
Pours a medium gold with small head and pretty good carbonation. Seems pretty mild on the aroma and flavor. Not bad overall.


 shigadeyo (2263), Harrison, Ohio, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/103/511/20
Aug 30, 2006  
Murky orange/light amber color with a light orange crown. Aroma is sweet orange hops and candy. Flavor is intially a soft biterness, then becomes sweeter with malt, citrus, and some subtle pine flavors. Carbonation and mouthfeel is average. Over all this beer is fairly balanced and easy to drink. 12 oz bottle (best before 9/04/2006), $1.10 (out of a mixed 12-pack) from The Party Source.


 Suttree (2734), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Aug 20, 2006  
Pretty bland. Looks OK, Amber with a beige head, and kinda smells like rye bread, if you concentrate real hard. Flavor is more sweet than bitter, but really not much of either.


mattd017 (51), Jacksonville, Florida, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/54/102/512/20
Aug 16, 2006  
I am very unimpressed with the Tommyknocker brews. Pours a light copper brown with a light head that never completely leaves the beer. Leaves pretty good lacing. Smells very piney. Tastes slightly piney, slightly bitter, but nothing too impressive. All in all a marginal beer, but probably the best Tommyknocker beer I’ve had yet.


 Hangover (769), Atlanta, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
Aug 16, 2006  
Slightly cloudy copper pour with a thin but lasting white head. Nice malty aroma with some citrus and pine hops. Initially the hops prickle and there is a nice pine and malt balance. Then, the middle something happens... just falls flat. Finish is slightly sticky and resinous and pineyness lingers. Meh.


 Murphy (1759), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/102/512/20
Aug 8, 2006  
Pours copper with a moderate white head. Aroma is mild piney hops. Palate is dominated by hops, very piney and resinous. Slight oxidation. Long sticky finish, somewhat tasteless.


 ThomasE (5178), Copenhagen, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jul 10, 2006  
Hazy orange colour with a small white head. Malty caramel sweet aroma and flavor with some hoppy fruity notes.



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