Whistler Classic Pale Ale

Brewed by Kamloops Brewery
Style: English Pale Ale
Kamloops, Canada

341ml brown bottle. Deep gold to amber in colour, holds a nice fluffy white head. Has a slight malt aroma , trace of toffee with light hops in the nose. Flavour is of toffee malt, some grains, hops show up as a light grassiness with some vague orange notes. Medium body, light carboantion.

A sad product. Regardless of how its classified, if you’re going to call something a bitter, pale or IPA, there should be some hops. This tastes like a watered down amber. The lack of any type of finish results in a flat, listless and unimpressive beer.

Clear golden amber with a moderate, off-white head leaving no lace. Very nutty aroma. Nice toffee malts and earthy english hops with a mildly bitter finish. This was really great (english-style ales and true bitters are a rare breed here in Canada), but unfortunatly it seemed quite watered down. Still a very drinkable english ale.

Brown bottle rather than the clear for the lager. Same classy label. Beer is almost the same colour as the bottle. Big delicate head. (every beer seems to foam up well in this Erdinger glass). Light woody aroma. Woody beer with a lasting light hop bite. A light bodied sessional with admirable flavour.

Crystal and somewhat grainy pale malts with mild earthy, lightly floral hops. Slight haze to the clear golden body topped by a fizzy, low, off white head that recedes rapidly to a lasting partial cover. Flavour is pretty much as the aroma suggests with medium tangy bitterness. Medium light body with strong carbonation that is somewhat aggressive on the tongue. Tulip glass. Just above fridge temperature. Bottle (BCLS at 39th and Cambie, Apr-07).

Orange peel, pine needles, crushed pot pourri, a solid malt base. I was just about to wonder how a beer made in whistler could taste like something other than starbucks, suvs, and filthy lucre when I realized-oh, it’s made in Kamloops. Seriously, though, this was a good ale. And Whistler is a very pleasant place year round.

tried this beer again after the original whistler brewery closed....it’s supposedly now brewed in kamloops but tastes like it was brewed in my kid’s fish bowl....it’s just not very good, sorry it’s not....a far far far cry from the original whistler beers...no taste, character...there are much better pale ales out there believe me...I didnt even finish it to be honest...

Clear amber colour with a thin head. Sweet malty aroma, mild piney hops. Shows a lightly roasted malt flavour with some bittering hops. Average but not as bad as I thought it would be.