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Widmer Brothers Drifter Pale Ale

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82
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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
2893.41/5.03.4/5.05.7%87.1Lager glass, Shaker
Commercial Description:
With its unique citrus character, smooth drinkability, and distinctive hop character, Drifter Pale Ale is truly an original. Brewed with generous amounts of Summit hops, a variety known for their intense citrus flavors and aromas, Drifter has a taste unique to the Pale Ale category. True to style, the bittering hops are perceptible enough to give the beer a crisp, clean, quenching finish, yet also soft enough to keep the beer smooth and balanced. 2006 GABF Silver Medal Winner
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 SpringsLicker (2043), Tennessee, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/102/512/20
Dec 1, 2007  
Clear dark orange with a fleeting white head. Little to no aroma. Light, fruity flavor. I just don’t care for American Wheat Beer.


 OleR (2069), Oslo, Norway
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Nov 24, 2007    Updated: Nov 29, 2007
355 ml bottle. A foggy red colored beer with a low and creamy, fully diminishing tan head. Sweet candy/caramellish nose with loads of fruity hops. Pleasant notes of freshly baked bread and cookies. Light malty and fruity taste (apples. grapefruit, raisins and dates) Nicely balanced with bittering hops. Well-bodied. Nice all over. Thanks to Beer_2000 for providing this wonderful beer.


 Emil (6074), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Nov 21, 2007  
Bottle. A amber beer with a white ehad. Light caramel malt, heavy peach hoppy aroma and taste. Medium body with a light dry finish. Lots of peach!


 Papsoe (14997), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Nov 19, 2007  
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Courtesy of Ungstrup. Clear, amber golden with an off-white head. Fresh, piney aroma also with peach and citrus. Medium body with a soft mouthfeel. Lightly sweet malts and fresh, fruity hop accents without any major hop bite. Nice and pleasant. 171107


 decaturstevo (1997), decatur, Tennessee, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Nov 7, 2007  
An amber pour with light head. Very good aroma of hops. Plenty of malt and very good bitter for the style. Mouthfeel is a bit thin not much carbonation. A pretty decent overall drinker.


 tronraner (1917), Seymour, Tennessee, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 15, 2007  
Bottle. Pours copper with beige head. The aroma is caramel and some sticky hops. The flavor is sweet with some piney hops and a sweet finish. There’s an oddly earthy aftertaste. I could handle a few more IBUs, but it’s pretty decent tasting.


 Suttree (2732), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Oct 14, 2007  
Nice session ale. Nothing very complicated or unusual, just a well made, tasty American Pale. Some light bodied malt with an earthy hop finish.


 VTHopHead (920), Barre, Vermont, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
Sep 30, 2007  
Bottle - Poured a darkish orange/amber in color with a small white head that quickly faded to a thin rim around the glass. Relatively low carbonation. Aroma is pretty strong of citrus/pine hops and a decent amount of caramel maltiness. Flavor is slightly sweet with caramel and toasted malts. Hops not as distinctive in the flavor profile as the aroma led them to be. Some bitterness in the finish. The finish is somewhat astringent, in an unpleasant sort of way. An OK pale. but kind of disappointing considering it is their "brewmasters release"...



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