 jb (1058), Rochester, New York, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 6, 2009 On tap at McGregors. Rather nice looking, orange, beautiful lacing. Standard APA, nice balanced hop/malt beer, finish is dry. Grapefruit in nose, fruity palate but very creamy mouthfeel. Leans a tiny bit to the side of IPA.
¾ (5006), Boulder, Colorado, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 5, 2009 bottle. nose of creamed peaches and pineapple flavored syrup with dry pine cone aromatic hops. medium body, decent frothiness, moderately coarse texture. bit of a damp and moldy paper/drywall character. hops are syrupy and caramelized. medium bitterness. completely forgettable overall.
troyc (1175), Lubbock, Texas, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 5, 2009 [Tap] Pours a hazy amber color with a decent white head and good lacing. Aroma of citrus hops and light malts. The flavor is more subdued than the aroma, and includes some pine. Slightly astringent and average carbonation. A pretty good pale ale, but it didn’t really live up to my expectations given the fragrant aroma.
mcbackus (755), Merritt Island, Florida, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 1, 2009 Bomber bottle. Pours very clear burnt orange color with a very large off white head that stays for ever. Aroma is a bit soapy, could be casacade hops, also get some earthy slight pine hops and some malt hides in background. Flavor is a bit weak with a thin mouthf fell and a slight hop bitterness and flavor Flavor is an odd dish towel like also. Drinkable but not overly enjoyable
CMorawski (1), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
does not count  | 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 27, 2009 While always being a fan of The Widmer Brothers Hefeweizen, I decided to try their Drifter pale ale. I was blown away right after popping the top of the first bottle and getting it’s breezy/cool citris aroma. I was very impressed with its taste as well. I’m a huge fan of grapefruit, So I’m not sure if someone who dislikes grapefruit and/or has kidney stones will enjoy the qualities of this beer. It somewhat reminded me of Dogfish Heads 60 Min IPA, with less hops and a splash of grapefruit. Smooth Sailing! Repeat Consumer!
BelgianBeerGal (1318), Sabbatical in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Oct 23, 2009 Local bottle. Clear, orange-yellow colour with a small white head. Aroma is pink grapefruit, lemon, grass and some pepper. Very balanced flavour that is very citrusy but hits a little malt at the finish. Good, refreshing but amybe a little thin.
drowland (1430), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 20, 2009 Tried a sample at Brewfest Tallahassee. Not bad. Definite citrus hops here, and a bitter kick, but still enough malt balance so you’re not all dried out.
LinusStick (1852), Moon Twp, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 19, 2009 Wow this was another unexpected gem from Widmer Brothers. Aroma was very nice. All grassy hops and decently strong. Pour was not very pale a dark amber with a thin white ring for a head. Taste was big and full and mostly all citrus and grassy hops with a burnt roasted malt and burnt caramel backbone. Very good beer and very unique to style.
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