English Pale Ale

Classic English Pale Ales are not pale but rather are golden to copper colored and display English variety hop character. Distinguishing characteristics are dryness and defined hop taste, but more malt balance than what you’ll typically find in an American Pale Ale. Great to drink with all sorts of meats including roast beef, lamb, burgers, duck, goose, etc. Note that the term ’pale ale’ is used in England to signify a bottled bitter, and in that way there is no such thing as ’English Pale Ale’ to the English. The style is a North American construct, borne of the multitude of pale ales that pay homage to these bottled bitters - Bass in particular - and therefore the majority of true examples of the style are found outside Britain.

Serve In
English pint
Shaker

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		score	count
1	Three Floyds BlackHeart English IPA	3.74	271
2	Russian River Dead Leaf Green	3.48	60
3	Oppigårds Spring Ale	3.47	50
4	Pink Elephant Rogers Reserve	3.47	12
5	Jämtlands Pilgrim	3.42	120
6	Triumph Cask Conditioned Pale Ale	3.41	14
7	Harvest Moon Full Moon Pale Ale	3.41	31
8	Smuttynose Shoals Pale Ale	3.39	525
9	Bedondaine et Bedons Ronds Ptite Chanceuse	3.39	11
10	Renaissance Perfection Pale Ale	3.38	24
11	Town Hall Haystack English Summer Ale	3.37	12
12	Oppigårds Summer Twist	3.37	15
13	Odell Cutthroat Pale Ale R	3.37	55
14	Firestone Windsor Pale Ale R	3.36	23
15	Firestone Walker Unfiltered Double Barrel	3.36	16
16	Firestone Walker Double Barrel Ale	3.33	501
17	Victory UK PA R	3.32	20
18	Herslev Pale Ale	3.32	105
19	Carlson Bärnsten Öl R	3.30	22
20	Wasatch Pale Ale R	3.29	16
21	Starr Hill Pale Ale	3.29	84
22	Willimantic Holiday Mail Ale	3.27	12
23	Durham Signature Ale	3.26	68
24	Great Divide Denver Pale Ale	3.26	687
25	Goose Island Honkers Ale	3.25	946
26	Pyramid Pale Ale R	3.24	97
27	John Martins Pale Ale	3.24	159
28	Ipswich Original Ale	3.24	149
29	Huvila Pale Ale	3.24	41
30	Odell 5 Barrel Pale Ale	3.24	233
31	Augusta Tannhauser Pale Ale	3.23	21
32	Green Flash Extra Pale Ale R	3.22	201
33	Andrews English Pale Ale	3.22	33
34	Wellington County Dark Ale	3.22	127
35	Firestone Walker Double Barrel Ale Batch 1000 R	3.22	61
36	Trafalgar Hop Nouveau	3.22	24
37	Oppigårds Smithy Ale	3.21	25
38	Dogwood Pale Ale R	3.21	87
39	Tree Cutthroat Pale Ale	3.21	73
40	Big Hole Headstrong Pale Ale	3.21	189
41	Tommyknocker Pick Axe Pale Ale	3.20	344
42	Grand Ridge Yarra Valley Gold	3.20	51
43	Butte Creek Rolands Red R	3.20	27
44	Propeller Pale Ale	3.20	66
45	Franconia Notch Grail Pale Ale	3.20	18
46	Sly Fox Boadicea Pale Ale	3.20	14
47	À l’Abri de la Tempête Terre Ferme	3.20	20
48	Full Sail Rip Curl	3.19	181
49	Holgate Brewhouse Mt Macedon Ale	3.18	50
50	John Harvards Pale Ale	3.18	85

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