Acme California Pale Ale

Brewed by North Coast Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Fort Bragg, California USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tulip

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The store that I get it at has a better label (it’s like an old-stlye pin-up girl in a red dress). I don’t like ridiculously strong tasting beers, and this is a nice, smooth tasting beer that has a delicious flavor.

this is now one of my favorite beers.

Pours a yellow gold with a thick bellowing head. The aroma is warm grain and honey with a touch of citrus. The taste is amazing. Nice sweetly malted start with a bit of extra depth and a nicely bitter finish. This reminds me of more like an English ale rather than a California pale, but it’s very good.

All time fav pale ale. Golden amber with very thick head. Very well carbonated with smooth finish.

I think this is a good pale ale. I’ll pay the extra bucks since I can’t find my favorite Sweetwater 420. I’ll say this is my favorite at the corner ABC, who recently started selling fancy beer. Otherwise, Broudy’s is the place to go. Having just moved from Oregon. I’m having discover a new slew of frothy malt and hops.

UPDATED: DEC 31, 2007 Appearance: Pours a hazy, orangey-copper body with a full, bubbly white head. Smell: Pleasant aroma of toasted grains, caramel, biscuits, and some light citrus. Taste: Sweet, smooth caramel malts with a bit of toasted grains. Hops are fairly light and provide a bit of citrus as well as some floral notes. Ends with a softened finish that’s both lightly sweet and bitter. Mouthfeel: Medium-thin body. Mild carbonation. Drinkability: A nice, light APA.

Lucent gold, thin but lasting and dense beige head, creamy medium body, medium carbonation.

Aroma: sweet malt, bready yeast, resinous citrus leafy hops.

Taste: lots of butterscotch and sweet malt, bready yeast, navel orange, and leafy hops.

Great flavors. More amber malts and less hoppiness than I expect from an APA.

I really think this beer is underrated, esp. for the style. A nice darker pale, witha a floral aroma. This brewery can make all their beers except for the wheat - which should be abandoned by all breweries everywhere, forever.

North Coast Brewing Company--Acme California Pale Ale--2004 12 oz. Bottle. 4.90% ABV--21 IBU’s. (4.25 / 5.0) 5% ABV on Web Page. No sediment. Mild head. Clear rich golden color. Flowery mild hop front. Crisp buttery sweet doughy caramel crystal body with unusual tasty fruit note. Tangy clean mild citrus hop end. Balanced. Sampled 3/15/2005.

dam good ale i like the orangency. reminds me of loony toons.