Archipelago Straits Pale

Brewed by Archipelago Brewery Company (Asia Pacific Breweries-Heineken)
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Singapore, Singapore

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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UPDATED: OCT 17, 2007 Draught at the pub in Circular Road, 2007-10-17, 6-3-6-3-12=30
A second try tells me that this Ale, though a surprise in Singapore and Asia, is simpler than 9 months ago, mostly if compared today side to side with the good Saison Sayang. It maintains the medium body and the malt/caramel flavor, the cereals touch is more accentuated, and the bitterness is quite strong but not so powerful.

Draught at the pub in Circular Road, 2007-01-17, 6-3-7-3-14=33
Golden color. Some malt aroma. Good body structure and good malt taste with a quite powerful hopping. Well balanced.

Bottle. Clear gold body with a small to sparse white head. Aroma-taste of cooked corn/sorghum, with a bit of tropical fruit (papaya). Light bodied. Awful.

Bottle - slightly hazy gold with small white head. Average carbonation. Caramel malts. Fruity and citrussy. Low to medium bitterness. Dry finish.

bottle. pours a clear yellow with a moderate light head. quite soft and easy to drink, lightly hopped with lemon and some woody flavours.

330ml bottle. Scuzzy, sudsy white head with a quick fade. Golden in colour with a sweet aroma that is pleasant enough. Medium bodied with a nice finsih. Not too bad, would be okay sitting in a steamy humid Singapore bar on a sultry afternoon waiting for a storm to cool things down.

Well I wasn’t expecting a lot so wasn’t disappointed. Clear pale yellow body, short head. Citrus notes in the taste and aroma, low carbonation, moderate bitterness mainly on the finish.

Clear pale yellow, white head. Sweet malt, straw & citrus aromas. Easy at first in the mouth with flavours of sweet malt & light hops. Has some character of lemon & honey. Average beer.

Bottle. Clear golden pour with a quickly diminishing white head and a bit of lacing. Aroma is a little sweet, a little hoppy, and has notes of honey, malt and citrus. Flavour is not so sweet but has hints of malt, lemon, lime, grass and caramel. Light body with lots of carbonation and a mildly bitter finish. Not too bad but not particularly memorable either.

Sampler at Archipelago. Clear light golden colour, white head. Aroma is fruity, citrus, light sulfur and menthol. Flavour is light, bit of citrus, some sweetness, light bitter hoppy finish. Light bodied.

Draught at Pump Room, Singapore. Golden with large white head. Aroma and flavour of malt, citrus, melon and hops. Light bodied. Overly sweet in the finish. I found this one a little too ’artificial’.

On tap at brewpub. Easy drinking beer that is welcomed after a long hot day in Singapore. Nice fruity aroma, with hint of apple and pear. Taste of sweet malt with a tiny bit of hops in the finish.