2.7 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
12 oz bottle - label reads Ballast Point Pale Ale (no Yellowtail), with different label. Like other reviewers, based on sculpin and other delicious IPAs from Ballast Point, I was expecting a dry hoppy pale ale like stone or drakes from northern california. Instead I get a more full bodied cereal, bready pilsner. I have not had many kolsch’s, and had I been expecting a kolsch, I might be more forgiving. But do I rate this as a kolsch or a pale ale? Pretty good for a kolsch, pretty bland for a pale ale.
2.7 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Fizzy pale yellow, with thin foamy white head.
Aromas of bread/dough, very grainy, with some faint malt. Pretty boring nose.
Some sweetness, faint traces of malt, even fainter, if any hops. Very grainy, light-bodied. Usual high carbonation. Pretty bland and lifeless brew.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
I really think this beer should be renamed. I bought this beer in lieu of buying Stone Pale Ale. I had no clue I was buying a Kolsch. I am familiar withh Ballast Points big hoppy beers like Big Eye and Sculpin, so I was expecting a big American Pale Ale. To say I am dissapointed would be an understatement. OK, to rate, sorry for the diatribe. Beer pours medium golden color with a big egg white, retained head. Aroma is corn or cereal with some hay. Flavor is mostly sweet. How about an American Pale Ale, Ballast Point?
3.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
Solid PA, very drinkable, light and fluffy yet flavorful. I like having a 4% abv beer around and this one is one of the better ones I have had. Could use a little more hops and intensity, but a great summer beer nonetheless. Solid.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
so this isn’t a pale ale - was wondering why there were no hops - why do you call a beer something it isn’t?? overall an easy drinking session beer - this brewer’s beers all have good chewy thick (for style) palates/mouth feels.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Originally reviewed: 7/27/09. This beer pours a clear gold with a good-sized 2-finger head on top. Decent retention leaves some pretty lacing spots and rings. Smells of grassy hops, and buttery grains.
The mouth is crisp with a medium-high amount of carbonation. Flavor is of buttered biscuits finished with a sharp hop bite. This is one of the more refreshing beers I’ve had this summer. This will be a regular for barbecues and ballgames.
1.9 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Bottle from Market Street. Pours a piss yellow with a thin white head. The aromas are skunk, lemon, bread. The mouthfeel is dry, bitter and has a light body and good carbonation. Didn’t care for this one. Cheers!
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Pours gold with a white head and sweet aroma of malt. Taste is of sweet malts and grains, very light, with a malty finish. Very light, drinkable, refreshing brew but pretty bland.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
Pours a hazy colored golden yellow, with a wispy head. Aroma is fruity and sweet. Taste is flat, grainy and watery. Finish is nothing to speak of. Average at best, maybe just not my style ! Quaff Score 4 /10, but it is drinkable and a good thirst quencher at best.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle, Poured a clearish orange with med carb. Small, white head with sporadic lacing. Aromas of pine, grapefruit, skunky hops, balanced malt bill. Taste is citrus dominat with a earthy hop bite. Refreshing IPA. Underrated.
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