4.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
My favorite Wisconsin beer and the best Berghoff. I can see I’m spitting in the ocean with the group-think in play on this site, but if you’re looking for pleasant surprise in a hoppy, crisp, drinkable beer, give Berghoff’s pale another try.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Gold colored pale ale, strong hop aroma. The hops hit the back of your mouth and leave a nice after taste. The Berghoff Variety pack is a good buy to get to know their beers.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
I usually hate this style but this like Bass is mild and tasty. A little hint of bitter but mostly roasted flavors take center stage. A little carmel. Berghoff’s are so underrated.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Good clean beer. Nice finish. Balanced well.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Probably my least favorite of the berghoff beers, but it was still good compared to most others. An interesting taste.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: NOV 3, 2006 ANOTHER RERATE, 11/06: I must have been a good boy because my wife brought me a Berghoff sampler case last time she went grocery shopping. This time, the pale ale is nice & fresh. I think they’ve upped the hops because I’m getting a real wallop of citrus and pine all the way through. There also seems to be a bit more malt in the background than I remember. Overall, a very yummy pale ale--and a great buy.
RERATE: I don’t know if my tastes have changed or if the batch of this beer I just bought is a little funky. Whatever the case, I’m detecting a metallic taste in the background that I hadn’t noticed before. Also, I’m getting a little too much carbonation. Still not a bad beer but not as good as I remembered it from my original rating.
ORIGINAL WRITE-UP:
I tried this beer because of its relatively inexpensive price and my positive impression of Berghoff beers in general. I wasn’t disappointed at all; in fact, I think this pale ale is a marvelous buy. It’s as tasty as my favorite ’Tyranena Stone Tepee Ale’ and it costs somewhat less. This will probably become a ’regular buy’ for me.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Another fine brew from the folks at Berghoff. Smooth, nice finish, wasn't expecting a lot because these were so cheap but was pleasantly suprised. Similar to Leinenkugels in some ways.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
UPDATED: JUN 24, 2004 Copper colored with a modest head, light lacing and very little carbonation. Malty spicy aroma with a faint acidity. Medium bodied with a dryish nutty maltiness and a good hoppy bitterness-well balanced, not particularly citrusy, pretty good.
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