Berkshire Steel Rail Extra Pale Ale

Brewed by Berkshire Brewing Co.
Style: American Pale Ale
South Deerfield, Massachusetts USA

Hazed goldenrod coloration, thinnest of heads, diminishes instantaneously. Lemony aroma, soft and citrusy, but largely quiet. Big lemony bite on first sip, crisp citrusy texture, middling mouthfeel...yeasty tasting... simpering finish. It’s a pretty pale extra pale ale, and lacking in real character. easy to drink, for sure, but needs a bit of umph in the flavor department, maybe an extra helping of hops, or something...but, alas, it’s an unimpressive offering, solidly on the side of blase’.

Poured an insane head with a pale golden body. This looks like a Budweiser, which isn’t good. Not a lot in the aroma, maybe a little fruity and hoppy, but overall very weak. Finishes dry, almost feels like I’m drinking a mass produced lager with a hint of a little more. It goes down like soda, but there isn’t much more here. Don’t bother.

22oz bottle: Slightly hazy yellow with a medium white head, nice lacing, that lasts for the duration of the beer. Aroma is mild hops - light citrus, buttery pine, grass, and a hint of caramel and grain. Taste is pretty much the same - mild citrus, grass, medium bitter hops, with notes of caramel, and sweet grains. The grains come out more in the flavor, with a nice clean and crisp grain taste, not a bad mealy grain taste. Light-medium bodied, medium carbonation, good round mouthfeel, balanced.

Mild, sweet grainy aroma offers light citrus hops. Opaque milky-yellow coloured body with creamy, white, fine-bubbled head that recedes to partial cover and dots the glass with lace. Mild citrus hops over lightly grainy malts with light bitterness in the finish. Moderate carbonation to the medium-light body. Somewhat syrupy. Sampled at Mondial de la Bière 2005.

on tap. poured light yellow, with a decent head. Could not distinguish a. aroma. The flavor was faint lemons. Crisp and refreshing, but very forgettable.

Pours hazy yellow, almost urine color. Aroma is malty and thats about it. Taste is corn? and slight malt. No real hop presence to speak of. Overall, a very weak pale ale.

Pours a golden yellow with a decent head. Tastes very crispy, light lemon aftertaste. Slight hop, sweet malt. Had this beer from a growler.

Yellow-gold and quite clear. Filtered. Small aroma. Very refreshing, easy-drinking beer with no fireworks but no offense either. Crisply dry, lightly malty, a bit of citrus, nutty, and with a strange, almost salty, flavor. Seems to be on tap at 99.9% of local bars in W. Mass. I really only bother to get this when out at a dive with no better options.