Berkshire Steel Rail Extra Pale Ale

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

On tap at Woodbridge’s in South Hadley, MA. Clear gold color that was reminiscent of BudCoorsMiller. No aroma I could discern (and I spent a while sniffing it). Very smooth mouthfeel with a rather interesting absence of taste. The huge drifty-in burst of malty/nutty flavor that came in the lingeringly aftertaste was really nice, but overall it was kind of weak.

Liked the color and it had excellent taste. First tried this beer while traveling thruogh Woodstock Vermont and fell in love with it but i cannot get this beer in the area that i live.

Pours a dark amber color. Aroma and flavor of hops and caramel. Light to medium body, creamy texture, soft carbonation.

From a 64 oz. growler picked up at the brewery. Pours a golden yellowish amber in color. Starts out with a nice head that lingers. Tastes more like a lager than an ale. Sweet start, bitter malty finish. Not bad, but not great. I hope the others I brought home with me from this brewery are more memorable.

Bottle. How is this an APA? Tastes to me like a pinsner. Light color, dough aroma.If I didn’t know better, I’d say it looked and maybe even tasted, a bit like Harp. No real hop taste and not sweet. Just not my kind of beer.

Simple, easy drinking ale with a flavor that is reminiscent of something elusive - brain far too dead to recall. Perhaps just a combined memeory of the flavor of numerous brewpub ales from years ago. Not bad, and would have another, just wouldn’t seek it out.

Update on 10/6/2007 - Bomber. Poured a golden yellow in color with almost no head and low carbonation. Aroma s malty and slightly skunked. Flavor is also malty. Palate is good. Still an OK beer. Draft at VT Brewers Fest - Golden yellow with a decent white head that hung in there. Aroma is slightly of hops with some faint citrus as well. Flavor is light with a small amount of hops. Easy drinking, but nothing that remarkable. Certainly better than the macro-swill, but just OK. 5/1/05 - Bomber - Another try... Pours a darkish amber in color with a white head that faded to the rim of the glass. Aroma is more malty than I remember and the hops not as pronounced. Flavor is a nutty malt with a mild hop bitterness. Also much more pleasant than I remember. Slightly sour/citrus. Not bad and easy drinking... I am glad that I tried this again.

This is micro-brew session beer and nothing more. Thought it was great in high school -- finally a "good beer" i could drink in a way I could drink bud. Don’t expect anything special from this, but I suppose it’s hard to find too much wrong with it, as long as you’re not looking for something to change your life.