Berkshire Steel Rail Extra Pale Ale

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

A golden ale with a thin white head. A rather strong aroma of boiled sweet vegetables, carrots, diacety notes. In mouth, a light honey malt, a bit of hops, very boring. On tap at Flat Street Brewpub, Brattleboro, August 2 2009.

Poured into a tasting glass from the tap. The appearence is a light olden color with a foamy white head. The smell is very close to bread, yeast and is a bit sweet, just a little bit fruity. The Taste is malty, with a slight hop feel. A hint of fruits like orange peel. The mouthfeel is very smooth. Does not over-power the taste buds and is very well rounded.

Pours a lacing, eggshell white head with a golden-amber body. Smells of grain, hops, slight belgian funk. Flavor is mellow floral and citrus hops, yeast, and grain.

A growler picked up for my sipping pleasure. A cloudy yellow color with much less carbination than I would have expected from an APA. Small floral and tiny bit orange zest aroma. Took a lot of chewing of this one to get some flavor out of her. Mostly some grass and flowers from the hops with a tiny bit of bitterness. Kind of watery but a clean finish. Agood buy the share with many friends of mixed taste.

Pours a golden color, with a thin white head. Mild and not too great grainy aroma. Mild taste of hops. Tastes almost like a lager if that makes any sense, because it is so grainy. Also it is kind of watery. Not that great at all. I would doubt that this is a proper APA... more like a blonde ale. BBC makes many better beers.

@CBC-22oz bottle–pours a white head and yellow/gold color. Aroma is grain/light malt, herbal hops. Taste is grain/light malt, some herbal hops, creamy.

Tap @ The Druid... Poured a light orange with a white head. Faint aroma of tangy hops. Sweet citrus notes with mild hops. A little yeasty, estery off flavor in the finish. Other spiced notes like cinnamon.

Served from a 64 ounce growler: With a strong whiff of yeast, the pale ale malt is slightly lost. The hop fares better although it is also hidden behind the citrus aromas of the yeast. Do I detect a touch of wheat? Cloudy, and far more pale than I expected (golden color). Decent head and lace Spicy flavor up front, clove and floral hop. A properly bitter aftertaste is also present after I swallow. Very dry with a moderate amount of carbonation. Fuller bodied than I’d expect from the color. Decent brew that is growing on me as I sip it.