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Berkshire Steel Rail Extra Pale Ale

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
1132.91/5.02.9/5.05.3%18.9Lager glass, Shaker
Commercial Description:
A light colored, medium bodied, full flavored American style Ale. Steel Rail E.P.A. is our flagship product that has a full malt flavor and is balanced with a pronounced hop flavor and bitterness.
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 changeup45 (788), Orlando, Florida, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
Apr 10, 2008  
The second of the Berkshire’s beers I’ve tried and I must say I liked the other more (Berkshire Ale). I’m having a little trouble viewing this as a true Pale Ale. Pours a golden color with a thin white head. Taste is sweet, with a corn like flavor in there with very subtle hops. Not very hoppy at all. Reminds me more of a Lager than a Pale Ale. Still, it’s pretty refreshing and overall not bad.


 Pwn3d (1054), Manhattan, New York, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
Mar 31, 2008  
750ml bottle. Nose was a bit strange - mettalic under fruit and hops. Taste was corn and some part of the strange nose. Dont really care for this one.


Davin (48), Vermont, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/103/59/20
Mar 21, 2008  
Not a very appetizing color, kind of a hazy yellow with huge carbonation bubbles. The aroma is grainy and slightly spicy. The flavor is sweet and tastes like it never finished fermenting. I’ll finish the bottle but I wish I didn’t buy it.


 RCL (1460), Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/513/20
Mar 15, 2008  
Growler. Light fruits in the flavor, but mostly dominated by toasted bread. Super easy drinking, at the cost of depth and complexity. Pretty good, though.


 alexanderj (2244), Chino Hills, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Feb 26, 2008  
Bomber purchased in Boston; surprisingly pale in color, even despite the name. Smallish white head. Aroma of toasted malt, fresh grass and citrus/lemon. Definitely having this beer on the wrong day, as it rains outside. Would make a goos summer beer. Light and refreshing. Slightly sweet and yeasty. Bready and apple malt flavor with a rather minimal amount of grassy hops. Overall it was unoffensive and would be nice on a hot summer day.


 cheapdark (2016), Monacatootha, Pennsylvania, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/102/59/20
Feb 7, 2008  
Thanks RCL for this big bomber. Looks like many other american pale beers but then it gets cloudy, towards the bottom it gets hazy. Medium low carbonation. Smell is hint of fresh slag. Clean on the olfactory. Some wet hay insults the palate. Then it turn s light for an extra. An almost big blast of carbonated freshness. Processed and industrial at time like many higher quality pale lagers. Overall a really nice chance to have a beer that exhibits little bitterness on the finish. Thanks for this opportunity Ray!


 hopdog (5555), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/54/102/59/20
Dec 24, 2007  
22oz bottle. Poured a medium golden color with a large sized white head. Aromas of citrus (lemony), grains, and light caramel. Tastes of citrus, caramel, and a little floral. Thinner body and tastes.


 punkeedo (465), San Antonio, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/103/517/20
Dec 13, 2007  
Very quaffable EPA. Pours light yellow with little to no head. Sweet with light hops notes. Not very complex. A great summer beer, highly recommended to accompany meals.



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