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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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 vwsteggie (684), Paxton, Massachusetts, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/510/105/519/20
Sep 16, 2002    Updated: Jan 29, 2003
Has a light yellow color and a fruity/hop smell. Taste is malted and finishes with a nice hop bitterness. Overall this stuff is the best...


tritiger1970 (3), USA
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4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/59/104/518/20
Mar 28, 2005  
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.


 VENOM (941), Connecticut, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Nov 28, 2002  
Clear tin hued gold. Frothy, sticky bleach white head. Scattered carbonation. Peach syrup aroma with hints of flowery hops and white grapes. Wacky. Crisp, fruity and florally hoppy with Fuggles notes on the first sip. Slight bitter aftertaste with a coating of gently sticky fruit syrup. Medium light body. Mostly dry. Yeast pour turns the body into a Wit. Softens the hops a tad. Touch of crisp wheat and spicy alcohol as it ends. Finishes with funky yeast, hoppy burps and sharp wheat flavors. Quite different (and better) in the bottle.


 Vac (2389), San Diego, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/515/20
Feb 18, 2003  
Pours with a cloudy amber gold body topped by a thin head and good lace. Sweet and fruity (lemon and berries)hop aroma. Sweet fruity (lemon and berries) hop flavor with a slightly hoppy finish. Medium bodied, slightly dry and smooth.


glider (53), Shrub Oak, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/56/104/515/20
Jun 30, 2004  
Had a pint (draft) in Montana’s Steak House in Northampton MA with, among other things, a filet mignon. The brew was fun, didn’t seem to take itself too seriously, looked great (yellow) and had a sweet start and sweet finish. Also a dry finish, not oily. A bit fizzy, but I don’t usually drink fizzy’s. Nowhere near as good as any of the Dogfish Head PAs, but considering what the restaurant had to offer, their best selection, and had I not split a bottle of vino with the missus, I would have had a few more.


 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.


 beaconstreet (811), Washington DC, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
May 11, 2004  
Toned and golden, with many bubbles. What does it taste like? That flavor punctuation rings on your taste buds... then you have it: Lucky Charms! The beer tastes just like Lucky Charms, with its mix of sugar and grain tastes. Nice, sweet aftertaste that lingers with joy. Also a mild honey overtone. A medium-light color, gold but not domineering.


 CharlesDarwin (1838), Point Judith, Rhode Island, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Oct 31, 2009  
On tap at the Matunuck Oyster Bar - Matunuck, RI. Fresh grassy malt aroma, with some light alcohol esters. Pourings a shining, bubbly bright yellow golden, with a clean, soft lacy white head. Flavor is very clean and quaffable. Bright clean malt sugars, singular, meet with a brisk hay and resin hop character. A nicely complementing English yeast character joins in. This is very snappy, bright and fresh. Good carbonation, cleanliness and brightness make this impressively quaffable. Finishes dry on hops and clean on a bit of alcohol. A really thirst-quenching, palatable beer.



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