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Big Hole Headstrong Pale Ale

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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
1893.23/5.03.21/5.05.7%87.8English pint, Shaker
Commercial Description:
Brewed by Wellington County for the Ontario market.
Headstrong Pale Ale, inspired by the legacy of authentic British pale ales, is crafted with imported British grains, a special strain of British yeast, and hopped with prime Kent hops for a floral hop aroma, rich texture, and well balanced malt finish.
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emjay (30), Markham, Ontario, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
Sep 4, 2006    Updated: Sep 13, 2006
Bottle: Pours a beautiful amber color with no head. Notes of caramel in the aroma but none in the taste, which is decently hopped and has a nice grapefruit flavor. Oily palate but quite carbonated. Very refreshing. It’s an okay summer brew, especially since I don’t need to go too far out of my way to get it.


 AdamGott (190), Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/511/20
Aug 15, 2006  
Picked up a six pack of this on a recent trip to West Yellowstone, MT. Average in all respects - flavor, hops, aroma. Average isn’t bad but it isn’t anything special either. Nice hop bitterness profile, not much in the aroma hops department but this is true to style. I did have one bottle that was near flat and it had a much better flavor profile. This beer would do well as a lower carbonation cask ale.


 KingofCastle (202), London, Ontario, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/511/20
Aug 8, 2006  
bottle: thanks to Lord B for this one! Had a noticeable caramel or toffee aroma which sadly did not come through in the taste. Medium body with too bitter a mouthfeel & finish for my liking. I’ll take a Mill Street Stock Ale anyday for fresh flavour bursting through. Hops outbalance the malts a little bit here but still well crafted ok smooth finish, and better than most ales available. St. Peter’s Organic or Fuller’s London Pride are smoother and more flavourful. Their Munich style Lager is better balanced & has more flavour.


 LordBeamish (144), Boozetown, Ontario, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 8, 2006  
bottle: Pours a nice rich amber colour with a small, slightly creamy head. A nice spicy , fruity and caramel aroma. Lot’s of flavour in this one including citrus, spices, and hops. Finishes relatively smooth. Very nice and drinkable.


 Malakin (465), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jun 14, 2006  
Clear amber with a smallish head. Decent hoppyness and bitterness, a bit nutty.


 joss (3655), Garching b. München, Germany
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/102/510/20
Jun 11, 2006  
Orange amber, low head. Honeyish cracker nose. Bready, cracker base, light nuttyness. A hint of herbal hop counterbalance. Lightish body, grain aftertaste.


 Hooker (450), New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jun 3, 2006  
Clear amber colour with thin off white head. Mild malt and citric hop nose. Mild citric hop taste with mild carmel malt finish


 Thaichile (599), 10aFly, New Jersey, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
May 28, 2006  
Bottle. 650ml. Pours a clear amber without much head. Nose has light hop notes. Bitter almost from the beginning to the finish. There was no crescendo in this brew, just a one dimensional taste throughout. Would have enjoyed a bit more going on with this one. The malts struggle to be heard, but maybe all you got from them was a faint whisper. Thanks to Blankboy for the bottle.



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