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Big Hole Headstrong Pale Ale

Big Hole Headstrong Pale Ale

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An English Pale Ale brewed by
Madison River Brewing Company

Belgrade, Montana USA

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1693.23/5.03.23/5.05.7%83.1English pint, Shaker P  Stats

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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 austinpowers (2828), New York, New York, USA
0.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/102/51/102/53/20

May 6, 2008  
Can from Summerhill LCBO in Toronto. Tastes like total shite. Is there no beer in Toronto this week that I will enjoy?!? The state of brewing here truly is a cause for concern. Far more bitter than I expected from the English Pale Ale style - more of an American Pale Ale, IMHO.

 JRHBrew (176), Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Sep 26, 2008  
Well it’s about time NB Liquor got something in from south of the border that wasn’t swill. This 473ml can poured a golden colour with a thin lasting head. There is a nice floral almost garden aroma that lingers over the malt presence. The flavour is somewhat crippled by the minute toastiness which comes off at first like a stale taste and only presents itself somewhat properly mid-glass.


 Beershine (1440), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Sep 20, 2008  
Draught at Beer Bistro. Coppery color, with nice white head. Nice, well-balanced, and well-integrated hops. Hop makes itself known in a lingering finish. Fruity body keeps it sturdy. Silky mouthfeel. Notes from can: the sweetness of the grain is more apparent.


 mullet2007 (126), Newfoundland, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Sep 19, 2008  
Pours a remarkably clear deep golden to amber colour with a thick foamy white head. Nose is nice British smelling hops, with a hint of sweet caramel malts. Flavour is pleasantly bitter, but not really hoppy. It’s got some nice malts underneath, but the bitterness is what jumps out at you right away. It’s pretty well balanced really. It’d be a nice session ale. Carbonation is perhaps a bit sharp for an English pale ale, but it is fairly creamy. Nice beer.


 dwyerpg (2094), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/57/103/516/20
Sep 14, 2008  
A nice light hop aroma. A pale citrus flavor. Some dryness in the finish. A bit thin but decent. Pretty good.


 Strykzone (1021), Wood River, Illinois, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/102/513/20
Sep 12, 2008  
Very nice looking beer is lightly cloudy and similar in appearance to an apple cider. Nice 2 finger creamy off white head. Thick lacing! Aroma is deliciously floral with some grapefruit but it is generally sweet. Despite appearances this is somewhat thin in the feel. A unique hop profile is floral and grassy with some orange. Nice caramel malts. Mildly bitter. One of those beers that was great until tasting it. Still was enjoyable.



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