BJs Piranha Pale Ale

Brewed by BJs Restaurant & Brewhouse
Style: American Pale Ale
, USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tulip

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[Draft at BJ’s in Boulder Colorado] A clear amber beer with a small dense white head - the head collapses, but leaves curtains on the glass. The aroma is flowery and hoppy combined with notes of caramel. The flavor is lovely hoppy with notes of hopsoils, grass, and caramel as well as hints of nuts. I hope to come back for this.

From tap at the Elk Grove location. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white and lacing head. Aroma is crisp hoppy, orange to grapefruity. Fruity flavoured, good hoppiness mixed with a smooth caramel malt base. Rather dry finish. Ends bitter and slight caramelish.

On tap. Clear amber golden with an off-white head leaving laces. Lightly peachy hoppiness in the nose. Medium body, lightly sweet caramel and fruit with a good hop bite in the finish. 130709

Sampled draught at BJ’s, Burbank, CA.
Deep golden. Big, flowery grapefruity hop aroma. Clean malt profile. Lingering bitter finish. Stylish, and completely dominated by hops.

Draught at the brewpub in Boulder. Cloudy golden coloured with a medium sized white head. Fruity aroma of hops, pine needles and grass. Fruity flavour of hops, grass and pine needles. Hoppy finish.

UPDATED: DEC 9, 2009 2009-10-13, draught at BJ Desert Ridge, AZ, 7-4-7-4-15=37
Hazy golden color; creamy head. There is a quite nice, but not too strong, fruity hop aroma (sweet oranges). Too much carbonation; good caramel flavor; the mouthfeel is quite dry, even if there is a medium body strength; the medium-strong hopping gives also some resins and fruit (bitter oranges) to this beer. Strong final. Pleasant.

2006-12-16, draught at the brewpub, Plano TX, 7-4-7-5-15=38
Hazy light amber color; thin head. The aroma shows some Cascade fruitness (abricots). Good body, malt, a lot of caramel, powerful hopping (they say Chinook and Cascade), of course with a powerful final (that still bears a lot of caramel). Very good.

Tap. Nice creamy head with excellent duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are caramel, malt, straw, grass and hops. Smooth finish.

(Draught) Pours a orangish-red color with a medium sized white head. Good hoppy flavor. Nice bite.

Draught at the brewpub in Denver. Clear golden - white head. Resin, grassy, dryness, cactus, knækbrød, swedish flatbread, light sweetness. OK.

UPDATED: OCT 7, 2005 Boulder
Bright gold. Lemon-tangerine aroma with hints of pale malt. The flavour starts malty - a little muddled but there are bright tangerine and apricot hop notes. Moderate bitterness. Pretty middle of the road.