3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
The beer pours an orange-amber color with a white head. The aroma is somewhat faint, but what I do get is orange hops and biscuit malt. The flavor is more of the same with a lot of biscuit malt as well as some various hop flavor components such as orange, pine and grass. Low bitterness. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
I quite liked this. Nice amount of hops and malt. The fruity ale-ness. Good example of a standard APA. Not over-the-top but not lacking in flavor. Serving: Bottle
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours a clear orange with a thin, white head. It has a pleasant aroma of malty grapefruit. The taste is of dry malt with lots of bitter grapefruit. It has a dry finish, and is a good (albeit standard) pale ale.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
12oz bottle at the bowling alley for AH’s 3rd. Really a pretty easy drinking APA. Nice hop notes and a little hint of the malt too. Nothing over the top...which is nice sometimes.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Great standard APA. Aroma and appearance is better than most APA’s. Flavor from hops it right on for this style.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Amber pour with a thin beige head. Malty aroma. Typical Pale Ale maltiness, bitter finish. This one has a decent orange zest taste to it. Nothing overly hoppy, but a nice balance. Bit fruity, tasty beer overall.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle from HyVee Marion
Ar: Dominated by caramel malt, a bit of citrus and perhaps a touch of pine hops. Not bad, but not what I was expecting from an APA.
Ap: Pours a medium orange-amber with a 3/4" white head that dissipates immediately and leaves little lace.
T: A bit of sweet caramel malt. Good hop bitterness shows through on the finish, but not the hop character is otherwise somewhat weak. A bit watery for my tastes.
P: Medium-thin body, somewhat over carbonated.
O: This is a mediocre APA. It’s doesn’t have enough hop character for my tastes, but it’s okay. It definitely got better as it warmed up a bit.
2.9 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap. Medium amber with small white head, decent lacing. Aroma of citrus and hops. Tastes of sweet malt balanced by the hops. Nice.
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