Boyne River Pale Ale

Formerly brewed at Boyne River Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Boyne City, Michigan USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

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My bottle is quite hoppy (though reading the other reviews suggests that’s not something you can count on), with good graprefruit flavor dominant. Also some pine hops and a bit of yeast. Some sweet maltiness creeps in as part of the aftertaste. I could be happy with this as a session beer, if only the brewery weren’t going away. Thanks PsychProf, for bringing it to Toronto.

Light brown/amber in color. Lots of sweet, floral notes and also a slight tang. My label is also different and looks very new. Loving in Michigan lately I have seen Boyne River beer at a number of stores, even though they have been out of business for a while. Enjoyable and well crafter beer.

Hazy, light brown iced-tea color. Fairly white head. Nice hoppy aroma, some Cascades maybe, but hidden behind some other English hops. Same in the flavor, but there is some bubble gum sweetness and chewiness to this brew. Like crazy-man-behind-the-mask says, the label I have is quite a bit different. Also, they seem very new. However, I'm drinking this 4 months later.

Fruity hop nose and cloudy peach color. Flavor is a lot like Anderson Valley Pale Ale, but fitted in a slimmer frame. This finish has a bit of citrict sourness. This might be the last rating of this beer, now extinct. Thanks Psych Prof for this tremendous artifact.

UPDATED: MAR 19, 2003 Brownish Orange. Big head with some lace as the pint is diminished. Big American cascade nose. Biscuit aroma. Awesome balance of hops and malt in aroma and flavor. A truly excellent American Pale Ale. My favorite from Boyne River.

Update: Picked up a bottle still on the shelves at Horrock's in Battle Creek, MI. This beer is starting to lose some of its luster. Still nice but not quite as brilliant as it once was.

Very cloudy light brown color. Nose is floral (cascades?) and piney with some sweet malty notes as well. Balance is very much to my liking; walks a fine line between malty sweetness and hop bitterness. I’m not the world’s biggest APA fan, but I did enjoy this brew.

Light frothy head, yellow-orange cloudy color. Well balanced, not as hoppy as I expected, refreshing lemon-citrusy aroma and flavor, I like this pale, thanks PsychProf.

citrusy, piney aroma. deep amber color, lots of lace. very blended, nothing spectacular. varies wildely from bottle to bottle.

Dark orange color, good malty taste, without a lot of hops. Clean dry aftertaste. This be summer drinking beer. Thanks PsychProf!

Average Pale Ale. I would of liked it better with more hops thrown in. Easy drinking though.