Brau Brothers Pale Ale

Brewed by Brau Brothers Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Lucan, Minnesota USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

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Well, look at that, it’s a pale ale that’s pale.... they all seem so orange now a days. The head is small but tight and the lacing is fine enough. Aroma is sawdust, raw malt, light vegetable, and lighter floral hops. The flavor is clean and fruity with a distinct character of raw malted barley (save the sweetness), there is a nice toasty malt character and just a hint of toffee. There is some hop flavor here, mostly the fruity kind, but it’s really pretty muted, that isn’t to say that they didn’t use many hops here, but those all seemed to be employed as a bittering charge as opposed to lending much of a hop aroma or specific flavor the the beer. This is a pretty damned original take on the American style pale ale, not one that I’m particularly enthusiastic about, but this is a lot cleaner than their beers usually are. It’s not terrible.

Bottle. I wonder how old this bottle is - holy crap, this is undrinkably awful. Horrible stale graham cracker nose, taste is dirty, chalky....omg, this is terrible. And while I ALSO like some more complexity, this beer really isn’t pretty decent. It sucks. Ooof - here’s hoping that this is in part due to the bottle - hopefully - being lost at the back of the liquor store for too long and that they didn’t actually bottle something that tasted like this.

The aroma of this pale ale has some hints of hops, and also of more malt than usual in a pale ale. The taste is similar to a blend between a pale ale and a less hoppy beer. So... it’s interesting, and I like the flavor of this beer. That said, it’s not typical of pale ales.

Nothing too special about this, which is probably why it is no longer brewed!

Deep polished bronze brew with a fluffy off white foam head. The nose has a little bit of pine and orange peels. The taste is like wood that has been rubbed with some orange peels. This finishes like club soda. Strange. The nose was somewhat promising, but the taste was bland and a let down.

Out of place flavor in this, fruity but not lemon or citrus, interesting APA although not among the best because the only real sign that its an APA is the slight dry kick to it.

Bottle. Clear golden amber pour with a white soapy head that fades to film on top. Aroma is soft malt and spice with a herbal tea scent. Taste is more malt herbal spice with a soft hop note. Palate is medium and watery with a fizzy chaulky finish. Not bad, but tons of other pale ales I would suggest first.

12oz bottle. Another gusher from the Braus. Murky tan-brown color. Massive off-white head. Mellow seawater aroma. Quite poundable. Leaning towards malt centered, with a lemony astringent hop flavor. A solid, middle of the road Pale Ale. Right on.

33 cl bottle, Mulmur, ON, Canada via Lakeville (thanks Jim). Hazy deep golden colour, thin head. Peppery aroma, smooth with an immediate sharp bite that mellows.

came in 12oz. bottle. light at first with sharp taste and mouthfeel is good i would recomend for a good pale ale