Buckner Pale Ale

Tasted 8/6/2007. Ragsdale’s below the brewery. Filtered with a golden hue. Layered clinging white head. Graham cracker cookie and citrus aromas. Light to medium bodied with short lived flavors. TOuch cereal and orange. Spicy hops. Off dry palate. Good grapefruity hops. Leaves a nice acidity on the finish. Good APA.

tap at augusta bottoms beerfest alongside vyvvy. light orange with a small foamy white head. wierd aromas here-dusty and definately somewhat oxidized with some light hops. flavors go nowhere-badly dusty malts with some soggy notes as well. body is thin and watery with no substance whatsoever. could have been the worst beer at the fest (other than the amber ale that vyvvy had from some winery present at the fest).

Sampled at Augusta Bottoms Beer Festival 2006. Not the best sample of the day by far. Poured lightly hazy yellow with a small unattractive head. Aroma has dusty malts and spicy hops. The body is thin and watery with not much carbonation to speak of. The initial taste is watery dusty malts. The finish has a good amount of spicy hops for a small period then it is back to the watery taste. Overall a bad pale - the flash of spicy hops right at the beginning of the finish is nice, but that is about all.

On tap at the brewpub. Clear gold in color. Sweet floral aroma. Underhopped. Possibly the flavor of rye in this one? Detectable cascade hops that are underused.

Slightly orange and a little hazy in the glass. No head to speak of. Some citrus aromas, some hops -- Cascade and Golding -- if I remember right. A slight bite of alcohol, but still a drinkable pale ale. Lots of body, though I thought this beer was a bit light on the finish. (Rerated 8-12-06 aromas are outstanding on this pale ale -- strong english hops, great fruit and spices.)