Butterfield Mt. Whitney Pale Ale

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Formerly brewed at Butterfield Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Fresno, California USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

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RATINGS: 9 MEAN: 3.69/5.0 WEIGHTED AVG: 3.31 EST. CALORIES: 150 ABV: 5%

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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Named after the highest peak in the continental United States, this pale ale is amber in color with a faint malty flavor and dry, hoppy finish. Gold Medal - 1996 Great American Beer Festival - No peak too tall or beer too cold!.

3.2

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20

beerguy101 (4925) - Newark, USA - SEP 20, 2002

Light gold color, medium head. Medium hopped, with some malt sweetness. A slightly sweet beer. Finish is clean. Aftertaste is slightly bitter, with some sweetness

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

21iceman40 (1732) - vienna, West Virginia, USA - NOV 26, 2002

Very impressive. For only 4.99 this was a damn fine find. What else can i say, it won a gold medal at the great american beer festival.

3.4

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20

PorterPounder (4107) - Tallahassee, Florida, USA - AUG 27, 2002

Run of the mill Pale - nothing memorable or ofending about it. Nice establishmnet though - had at the brewery in Fresno.

3.2

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20

loweredsixth (946) - Clovis, California, USA - AUG 6, 2002

This beer is considerably heavier than their San Joaquin Golden Ale, but still a light beer in general. It had a great tangerine aroma with a malty flavor.

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

hopscotch (7526) - Vero Beach, Florida, USA - JUN 29, 2002

UPDATED: JUN 5, 2003 This beer rocks.

3.8

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20

omhper (15956) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - FEB 3, 2002

Orange coloured. A bubblegum estery cascade hop monster. The bitterness hits you late but hard.

4.1

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20

Dawghouse Brewers99 (91) - Exeter, California, USA - NOV 7, 2001

Foamy white head settles quickly. Orange-amber colored brew. Sweet malt balanced with a hoppy flavor. Nice clean beer. Good job one this one Butterfield!

3.6

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20

Bov (7354) - Bienne, SWITZERLAND - DEC 9, 2000

orange colour, fine foam, well hopped, fresh, bitter, pleasant

3.9

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20

Gusler (2654) - Tucson, Arizona, USA - NOV 10, 2000

Good Pale Ale, nice hop presence and a well balanced bt the malts, a must try for you Pale Ale fans.

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