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Clay Pipe Backfin Pale Ale

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An American Pale Ale brewed by
Clay Pipe Brewing Co.
Westminster, Maryland USA

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Ratings Average Score ABV Style Pctl Serve in Advanced
76 3.11/5.0 3.11/5.0 4.8% 37.9 Lager glass, Shaker P Stats

Commercial Description:
The aroma of the Backfin Pale Ale is of mild autumn fruit surrounded by the pleasant sweetness of the caramel malts that give the beer its richness in color and mouth feel. As you drink the beer, balance of flavor is what is most evident. The malt, the hops, and the yeast each contribute, as you taste the perfect fusion of a complicated blend of carefully chosen ingredients and brewing process expertise. The beer finishes very clean, with a fresh hop spiciness. As with most Clay Pipe products, The Backfin it is not heavy as it goes down. Its fast mellow finish will easily allow room for the consumer to enjoy another one.

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brew4fun (137), West Virginia, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	6/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	12/20

Apr 10, 2008
12oz bottle. Pours slightly hazy copper, short off-white head. Aroma is mild, hoppy with light caramel malts. Taste is an exceptionally balanced pale ale. Medium bitterness matched by medium malt sweetness. Add the medium-light body and crisp finish and this one is a winner!!

swoopjones (1274), Buffalo, New York, USA

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Oct 27, 2008

on draft in Baltimore Airport. Pours a nice caramel color. Mild hop aroma. seems more EPA to me. Hops are thete but somewhat muted. Flavor is well balanced & a very drinkable beer.

donrajin (233), Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, USA

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	5/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	14/20

Sep 15, 2008

Nice smooth pale ale. More relative to an English than an american pale ale. The hoppiness is decent for that style, but could use a little more body. All in all not a bad brew.

Cletus (3593), Connecticut, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Sep 4, 2008

Bottle courtesy of beachbum25. Pours copper with a white head. Smells of perfume, and earthy. Tastes of light pepper, perfume, sweet malt. Nice.

bigbish (115), USA

2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2	4/10	4/5	3/10	3/5	6/20

Jul 30, 2008

Pours kind of a cloudy amber color, very little carbonation. Aroma is very slight and sweet. Flavor has some hop bite to it, but really very little flavor. I can hardly taste anything in fact, its just kind of bitter. Very disappointed.

dkachur (1201), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	6/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Jun 13, 2008

Bottle from In Vino Veritas in Keswick, VA. Red pour with a small head. Decent lacing. Malty aroma with a touch of citrus hops. Slightly bitter caramel and grain taste. A tad bit thin. Pleasant brew.

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