Concord Pale Ale

Formerly brewed at Concord Brewery
Style: American Pale Ale
Lowell, Massachusetts USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

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Mostly clear golden amber. Frothy and large off white head. Steady carbonation. Toasted malt aroma laced with citric hops. Bold and crisp and refreshing. Heavy hop bite, citrus and pine notes. Clean and dry. Medium light body. Toasty malt aftertaste balances the brew as it warms. Finishes malty with toasty notes and a citric overlay. Solid APA.

Cold 12oz bottle: Pours a clear pale golden orange color with a small frothy alabaster head that leaves some lacing and a ring of bubbles. Rich malts, earthy hops and biscuits. Light bodied, smooth and well carbonated. Ending is of rich tasting malts with notes of biscuits and earth.

12oz bottle-pours a foamy white head and gold color. Aroma is sweet malt. Taste is sweet malt balanced with medium hops. Maltier than a standard pale ale. OK carbonation. Good session beer.

Amber body, no head. Flavor is very fruity, with a distinct lemon character. Decently hopped. A somewhat odd pale ale.

This pale ale pours a light amber color with a fizzy, white head. Clear body with little carbonation. Aroma is of moderate hops with flower and perfume notes. Initial flavor is sweet with a light bitter finish. Dry and oily on the mouth.

Bottle: pours yellow/orange with a thick fluffy cream colored head. Nice appearance. Floral bouquet of hops. Well balanced combination of malt and hops. Smooth, bitter finish. Good.

[Cask at GBBF 2004] An amber beer with no head. The aroma is primarily of caramel, but also contains note of hops. The flavor is powerful of alcohol and grass, but inspite of the alcohol presensce the mouthfeel is thin.

12 oz bottle. Clear bubbly medium amber, giant frothy diminishing head...caramel, sharp orange, Sprite in the nose...fairly dull and cardboardy on the tongue, bit of a bite and fairly full, but...forget it.

Holy $hit, BIG carbonation. Great big head of very large bubbles with tons of carbonation. Head settles slowly to a nice rocky foam. Color is a light golden orange. Nice resinous hops aroma. Little floral, little citrus. Light bread malts also. Flavor is initially, slightly metallic, then mellows out to a nice bitter brew. Little dry. Thin malts. Finish has a nice lingering bitterness. A decent finish to a ok brew.

Love that Concord. Very well-made and crafted. It drank very easily. Did not taste that complex, kinda citrusy. This is what I would drink for a session beer - it’s a nice unpresupposing beer, tastes fine and fresh, and it’s local.

Bottle, from Julio’s. For best flavor drink by 02 05. Good nose, Lite clove, grapefruit/orange, pepper. Pale golden orange color. Big head, but I poured sloppy, that faded quickly. Bitter flavors, same as aroma, little more clove and grapefruit. Maybe say metallic. Medium body, kinda sticky mouthfeel, bitter dry finish. Not bad, unique for an APA. I’m surprised no one thought it had clove. Certainly not what I’m used to when Cascade is used.