Coronado Four Brothers Pale Ale

Brewed by Coronado Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Coronado, California USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tulip

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ON tap at brewery. Clear amber with a fizzy white head. Sweet grapefruit and pine aroma and taste with a good bitterness.

Date: 12/03/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

clear light copper, wispy beige head, streaks of drippy lace, sweet crystal malt aroma with light citrus hops, sweet crystal and caramel malt flavor, lots of citrus and earthy hops for balance, light lasting bitter finish,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Draft at brewpub. Poured hazy copper color with an average frothy white head that was mostly lasting with good lacing. Moderate malty citrus hoppy aroma. Medium body with soft carbonation. Medium bitter flavor with a medium bitter finish of moderate duration. Good, but not a standout.

(Draft: Coronado Brewing Co. in Coronado, CA) And up last for today is the brewpub standard, their pale ale. Smallish, bubbly head is off-white in color and sits atop a hazy, dark-golden body. The nose is that of a generic pale, grainy maltiness, with light citrus but only a hint of classic hop aroma. Citrusy, grainy pale malts, mildly sweet. The hops are mild too, but because the malts are even lighter, the hoppy bitterness lends a nice balance. Light-medium bodied, crisp, somewhat clean, average carbonation. Yawn, another boring, generic brewpub beer with no character.

The aroma had citrus, grapefruits, and a malty sweetness. The beer poured a clear orange/yellow color w/ no head or lace. The flavor had caramel, malts, citrus, and a hint of grapefruits. The mouthfeel was light and crisp.

Draft at brewery in Coronado, CA: Bronze, nose of musky spoiled hops, rancid. The flavor is old and chewy with a flat and dull crap taste on the palate. Awful.

On tap at the brewpub. Gold in color with a flowery aroma. Sweet flavor. Smoother and lacks the hoppiness of the Island Pale Ale. Great balance and a drinkable session beer.

On tap @ Coronado. Poured a medium orange color with a small head. Aromas and tastes of ctirus and light malts (caramel). OK balance.

Deep orange/red in color. Wispy head with light hoppiness on the nose and palate.

On tap at a fish taco joint in San Diego ( I can’t recall the name). Served a bit on the heavily chilled side. Nothing too exciting. Amber in color. A faint malt aroma in the nose. Light to medium bodied and kind of smooth on the palate. Mostly malt, caramel flavors with a mild hoppiness. I’d like to give this one another chance sometime.