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Diamond Bear Pale Ale

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RATINGS: 152   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.07   EST. CALORIES: 186   ABV: 6.2%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
A Medium Bodied Amber Colored Pale Ale. This beer is well balanced between the sweetness imparted by the roasted caramel malt and light bitterness imparted by the traditional English variety of hops. Typical of English Style Ales, it has light carbonation with a pleasant hoppy aroma.

Malts - 2-row Pale, Caramel 40
Hops - Goldings, Cascade, Fuggles
IBUs - 33


3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
GT2 (3440) - Washington DC, USA - FEB 12, 2012
355mL thanks to DedicatedToFun. Pours a clear, sharp orange with a sticky lacing off-white head. Nose is thick toffee, honey, wheat bread roll, thicker sugars. Taste is bitter, dry, mildly soapy, wheat bread crust. Not too bad. Sweet. Not too bad really.

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
DedicatedToFun (36) - USA - FEB 12, 2012
Surprisingly good, came in a beer of the month club, surprisingly decent.....

2.4
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
fsbw21086 (225) - New Jersey, USA - FEB 12, 2012
Fairly average pale ale. Slight woody/caramel character. Hops are pretty subdued. Nothing particular stands out but will give them bonus points for balance. decent

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
DSG (2636) - Tel Aviv, ISRAEL - FEB 9, 2012
Bottle. Beer of the month club. Hazy amber with a small, quickly-dissipating, off-white head. Aroma of caramelly malt, some graininess, cardboard notes and somewhat stale hops, a bit resiny and grapefruity. Sweet caramelly flavor with light fruitiness, cardboard notes and a bitter finish with stale hops. Medium-bodied.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
tronraner (2431) - Walland, Tennessee, USA - JAN 28, 2012
12 oz bottle. Pours a hazy rust orange with beige head. The aroma is largely caramel malts with some fruity and citrus hop notes. The flavor is slightly woody malts, some light caramel, and some fruity and earthy hops. Slightly bitter finish, but overall the balance is tipped slightly toward the malty side. Smooth drinkin’ though.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 14/20
19Ei8hty (977) - Washington, USA - JAN 23, 2012
Crystal malt backbone which was a little musty. Some light caramel sweetness. A bit of hay and nut. Muted hop character.

2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
BiddleBrau (639) - Midland Park, New Jersey, USA - JAN 12, 2012
From BOTM club. Amber with decent white head, not fluffy but covers top. Mild nose, caramel, toasted malt, hint of hop aroma. Flavor is a bit muddled, some toasty malt then the hops are not so clean. Tastes dirtier as I drink more and it becomes a bit unpleasant. Palate is medium.

2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Atom (589) - Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA - JAN 2, 2012
12oz bottle pours a hazy amber/orange with a small off-white head. Aroma of caramel and fruits. Taste of caramel, toasted malts, slight citrus and fruits, with an odd alcohol bitterness.


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