(Bottle 35,5 cl) Dogfish Head may best be known for it’s "extreme" beers, but fortunately they also make more accessible beers like this Pale Ale, which they call their flagship. Beautiful orangey golden, unfiltered with a small, dense head. Very soft, malty character with a nutty touch and a bit of sweetness. Has the typical fruity ale character, and even though the hops are prominent, they don’t bite as hard as in an IPA. and 280306

Amber. Clean, dry and superbly balanced. Very drinkable.

Well-balanced session ale. It’s hard to wrap your head around the fact that there aren’t caramelized rose petals, sandalwood oils, hickory-smoked ostrich eggs or some other bizarre stuff in here. Imagine, a normal-tasting beer from DFH.

<b>Date:</b> 12/24/1998<br /> <b>Mode:</b> Bottle<br /> <b>Source:</b> Total Beverage, DC<br /> <br /> hazy amber, whispy head, fresh floral hop aroma, hint of citrus, tart malt flavor<br /> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /> <b>Date:</b> 08/02/2001<br /> <br /> lots of banana &#40;!&#41; in the aroma<br /> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /> <b>Date:</b> 02/09/2005<br /> <br /> hazy dark yellow, sour malt aroma with just a hint of carmel sweetness, big tart flavor, hint of lemony character, strangely compelling, or just strange, grows on you, upgrade i to ii<br /> <br /> <b>Aroma:</b> 6/10; <b>Appearance:</b> 6/10; <b>Flavor:</b> 5/10; <b>Palate:</b> 5/10; <b>Overall:</b> 10/20<br /> <b>Rating:</b> 2.7/5.0<br /><b>Score:</b> *4<br /> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /> <i>The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.</i><br />

&#40;draft&#41; Clear golden with small white head. Aroma is sweet, honey, light herbal. Taste is mild sweet, herbal/grassy. Light body. Nice summery beer. &#40;bottle&#41; Crisp hoppy aroma, perhaps with Belgian yeast. Flavor is clean, sweet hoppy, Pilsnerish with Belgian twist. Bitter aftertaste. &#40;7/3/6/3/13&#41;