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Epic Pale Ale


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91
overall
An American Pale Ale brewed by
Epic Brewing Company

Auckland, New Zealand

bottled
common

on tap
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483.71/5.03.59/5.05.4%96.7Lager glass, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
You can only drink so many beers in a lifetime, so you better make each one count. That's where we can help. Because at Epic we're obsessed with creating big hop-fuelled beers. This takes a shed-load of skill. It also takes a shed-load of hops. In fact there are 15 crammed into this bottle. Many brewers would call that insane. We call it flavour.
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 Dredd (447), Ormond, Australia
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Jun 25, 2009  
classy beer, 15 kinds of hops huh? Aroma is great, hoppy and sweet. Flavour is also good, biscuity malts that are covered with some delicate hops. Was expecting a sledgehammer of a beer but it has impeccable balance.


 bobinlondon (661), Harrow, Greater London, England
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/58/104/517/20
Jun 22, 2009  
Bottle at home. Amber orange with a white head. Good body and smooth carbonation. Juicey malt and refreshing piney citrus hops. The best beer that I’ve tried from down under.


boogey (2), Auckland, New Zealand
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4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
Jun 4, 2009  
bottled and on tap. great citrusy hoppy flavour. palate is quite hoppy but on the dry side. clean bitter finish -perfect for summer and warm winters! well done Luke!


DonBirnam (13), Wellington, New Zealand
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Jun 4, 2009  
On tap and from bottle. A deep amber-orange. Has a wonderful citrusy aroma and flavour. orange peel hop dominates. one of my favourite brews and one of the first NZ craft beers I ever tried. I call it "my old friend whom I don’t visit often enough", because I am constantly passing over it in favour of something I haven’t tried before.


 harrisoni (6125), Ashford, Kent, England
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Apr 15, 2009    Updated: Apr 20, 2009
Bottle at The Spotify tasting. Yes, certainly hoppier than on cask, but it then lacks a bit of body too. Yes it is hoppy and enjoyably but still not living up to its hype. Touch of rose petal flavour.


 nate2g (814), Brisbane, Australia
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Apr 10, 2009  
Draught at The Malthouse, Wellington. Golden with a medium white head. Aroma of citrus, grapefruit, grass and pine. The flavour is malt, grapefruit and pine. Good hop bitterness with a slight sweet finish. I enjoyed this beer.


 DuffMan (2545), currently living in NZ, but from, Alberta, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Apr 7, 2009  
Big bottle. Pours a dark 18k-golden yellow with a big rocky white head. The aroma is all hops: zesty citrus, perfumey conifer resin. Very hoppy palate, malts are straw-like, reedy. Finish is long and bitter. Very good.


 Chrism86 (232), Melbourne, Australia
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Apr 3, 2009    Updated: Jun 28, 2009
Pours golden orange with a nice off white head. Nose is absolutely dominated by piney, resinous hops. Palate is much the same with support from some light malt and citrus fruit. Finish is long with medium/high bitterness. This is awesome!!



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