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Epic Pale Ale


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An American Pale Ale brewed by
Epic Brewing Company

Manukau, New Zealand

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313.61/5.03.56/5.05.4%94.6Lager glass, Shaker P  Stats

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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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bmackenzie (39), Wellington, New Zealand
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/103/517/20

Jan 5, 2007    Updated: Jan 23, 2007
Bottle from Regional. Nice fresh one! Resin of fresh hops comes thru in the aroma, it’s like smelling a bag of hops, slightly dusty which i haven’t got before, grapefruit, lemon, lots of grassiness. Dry non-dextrinous beer, with a soft malt and bittereness at the start. Fruit and hopiness of those brilliant American hops, grapefruit -lemon, a little spice and long pleasant lingering bitterness

 fonefan (5558), Ulfborg, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Nov 28, 2008  
<b>Bottle 330ml.</b><br />Clear light to medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light light heavy malty, roasted, caramel, moderate hoppy, orange, grpaefruit, flowers notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. &#40;100908&#41;


Alasdair (23), New Zealand
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 30, 2008  
grapefruit and orange aroma. Clear dark golden; disappearing white head. Citrus and rose-water flavours, with a hint of caramel. Crisp finish, with a firm bitterness, but also a lingering marmalade-esque sweetness.


kiwibt (10), , New Zealand
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Sep 27, 2008  
On tap at the Malthouse. Pours clear orange/brown with meduim head. Aroma is stronge grapefruit,rose petal with some fruity esters.Classic USA cascade hop qualities. Grapefruit,rose petal hop flavour balanced with a clean crystal/caramalt background finishing with a clean bitterness. Overall a good beer, a slight increase in bitterness would make it very good. Well brewed with no technical faults.


 yespr (7817), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Sep 11, 2008  
33 cL bottle. Pours clear golden orange with a lacing white head. Crisp citrusy and mild peachy hops aroma. Light citrusy initially in the flavour with a light bitterness mixed with a mild sweetness. Light fruity and bitter finish.


 KimJohansen (4299), Copenhagen V, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Sep 11, 2008  
Clear golden with medium white head. Sweet and hoppy aroma with caramel and piney notes. Sweet flavour with hoppy, piney and caramel notes.



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