geographylists (24), San Diego, California, USA
Mar 24, 2008
Bought this for $5.99 for 6 bottles at Vons. Pretty average ale--some hops, but if there were a lot (a.k.a. Alesmith IPA or Green Flash West Coast IPA), it wouldn’t be $5.99 in this day of expensive hops. There’s a hint of sourness in the taste and aroma, but could be more--and the citrus overtones are more like an orange than the more desirable grapefruit. A decent lighter ale for warmer weather, but overall not quite up to San Diego microbrew standards. I give an extra point in the "overall" due to their support of families of firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty.
 Bov (4604), Bienne, Switzerland
Aug 8, 2008 courtesy of MadDan - pours a hazy reddish colour with a poor head retention; notes of red fruits and chewy malts in the nose; sweet and medium-bodied, some tartness, quite bitter, dry bitter and slightly fruity finish
RichJ7 (859), Cullman, Alabama, USA
May 18, 2008 Cloudy amber in color with a thin white head. Mildly earthy hop aroma. Tastes awfully sweet for a pale ale. Almost no hop presence that I could find. Smooth. I’m sure it’d be a decent session beer, but it’s far more of an amber ale than an APA.
mustangjoe (168), redondo beach, California, USA
Apr 26, 2008 Pretty standard American pale ale. Hoppy aroma and flavor, though not overwhelmingly so. They go down pretty easily.
JorisPPattyn (4262), Antwerpen, Belgium
Apr 22, 2008 Draught Red amber beer, with no head. "Hot" malts, BBQ sauce, meaty esters, but not unpleasant. Bitter taste, pretty hoppy if nowhere exaggerated. Light to medium bodied. Virtually no aftertaste, beer falling flat. Not undeserving, but ending too lame.
thooper41 (207), USA
Apr 13, 2008 12oz bottle: pours amber brown with decent white head, aroma filled with pale malt, flavor typical pale ale malts with a slight bit of hops.
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