Franklins Twisted Turtle Pale Ale

Brewed by Franklins Restaurant, Brewery & General Store
Style: English Pale Ale
Hyattsville, Maryland USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Definitely red. It’s an alright, subtley hoppy blend of something or other.

On tap at Franklin’s. Pours a medium amber color with a good off-white head and some light lacing. The nose brings forward some citrus and floral hops with some bready malt in the background. Flavor is malty with some hops. Slightly-dry finish after a light-medium body.

Draft. Cloudy amber color, not too pale. Flavor is a bit better than your average pale also, with lots of malt and subtle fruit.

Draft at brewery. Mild pale ale, true to style. Solid but not my preference so I didn’t rate higher.

Tap. Pours lightly hazy dark copper with a small, fizzy white head, short retention with good lacing. Aroma is average malt (bread, straw, toast), average hops (floral, pine), and average esters (apple/pear) with notes of dates and oak. Flavor is average malt (bread, straw, toast), average hops (floral, pine), and average esters (apple/pear) with notes of dates and oak. Medium body, warmth, and carbonation with a dry finish.

On tap at Franklins, Hyattsville on 14 July 2006. Hazy amber / copper colour. Decent, assertive hop profile. Pleasant dry malt backbone. Well balanced and quite gutsy. A very enjoyable APA.

Served on draft at the brewpub. Pours a murky brown color with a medium frothy tan head. Decent head retention and lacing. Weak aroma of herbal hops. The taste is big peppery hop notes with a malty finish and some nutty notes. Medium bodied. Lingering bitterness. Not very good.

Growler on 09/26/2010. Slightly hazy orange body with a small off-white head. Sweet floral and earthy malt aroma. Grainy earthy malt flavor with a dry finish. Medium light body with moderate carbonation.

on tap-pours white bubbles and copper color. Aroma is fruity, medium malt-some caramel/toffee, second earthy/floral hops. Taste follows.

Tap at Franklins. Pours a slight hazed copper with a thin head. Aroma is modest fruity esters, big toasty malts, some caramel and toffee- earthy and tangy floral hops. Light citrus, mostly floral hops, earthy a bit of dust, crackery and toasty malts, light caramel some sharp toffee, overall pretty clean and easy drinking.

Hazy copper color with a small bubbly head. Aroma is sweet and some very faint hops. Taste has a clean hop taste and some malt balance. Nice sweetness but still a bit odd.