 puzzl (2579), New York, New York, USA
May 14, 2006 Lightly hoppy, lemon and pea soup aroma. Pours with little head, dark orange. Taste is a bit over-bitter with a lack of actual hop flavor, more of the pea soup flavor and a nice amount of pepper, salty hops.
konair1 (64), Chicago, Illinois, USA
May 13, 2006 Beer at the Pier. A great beer both in flavor and aroma. Pours a nice golden/copper color. There are notes of citrus. And there is a nice hop finish.
sanmiguel (118), Illinois, USA
May 11, 2006 Bottled, pours a very nice head. Honestly, I generally have a low regard for American beer. Burning River is very good. It has a banana scent; very fruity flavor (hints of banana and citrus) and a malty aftertaste. Carbonation is OK. I like this beer!
drainey (231), Chicago, Illinois, USA
May 9, 2006 12 oz bottle. Golden orange body with small white head. Aroma of citrus with something that smelled a bit soapy. Flavor is nice and hoppy but also has that strange soapy flavor.
chicagobears (336), Elk Grove Village, Illinois, USA
May 6, 2006 Pours pale golden. One of four that I’m trying from a G.L. variety pack. Aroma is citrusy. Citrusy American hop bitterness. Nice balance. Has a clean, refreshing finish.
Decent APA, but falls well short of Alpha King.
iowaherkeye (1832), Bakersfield, California, USA
May 5, 2006 12oz bottle, best by May 30. Pours a clear copper with a small off-white head. Aroma of grapefruit and pine resiny hops, backed by some caramel malts. Taste follows pretty well, though only a hint of bitterness comes through in the middle, as this brew has a biscuity sweet finish. Well balanced for 65 IBU’s. Medium mouthfeel, lightly carbonated. Very good--would be pretty good starter beer for someone getting into APA’s.
jimrockford (49), San Diego, California, USA
May 4, 2006 Friend sent six pack from brewery area.
Appearance: The beer pours a copper coloration. The head was a creamy off white coloration. There is thick lacing remaining behind on the glass.
Aroma The beer has a solid sweet malty breadyness. The hops provide a piney counter note.
FlavorThe beer has a very strong malty breadyness. The hops are nice and oily and provide a peppery piney taste.
Overall: The beer has a medium mouthfeel. The beer is nicely balanced between hops and maltyness. This is a dam fine drinking beer. It is not as good as Sierra Nevada Pale Ale but is dam fine in its own right
vyvvy (2023), Hazelwood, Missouri, USA
Apr 29, 2006 Pours light copper with a white head that leaves very quickly. Aroma has strong citrus and piney hops - quite appetizing. Beer is medium bodied with med / light carbonation. Very smooth mouthfell. Taste has some malt to smooth things out, but there is quite a bit of floral hoppiness. There is a bit of woodiness to it, but it is mainly floral - the woodiness is mainly on the finish. Overall a very good pale ale.
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