Great River 483 Pale Ale

Brewed by Great River Brewery
Style: American Pale Ale
Davenport, Iowa USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tulip

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16oz can poured into a shaker. This one was a gusher. Pours a lightly cloudy dark amber with a finger of off white head. Aroma of grapefruit and citrus. Taste is light bitter. Grapefruit and citrus with a little caramel. This can mau be past its prime though. Light bodied with a somewhat thin texture. Fizzy carbonation and a decently long finish. Overall, not bad. I would like to try a fresher can and rerate though.

Nice amber brown pour full off white head nice lacing and strings of visible carbonation. Palate is well coated well carbonated lively. Lighter than expected aroma some bitterness a bit grassy. Flavor is quite a drying lingering bitterness without much else to it like sucking on a grapefruit sitting on a pinetree without the sweetness. Not enjoyed.

16oz can, shared by robotopera, during a game of Catan. Mostly clear reddish amber color. Good thin white head. Decent lace. Caramel malt, but not too sweet. Nice toasty aspect. Solid moderate bitterness. Bready malt. Medium body. Good smooth lighter carbonation. More dry finish. Solid pale ale.

Pint can. Poured clear copper with a tall, sticky, well-retained off-white head. The aroma picked up dank floral and grapefruity hops over biscuits and some grapefruit meat.. more biscuit on the back of the nose. The flavor found tangy citrus on the tip of the tongue with sweet caramel and biscuity malt following.. black pepper and more citrus zest laced throughout.. finished dry with sharp, slightly off-putting residual bitterness. Lighter-bodied and a tad grainy on the palate.. adequate carbonation kept it moving.. decent drinker overall.

Pretty good pale ale, but nothing to write home about. Nice color in the pour. Citrusy taste with nicely thick mouthfeel; somewhat bitter as expected, with lingering dryness. I wouldn't go out of my way to get this beer, but if it were on a menu, I'd have no problem ordering it. Enjoyable but unexceptional. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

canned brew from randomgarbage. notes of bitter dank, resiny hops. some weird tangy grassy gummy bears. leaves a grassy resin bitterness on the pallete. hint of melon. okay.

16 ounce can thanks to Pepsi....wait Randomgarbage. Pours a clear copper color with a small white head. A light fruity and honey nose. Sweet, some caramel, light fruit, earthy, biscuit, mint. Smooth and clean. Light bitterness in the tail. Good.

Pours a copper color with foamy white head. Unique sweet flowery aroma. Taste - floral, fruity with some toasted malt. Liberal dose of citrus hops. Crisp and refreshing pale ale. Better than average.

16 oz. can. Pours clear amber with a nice frothy off white head that slowly settles to a film and lacing. Aroma is really nice citrus hops sweet herbal caramel malt. Taste is well balanced malt with citrus herbal hops and a little spice in the finish. Palate is medium a little sticky and finishes dry. Solid pale ale.

This is a great appetizing beer, OmegaX finds great sessionable beers! The aroma was pretty hoppy with some light lemon and wet grass all about. It tasted fresh and hoppy, grapefruit was very refreshing in the aftertaste, but it almost seemed like an IPA to me. Either way it was fun to drink and really cleaned the palate. Cheers!