4.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Good beer with a good taste.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
This beer had the nice, pungent hop aroma characteristic of many of Hales other offerings, but its body lacked the crispness. This beer, maybe my least favorite Hales ale, would be a decent selection coming from most other breweries.
3.9 AROMA 1/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Much better on draft than in the bottle. Great Color.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Light golden body, medium caramel/fruit malt and a strong hop presence. Bitterness quickly disappears. EXCELLENT balance. Could be a perfect beer if the malt was a little more flavorful.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Could use a bit more mouthfeel, and hop flavor, but over all a wonderful beer.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Fruity-hoppy flavour and pleasant balance. I guess I’m not as huge on this as some other people, but it’s not bad stuff.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
A drinkable ale. Lacks the hop nose I like and comes across a little to soft and thin. I like more body and hops in a Pale Ale. Maybe since they have gotten bigger their hopping and malt bill has gotten smaller.
5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
This beer defines the pale ale style. More assertive and bold than English pales, but not wildly over-hopped like many West Coast ales, this Seattle brew is perhaps the world’s best balanced beer. Incredibly drinkable and smooth. One of my top ten, and the beer that really got me started on craft beer. The ultimate session beer.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
More malty and full-bodied than most American Pale Ales’s. Similar in quality to the Sierra Nevada, but with less hop. Extremely well balanced.
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