LaConner Pale

Brewed by LaConner Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
LaConner, Washington USA

Date: September 05, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: clear light orange, wispy white head
Aroma: light sweet and floral aroma
Flavor: light sweet malt flavor, nice balancing hops, light lingering bitterness
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Tap@Brewpub. Herbal aroma. Cloudy, yellow colour, white head, good lace. Light sweet, light bready, light bitter, hint of apricot, medium bodied.

This was kind of unimpressive considering the IPA was so delicious. Has some citrus hop notes as well as a simple malt body that was actually kind of weak, and had just a hint of bitterness in the finish.

Draft at the brewpub. Slightly cloudy medium amber with bright candied orange highlights. Mild citrus nose--orange and tangerine. Light, somewhat watery body. Could probably do with a bit more carbonation. Mushy mid-palate, caramel and oranges. Not much finish.

on tap-pours a dissipating white head and yellow color. Aroma is mild citrus hops/cat pee. Taste is mild citrus hops/sweet cat pee, some wheat.

Pacific Northwest Vacation 2007...

8/18/2007: The color of LaConner Pale is hazy pale yellow with a slightly orange hue to it. There is also a small, forthy white head on top initially. Pale and graining malt are mostly noticeable in the aroma. The flavor is also pale grainy malt along with some toasted malt, a hint of butter, and an accompanying moderate bitterness. The finish is dry and spicy (similar to beers made with rye). The body is medium, but both watering and slightly milky at the same time. I guess a sood way to describe it would be to compate it to the texture of skim milk with droplets of whole milk here and there in it. Overall this was probably my least favorite of the LaConner beers that I sampled...

Draught ƕ.5% ABV) at LaConner Brewing Company in LaConner, Washington. Rating #5 for this beer...

Draught at the brewpub. Hazy amber, creamy head. Mangoish hop aroma. Dry with rounded mouthfeel. Perfumy and bready wit lots of aromatic hops and a really bitter finish.

(Draft: LaConner Brewing Company in LaConner, WA) Lightly malty and slightly woody nose is somewhat balanced by a very gentle hop aroma. Pretty mildly flavored as well, lightly malty, a bit earthy, but though the mild bitterness of the hops can easily balance the malt, actual hoppy flavor is tough to discern. Golden colored, slightly hazy, and topped by a smallish off-white head that fades to a ring and leaves only a few traces of lace on the glass. Pretty lame and generic for a pale ale, lacking anything that generates some excitement.