Lamar Street Organic Pale Ale

Name: Lamar St. Pale Ale
Date: 09/15/2000
Mode: Bottle
Source: Whole Foods Market

dark yellow, thin white head, floral hop aroma, light malt with solid hop flavor, slight sourness, light bitter finish
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Name: Lamar St. Pale Ale
Date: 09/01/2006
Words: Bottle
Words: Trade

clear copper, whispy beige head, light sweet carmel malt aroma with light floral hops, lightly hopped sweet carmel malt flavor,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4

Aroma is a bit biscuity, but some arguably floral hop comes across. Light golden amber color with a white head that rapidly filmed. Thin to medium bodied; a tad tart from the near creamy carbonation. Taste is something of biscuit and caramel, and as the sweetness ebbs, some hop bitterness takes over. Not smooth, but clean, and quite appropriate for the style.

A little sweet with not enough bitterness to balance. Okay, but one is enough.

12 ounce bottle from Ughsmash
Pours a hazed copper with a dirty white head. Pleasantly sweet malt aroma. Biscuits and cookies. Yum. The flavor has the same baked good qualities, with some very subtle bitterness. We can just barly call this beer a pale ale. Still, I would easily drink the beer any time, and be happy.

Bottle Hazy yellow golden pour with light microbubble head. Earthy aroma with a hint of hop. Flavor follows much more earthy. Decent, but definitely nothing outstanding. Really good for an organic though, couple extra points in overall for that.

Slightly cloudy orange color with a good white head and lacing. Smell is a nice mild hop aroma with a hit of sweet caramel thrown in too. Taste is pretty balanced between the malt and hops, but the alcohol is noticeable on the finish, which shouldn’t be there on a 4.7% beer. If not for that, a pretty decent pale, but still ok even though.

12 oz bottle, via Ughsmash I believe. Pours a clear dark gold body under a one finger off-white fizzy head. Quite a bit of visible carbonation. Aroma is pretty light, just a little floral hoppiness and a toasted malt base. Flavor is much the same, a little too sweet for my tastes with an odd medicinal note on the finish. Minimal bitterness. Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with a little risidual sweetness leaving a little bit of a sticky gummy note on the finish. Pretty pedestrian, even for an APA. Really surprised to see Goose Island is behind this effort.

Bottle thanks to Ughsmash! Poured a slightly cloudy orange with a good 2 finger head. Aroma of flowery hops, butter and toffee. A full buttery taste with lightly roasted malts and a little bit of lemongrass in the aftertaste. You can definetely tell that Goose Island made this stuff from the malt and hop balance. A pretty good beer!