Little Creatures Pale Ale

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Brewed by Little Creatures Brewing
Style: American Pale Ale
Fremantle, Australia

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tulip

bottled
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Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 494 WEIGHTED AVG: 3.62 EST. CALORIES: 156 ABV: 5.2%

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We love our Pale Ale. Many of us from the brewery have made pilgrimages around the world in search of great varieties of this wonderful style. Surprisingly, there are no great secrets to brewing this type of ale but there are most definitely no great shortcuts. Bag loads of Cascade and Galaxy whole hop flowers that we source direct from hop growers in Victoria, Tassie and the US are thrown at this beer, creating an intense citrus and grapefruit aroma and flavour that we balance with a careful selection of specialty malts and a local pale malt made to our own specifications. Preservative and additive free our Pale Ale is live-yeast conditioned in bottles and kegs for unmatched freshness and character. From brewing to release, a batch of pale ale takes about six weeks, allowing for two weeks conditioning in the bottle after packaging. No artificial additives are included, just great ingredients. Pour it into a glass to enjoy it at its best! The beer’s character is driven by the use of fresh whole hop flowers. Hop Flowers are carefuly selected that are bursting with aroma and contain all the essential oils and acids that deliver an uniqe flavour experience. Drink a few pints of this beer and you’ll soon become one of us…a certified "hophead" craving those crisp citrus flavours of grapefruit and passionfruit and maybe a bit of honey, all backed up with a good balance of bitterness. If you’re wondering what on earth malt or hops actually are then click on the two hop characters to the left and find out more. It’s not just the hops that make Little Creatures Pale Ale what it is though. Selected malts are kilned in small batches to our specifications and are used exlusively in our pale ale. Two different yeasts are used to both ferment and bottle condition the beer. The latest technology and equipment is used to maintain absolute quality control and one of the main ingredients in the pale ale has got to be the amount of passion that it takes to produce a seriously good beer...we live for it! From brewing to release, a batch of pale ale takes about six weeks, allowing for two weeks conditioning in the bottle after packaging. No artificial preservatives or additives are included, just great ingredients.

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3.4

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20

lusikka (4047) - Tampere, FINLAND - MAY 23, 2013

330 ml bottle.
Pours a slightly cloudy yellow colour with a lacy white head. Aroma of honey, sweet exotic fruits and some floral notes. Flavour of floral hops, grass, honey, weak grapefruit, caramel and smooth maltiness. Medium bodied, smooth mouthfeel and soft carbonation. Maybe even a bit too smooth and doesn’t have a hop bite - at least not anymore. Still good.

AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20

zvikar (2040) - Ramat Gan, ISRAEL - APR 13, 2013

Bottle sample at a tasting at Beer Market. Thanks kerenmk. Pours yellow rusty with a medium head. Aroma of honey some hops and oranges, flavor of malt, grass, basil, bitterness and some perfume, medium bodied

3.6

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

viktorvee (109) - Greater London, ENGLAND - MAR 22, 2013

A classic American style pale ale with a lingering bitter after-taste. Refreshing despite a prominent alcohol taste and intense hopping.

3.7

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20

ThisWangsChung (448) - Leonardtown, Maryland, USA - MAR 13, 2013

Reviewed 1/29/13. Thanks to Momar42 for the bottle! 330 mL bottle into a nonic pint glass. A: Pours a hazy golden color with a lot of vibrant-looking carbonation. The head isn’t terribly impressive; it’s a one finger eggshell color that fades fairly quickly. The lacing is good, though. S: I’m noticing that it blends both English and American sensibilities toward the style - this definitely doesn’t seem like another SNPA clone (not like that’s a bad thing). The malt profile seems to be very toffee forward, with strong tones of earth, caramel, and biscuit. There’s also an underlying quality of Cascade hops, providing grapefruit peel, pine, and black pepper. T: There’s a nice balance of hop/malt interplay here. Hops don’t seem evident on the first sip, but after another swig, they provide a light grapefruit finish that’s quite pleasant. Otherwise, it’s mildly sweet with its malt profile, especially in the middle of the palate. I won’t call it a standout, but its delicate balance still manages to set it a notch above many pales. M: The carbonation could really be toned down slightly to help the soft texture of the malts shine through more clearly. On the plus side, it helps lighten up the initially thick body. It has an almost ’nectary’ feel provided by the combination of malty sweetness and subtle hop resin. O: This really is the kind of offering that could single handedly change the perception of Australian beer around the world. The bottle conditioning and great malt backbone means I wouldn’t have many reservations if I ever found this in a local shop a few months old, though I wouldn’t make it my first choice to seek out. Little Creatures Pale Ale - Australian for Real Beer.

3.4

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20

danlo (344) - Durham, ENGLAND - MAR 3, 2013

330ml bottle. Golden amber colour, bubbly white head that diminishes and aroma of biscuit malt with a citrus note. Taste is caramel malt with grapefruit citrus, and a warming lingering grassy & piney bitterness. Light bodied and medium carbonation. Quite drinkable.

3.6

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20

kerenmk (1214) - Tel Aviv, ISRAEL - MAR 2, 2013

bottle shared at a tasting at Beer Market. Thanks bytemesis. Pours cloudy amber with white head. Burning piney aroma, some grass with mango and basil undertones. Tastes bitter, a little dry and herbal - basil. Light body, fizzy, long, refreshing grassy finish.

3.7

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20

Westkyoto77 (136) - Kyoto, JAPAN - MAR 1, 2013

The best of the main Little Creatures beers for mine. Strong resiny hops, grapefruit, oranges, and hay. Some sweetness, and a decent finish. Looking forward to the brewery in Geelong opening.

3.3

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20

DSG (3927) - Tel Aviv, ISRAEL - FEB 28, 2013

Bottle sample at a tasting at Beer Market. Thanks kerenmk. Hazy orange. Aroma of hops, a bit skunky, with some weed, pine, tropical fruits and citric notes. Sweetish and slightly bready flavor, finishes with bitter fruity and piney hops. Medium-bodied. Refreshing.

3.4

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20

Dommod2011 (429) - Birmingham, West Midlands, ENGLAND - FEB 10, 2013

That’s quite a long description for what is, in essence, a fairly average APA. Smells ok as long as your sinuses aren’t still blocked from the new year. Picked this up in Selfridges Birmingham. Lady was very friendly, asked if I came especially for the beer and if I was going to drink it for breakfast. I must have a look about me. I told her not to be so bleeding cheeky and stick it in the effing bag. (I didn’t, I smiled meekly, paid and went and told the wife who moaned at me for buying ’more’ beer.)

3.5

AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

goozen (2313) - Leiden, NETHERLANDS - FEB 9, 2013

Bottle 0,33ltr: Slightly hazy orange coloured brew with an wonderfull citrus bitter taste, proberly one of the better beers from Down Under i ever have drunk.

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