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

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RATINGS: 496   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.


most recent ratings

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
deyholla (4856) - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA - DEC 28, 2012
Bottle thanks to Kaitlin. Pours a near clear gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a combo of light sweet grain and grass with a hint of resin. Flavor starts light sweet grains with backing light pine and grassy hops.

4.9
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 20/20
peteraway01 (11) - - DEC 27, 2012
I love this brewery, they have such fresh and lively beers. Crisp, fruity and floor less aroma. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
jmgreenuk (1375) - The Hague, NETHERLANDS - DEC 25, 2012
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines, Birmingham. Poured a cloudy orange amber with a thin white head and some broken lace. The aroma is of hops with grapefruit notes. The flavour is bitter, malty and hoppy, but not as hoppy as expected. It’s certainly a very drinkable and refreshing beer, but not as flavourful as many other pale ales I’ve tasted.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
deanso (3291) - the Hague, NETHERLANDS - DEC 25, 2012
Pint bottle from an Australian guest. Thin white head. Hazy orange pour. Nice bitterness. Nice brew.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
kwik-lime (904) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - DEC 23, 2012
Well balanced and drinkable, not as strong hop character as you may expect from a pale ale, but a pleasant dry finish. Enjoyable.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Bygers (286) - Oslo, NORWAY - DEC 21, 2012
Bottle 0,33l. Pours a hazy orange with a thin head that diminish. Malty aroma with a fruity and hint of citrus. Taste is sweet with a hint of hoppy bitterness. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
varanid99 (255) - AUSTRALIA - DEC 11, 2012
Light gold pour with thin white head. Floral, hops, light malty aroma. Light citrusy taste, some sweetness, herbs, and finishes a bit drier with nice bitterness. A great session beer

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
orange_3084 (51) - Melbourne, AUSTRALIA - DEC 10, 2012
330ml bottle. Pours a golden orange colour with a thin, quickly dissipating head. Fairly murky. Floral and citrus aromas. Malt not overdone like some inferior pale ales here in oz. Medium bodied. A hint of sweetness and a pleasant mild bitterness on the tongue, with a clean dry finish. Probably the best Australian beer widely available on the market.

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Bif (1053) - St. Louis, Missouri, USA - DEC 1, 2012
Bottle- Pours a golden copper color with a nice head that fades to good lacing. Aroma of fresh hops, bit of malt sweetness, grain and fruit. Taste strats with a nice citrus nip, mild malt sweetness, bit of grain and fruit in the background. Nice bitterness and a clean, dry finish. Medium body, crisp, smooth and refreshing. very well balanced. Very enjoyable beer. Good example of what a Pale Ale should be. Well worth a try.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
swooper (1242) - Cambridge and Kladno(Czech Rep.), Cambridgeshire, ENGLAND - NOV 28, 2012
bottle, very nice banana and coupel of clementines fruit aroma with a bit malt, golden, clear, frothy stable white foam, medium bitterness, medium sweetness, medium body, slick feel, long finish, long finish, lovelly beer with personality, good job


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