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Mad River Steelhead Extra Pale Ale

Mad River Steelhead Extra Pale Ale

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An American Pale Ale brewed by
Mad River Brewery

Blue Lake, California USA

bottled
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on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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2593.07/5.03.06/5.05.7%31.9Lager glass, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
The original Extra Pale Ale, this is the one that started it all. Our first brew was introduced in 1989 in Golden Gate style kegs. We have stayed true to our beginnings and still brew it the way we did back then. A bright golden hued ale with a medium body and a crisp spicy /floral hop character and very mild bitterness. This unfiltered ale has a pleasing mouth feel and remains our most popular brew. This beer goes with everything and every occasion.

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 thedm (3406), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/104/512/20

Mar 21, 2008  
This bottled brew from a bottle shop poured a medium sized head of foamy finely sized white colored bubbles that were mostly lasting and left behind a hazy typically carbonated yellow-orange colored body and a good lacing. The mild aroma was floral and malt hop. The crisp mouth feel was tingly at the start and at the finish. The flavor contained notes of malt and hops. An OK brew just nothing special. Missing the caramel flavor I enjoy in a Pale Ale.

 wcampbell (437), Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 8, 2008  
Pretty dissapointing. Weak and not very flavorful. Tasted more like an amber than an APA. Caramel malty flavor with weak hops. Lightly watery finish. Not bitter or sweet. Kind of fizzy and peppery.


 Sparky27 (600), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Oct 1, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a hazy honey color with one finger off-white head and spotty lacing. Nose is light floral hops, sweet malt and grass. Taste is pretty much the same – sweet malt dominates until finishing with a light hop aftertaste. Medium mouth feel. I guess the “extra” part meant they took extra care in removing the hop profile. Average.


 esjaygee (820), Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Sep 28, 2008  
Hazy cloudy amber with a thin white head. Aroma of citrus, bread, caramel and hops. Taste of citrus, bread, caramel with a mild dry bitter finish. Lively carbonation for the style. Not Terribly flavorful.


 Snojerk321 (1021), San Diego, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Sep 19, 2008  
12oz bottle. Pale yellow with white thick foamy head. Apricot, peach, sweet, with some hops on the nose. Light prickle, mild sweetness, with some light hops on the finish.


DoesB4Bros (2), Oak Harbor, Washington, USA
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2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/510/20
Sep 12, 2008  
Light aroma and appearance. Flavor was not overpowering and finished nice with a slight hop aftertone. Overall, thought it was a decent beer that would be a nice drink on a hot summer day.



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