McKenzie American Pale Ale

Brewed by McKenzie Brew House
Style: American Pale Ale
Glen Mills, Pennsylvania USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

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McKenzie’s APA isn’t all that great. It pours a golden color with a decent sized head that leaves some nice lacing. The nose has some hops to it, but mostly pine and caramel malt. The body is smooth and very drinkable, but the flavors aren’t anything to write home about. I get some hoppiness from the palate, along with some bready and malty tones. The finish is a little bland and uninteresting. This, unfortunately, isn’t one of the better APAs I’ve sampled.

Lightly malty, floral, citrus hops, fruity, lightly toasty. Nice and simple pale ale.

On tap at pub. Golden amber with very little white head. Sweet malt base, caramel and pale malts, oily citrus hops and some pine needle notes. Flavor is the same with high bitterness and a bit sweet and sugary. Medium syrupy body with good carbonation.

On tap at the Malvern location. Poured an amber/orange color with a small sized off white head. Aromas of some bread, toasty and citrus. Tastes of citrus, floral, with some lighter caramel.

on tap @ RBSG-pours an off white head and hazy yellow/gold color. Aroma is some pine, some medium malt-caramel. Taste is some pine/herbal hops, some medium malt-caramel.

On tap at McKenzie, the third stop on our RBSG bus trip. Pours a lightly hazed ruby amber. Toast, hops, light malt on the nose. Smooth, lightly earthy, toast and malt. Nice malt. Good earthy hop bitterness. Very nice APA.

This poured a ccloudy orange color with an off white head. roma was grainy and cereal and very light citrusy hops. Flavor was somewhat earthy and floral, lots of grain and cereal too. Kinda boring.

Orange pour with off white head and lace. Caramel malt and a light citrus. Sweet malt, light citrus, and a very nice bitter. Medium bodied but a tad thin.

(Draught) Pours a hazy orange body with a small white head. Aroma of caramel, bread, peach, and citrus. Flavor of caramel malt, grass, cereal, and florals with a moderately bitter finish.

Tap at McKenzie for RBSG 2011. Pours a slightly hazy orange with no head or lace. Nose is muted with small lemon and orange. Almost no aroma. Taste is fully grainy with big oatmeal and cereal bran. Citrus hops come to balance raw earthy malt. Interesting take.

From tap at the brewpub. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is fruity, grapefruity and slight mango to peachy hoppy. Bitter, citrusy and sweet hops fruity. Bitter and lingering fruity. Smooth and easy, rather dry finish.