Oceanside Ale Works Pier View Pale Ale

Brewed by Oceanside Ale Works
Style: American Pale Ale
Oceanside, California USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tulip

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Draft. A hazy pale golden beer with a thin off-white head. The aroma has notes of malt, caramel, and alcohol. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and caramel - I find the maltblend boring, it also has light notes of yeast, leading to a dry, rather bitter, and spicy finish.

A: The pour is amber in color with a minimal cream colored head and some streaks of lacing. S: A light perception of bitterness on the nose along with a caramel and malty sweetness and a fairly subdued hop aroma in general. T: There is a fair amount of bread to the flavor along with a light caramel sweetness. As with the nose, the hop character is on the minimalist side with only a touch of bitterness and not much in the way of citrus or floral notes. M: A medium bodied beer with a full level of carbonation and a nice crisp feel on the tongue. D: A fairly mediocre pale ale over all, but it gets the job done. I would have preferred a bit more in the way of hop character, however.

Clear amber color/ white head. Mild floral hop aromas. medium body. Floral and pine hoppy flavors on a caramel sweet base. good.

On tap at PP Carlsbad. Pour is a clear copper. Hops, floral notes, and a pretty balanced amount of biscuits towards the end. Easy to drink, decent pale ale.

From tap at Pizza Port Carlsbad. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is mild orange fruity and hoppy. Bitter and fruity hoppy flavoured. Bitter and fruity finish. Crisp apple fruity note.

On tap. Slightly hazy golden with an off-white head. Lightly citrusy hops in the nose. Medium body, some fruit and a somewhat overdone bitterness in the finish. 060709

My friend brought a keg of this to a Super Bowl party. It has great color with a small white head. Very nice aroma of malt and hops. Very smooth taste and nice finish. A great party beer, complements were given all around.

Hazy light orange with a really nice head. Moderately sweet and grainy aroma. The flavor is pretty similar with a light grainy sweetness followed by a crisp lemon/citrus hop finish. Nothing is really going on here.

Tap. Pours a clear amber color with a small white head that was mostly gone by the time the beer was brought to me. Aroma is malty with a bit of citrus hops thrown in as well. Taste is the same, with a smooth palate and a wonderful balance throughout. I wish the flavors would be a bit stronger, but it was a very solid pale ale.

Visited San Diego great brew scene. This brew poured a crystal clear amber or light light amber. Extremely pleasing malt nose with a tough of citrus hops. Thick rich head that stuck to glass and great malt hop balanvce in the flavor. Perfect mouthfeel and finish that lasted for ever.