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Pacific Coast Gray Whale Ale

Pacific Coast Gray Whale Ale

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An American Pale Ale brewed by
Pacific Coast Brewing

Oakland, California USA

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92.89/5.02.87/5.05%36.9 Lager glass, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Our house pale ale, Medium body, amber, well balanced bitterness and sweetness.

 pinkzambia (863), Boise, Idaho, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Mar 26, 2008  
Tap: Cloudy copper color with not much head. The flavor is quite sweet and even yeasty. They call this a pale ale even though it is categorized here as an amber. The aroma is an interesting spicy, sweet hop aroma. The carbonation is lively with a good body, but the taste is just too sweet.


 WeeHeavySD (1564), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/59/20
Apr 20, 2007  
Sampler at the Brew pub, 3/31/07. Pours darkish amber. lack aroma lack of taste thin not impressed.


 Lubiere (3146), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jan 14, 2006  
Golden ale with a thin white lacing head. Sweet perfumey malt aroma, with light hops. Light malty taste with fine bitterness, and restrained citrus, very quaffable, lighter bodied ale. On tap, August 2005.


 argo0 (6024), Washington DC, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Sep 18, 2005  
Hazy amber with beige head. Aroma is medium sweet, caramel, earthy/herbal. Taste is medium sweet, caramel, earthy/herbal, some mint, herb. Light-medium body with some crispness.


 marcus (918), Sacramento, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 16, 2005  
This amber ale poured with no head. The flavor is very balanced, starting sweet with a bitter, hoppy finish.




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