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Pearl Street Pale Ale

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RATINGS: 22   MEAN: 3.05/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.98   EST. CALORIES: 180   ABV: 6%
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A well-defined hop flavor and aroma distinguish this classic beer. American-Style Pale Ales are amongst this country's most distinctive brews. Few beer drinkers can pass up the flowery, slightly dry yet full-bodied flavor of this popular beer. Four separate additions of British hop varieties mingle in the brew kettle to create it’s intriguing and assertive hoppiness, and the age-old "dry-hopping" method using our own locally grown hops during fermentation tops Pearl Street Pale Ale off with spicy and floral hop aromatics. Silver Medal Winner at the World Beer Championship, 2003.


2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
dekester1 (193) - Neenah, Wisconsin, USA - NOV 26, 2011
Served on tap at the Pearl Street Brewery - appeared as a light gold with a modest head and lacing. Aroma was of malt and floral hops. Taste was similar with a malt frontend followed almost immediately with a nice floral hop arrangement. Mouthfeel was decent. Overall, a decent pale ale from someone who is not normally into these.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Tmoney99 (6894) - Cincinnati, Ohio, USA - AUG 27, 2011
GTMW 2011. Poured a clear dark amberr color with an average frothy off-white head that mostly lasted with excellent lacing. Moderate floral hop and malt aroma. Medium body with a slick texture and soft carbonation. Medium bittersweet flavor with a medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration. I would recommend this to a freind.

2.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 6/20
crossovert (2547) - Wisconsin, USA - AUG 20, 2011
Better than some of their other atrocities but still nothign too special, at least the hops are somewhat there.

2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 7/20
DasBierChef (687) - Lucan, Minnesota, USA - AUG 17, 2011
This beer is really pretty decent, but still nothing much to it. I like some more complexity.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
TheAlum (2981) - Lisle, Illinois, USA - MAY 30, 2011
12 oz bottle from my trip to Wisconsin/Minnesota. Gotta finish these off.. Have about 9 more left. Pours a nice golden orange pour, a good haze, well carbonated with a moderate offwhite yellowish head atop that stays decent sized, laces ok. Aromas are crisp cereal grains and some sweeter biscuits, with ome floral hops, grass, weeds, earthy with a touch of dankiness, and some stale grains into the fold. Perhaps a bit boring, perhaps a bit old. Initial is lighter bodied, crisp floral and grassy hops up front, a touch soapy with moderate bitterness moving into some sweeter gumball and lemon hops. Simple, yet it grows on me. Pale malts, bread, and cereal grains into the fold with a touch of toast, biscuits. Finish actually moves into grassy hops with some crisp grains and touches of toast, a lot of soap. Really stays pretty with a creamy thicker head through the experience. The beer is ok, but it looks quite nice.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
cbfobes (1011) - Madison, Wisconsin, USA - FEB 27, 2011
Poured from 12oz bottle, pours a clear orange/amber with a thin soapy white head, aroma is of citrus with nice hop touches, the flavor is actually pretty disappointing, there isn’t a whole lot there, slight touches of malt and hops, meh.

3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
phishpond417 (2089) - Madison, Wisconsin, USA - JAN 11, 2010
For the most part, a pretty solid pale ale out of Pearl Street in LaCrosse. Pours a clear, vibratn copper colour. Big white head with an aroma that is very fresh and and fruit forward. Lots of pine and fres hops. Taste is spicey, noticeably hoppy with a long smooth finish."

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
nuplastikk (2445) - Madison, Wisconsin, USA - SEP 19, 2009
Draft at the OF. Filtered brown-orange color. Big, thick head. Dry, seawater bitter aroma. Smooth medium body with a solid crisp hoppiness. Earthy bitter finish. Somewhat soapy, pale dry malt taste. Good, but not great.


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