Pike Pale Ale

Tap@Brewpub. Almost no aroma, light fruity. Amber colour, off-white head, good lace. Sweetish, light bitter, perfume, notes of herbs, light malty. Medium body with a dry finish. Flavourful and easy going.

From a 22 oz bottle purchased locally. Poured into a 0.5 L glass. It’s been a while since I’ve had this in Seattle, let’s see how it’s made the bottle trip to Los Angeles. Aroma is floral and a little spicy hop with some caramel and toasted malt in there. A clear burnt amber color with a thin, tight tan head. Nutty and toast malt flavors with a clean bready biscuit malt backbone. Balanced just slightly to the bitter with some earthy hop flavor coming through. I think it has lost some of it’s freshness, there is a touch of staleness to the malt and a bit of lemony tea to the hop profile. I will have to compare this again then next time I’m up in Seattle.

12 oz bottle thanks to riversideAK. Pours a clear golden color with a medium white head. The aroma is mostly malts, light bread and some hops. The flavor is similar; caramel malts dominate, light hops and some citrus. Decent and very drinkable.

On tap at Pike in Seattle. Amber in color with an off white head. Aroma was pretty light; just some bread and fruit. Flavor was just ok. Some grape, fruit and bread. Not too much bitterness here.

Bottle. Amber beer with an off-white head. Nice citrus and light sumemr fruit aroma. Grapefruit flavor with light malt backing. Medium bodied. Some bitterness. Grapefruit and light pine linger.

Sampled on 3/2/2009. This American Pale Ale pours a medium amber brown color from a 22oz bottle. Medium sized white foamy head, decent retention and nice lacing. The aroma is caramel, fruity and sweet, touch of orange. A medium bodied American Pale Ale. The malts are fruity and sweet, caramel and orange. The hops are citrusy and floral. A little on the sweet side, but there are enough hops to balance it out. Nice carbonation. Somewhat more in the English style Pale Ale. Kind of like this one, would make a good session beer. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is crisp and clean with just a touch of a hop bite. The aftertaste is slightly bitter.

This amber ale poured with a fluffy off-white head and a floral aroma. The pale malt base is supplemented with a more than adequate dose of hops, producing a sweet start and a bitter finish.

en pike brewery con sici, parte de un sampler de siete birrias. pike’s market es increible, las patas de king crab inmensas. se come bien en seattle. las ales claras de pike son mas suaves en comparacion de las otras que he probado. esta dice pale pero se queda corta en sabor.