Pike Pale Ale

Brewed by Pike Pub & Brewery
Style: American Pale Ale
Seattle, Washington USA

Reddish tinged amber color with a slight white head. Mild floral hop aroma over a little caramel. Near medium body with fizzy/frothy carbonation. Flavor is very lightly floral with a little roast caramel. Finishes very mildly bitter. Fairly light over all.
Earlier Rating: 6/7/2007 Total Score: 3.1
Bottle. Mild brown malty aroma backed by fruity hop. Copper color with a light beige head. Starts a bit fruity, backed by some malt, maybe a bit of nut. Nearly creamy. Moderately carbonated. Very pleasant. A decent amount of hop shows up to help with the malt. Leaves the mouth fresher and less sweet than many ambers. Gets better as the bottle goes on.

Looks and smells terrific, but those qualities combine to trick you into thinking it’s going to be warm and smooth. The flavour is very prickly and bitter. The bitterness lasts for the rest of the flavour. It seems like it was supposed to go another way and then they tripled the the hops to go all out. It is a bit unbalanced but it sure is a strong, solid flavour.

Pours a hazy burnt orange with a small head that dissipates quickly. Aroma is malty, very cookie-ish. Other aromas are hazelnut, vanilla, and floral notes. Taste is initially citrusy and then very malty with a lightly bitter finish. Flavors of oranges, lemons, cookie, hazelnut, and vanilla. Decent beer, not knocking my sock off though.

from 335ml bottle. Roma is nice floral and a bit nutty. Pours deep amber. Flavor is rather nice, not to over the top but still pretty hoppy. Pretty good.

Floral as all can be. This beer is underrated. I am here in Bothell, Washington, and I must say, "Georgians you have it bad." I only say that because I am from Georgia, and I am sitting pretty out here trying all these fascinating beers. This beer has a nice hop profile, but what gets me is the floral hop aroma/flavor. This beer is awesome. I think this is a thin beer, but the floral hops are nice. Overall, good local brew that will chill your cheeks.

05.11.2008. On Tap at the brewpub. The Pike Brewing Co, Seattle, Wa. The colour is amber. Fruity malt flavor. Some summer flowers at the end.

Cloudy amber pour with a thin white head. Interesting but simple aroma of resinous hops. Flavor of resinous hops with caramel, there’s some sweetness in the end. Average.

Bottle: Pours a lightly hazed amber-gold with a off-white frothy cap that lasts and laces well. Aroma is perfumy-floral-grapefrut with soft caramel tones Chewy resimous hops in the front and in the middle with a substantial toasty-caramel malt undertone. Finsh is bitter with a citrus flush. Really well articulated west coast pale.