Pioneer Pale Ale

Formerly brewed at Sand Creek Brewing Company
Style: English Pale Ale
Black River Falls, Wisconsin USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

Pioneer Pale Ale--2002 12 oz. Bottle. 4.20% ABV. 48 IBU’s. (4.0 / 5.0) Malt of the Earth Beer of the Month Club Selection November, 2002. Clear rich golden color. Nice lace. Light head. Very floral hop front. Rich mild sweet doughy crisp tangy clean biscuit caramel malt body. Balanced light citrus hop end. Earthy chalk nut note. Sampled 11/24/2002.

Medium gold color, small head. A full bodied pale ale. Malty and slightly hoppy. Full smooth taste. Lots of flavor. Slightly smoky taste. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.

Hazy orange color. Head was decent. No aroma. Dry- little bit of sweetness. This one falls into the category of- "please introduce me to the brewer responsible for this sad excuse for a beer so that I can have his/her head checked". Why do some people bother? Please, someone answer that for me.

This pours a hazy light honey. Floaties. The average frothy white head is mostly diminishing with good lacing. The tame nose is piney and slightly flowery and bready. The flavor though shallow has decent balance. Average hoppy nutty finish, though not as bitter as I was anticipating. The light watery body is soft and feels metallic at the finish. Good session beer. Better than average.

The pour is a clear amber, the head is white, the lace is adequate. Nose is malt, and a bit buttery. Front is sweet, the top light, the finish is dry, acidic, lightly hopped and pretty mediocre as pales go, can’t say I disagree with the other ratings. Ranks #929 on my current 1000 beer master list.

I never heard of Pioneer before receiving a six-pack via a mail-order beer club. Wisconsin has great breweries in all sizes and styles. This brewery (from its website) looks small and ’hands on’. Not the best example of Wisconsin beers but it was a new brewery for me.

Very well balanced, and a very easy beer to drink 6 of.