 johnyvt (157), West Hollywood, California, USA
Apr 12, 2005 Updated: Apr 23, 2005
Cloudy orange with a nice white head. This was a great pizza port beer for me, where the kind of thin mouth feel really added to brew as a whole. It’s very refreshing, but also quite hoppy. Flowery, pine, orange taste. A little sour. Dry, dry finish. Leaves a citrius/acid taste taste on the tongue. Somewhere between a strong PA and an IPA.
kp (6300), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Sep 1, 2007 <b>Name:</b> Special Pale Ale (Short Bus)<br />
<b>Date:</b> 12/04/2005<br />
<b>Mode:</b> Bottle<br />
<b>Source:</b> Brewpub, Carlsbad, CA<br />
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hazy light amber, thin white head, nice floral hop aroma on a dry malt base, very tasty hop flavor, perfect low bitterness like a fine esb, <br />
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<b>Name:</b> Special Pale Ale (Short Bus)<br />
<b>Date:</b> 12/18/2005<br />
<b>Mode:</b> bottle<br />
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clear amber, lots of tiny bubbles, fine solid off white head, nice lace, great sweet citrus aroma, hop flavor on dry malt, long long bitter finish<br />
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<b>Aroma:</b> 7/10; <b>Appearance:</b> 7/10; <b>Flavor:</b> 7/10; <b>Palate:</b> 6/10; <b>Overall:</b> 13/20<br />
<b>Rating:</b> 3.4/5.0<br /><b>Drinkability:</b> 8/10<br />
<b>Score:</b> **+/4<br />
dhlesq (233), Thousand Oaks, California, USA
Sep 24, 2006 Aroma of sweet malt giving way to beautiful floral hops, with some peaches thrown in. Appears a clear golden-age with minimal effervescence and with no head to speak of. Flavor is of grapefruit giving way to a distinctly grainy aftertaste. Palate is medium to medium-light and appropriate. Overall, an okay beer but with signifcant flaws in the flavor and appearance.
realale420 (399), west covina, California, USA
Sep 11, 2006 12oz bottle poured a clear amber/pale color with a nice rocky off white head and wonderful lacing. The aromas were resinous citrus and pine with a nice malt background. The taste had the perfect amount of bitterness to just stand out over the malts without overpowering. A great dry hoppy finish makes you want more and more. Overall another well put together beer from PP.
Emil (6077), Copenhagen, Denmark
Aug 10, 2006 Bottle. Orange colour with a big tan head. Malty, floral hop, light citric aroma and a sweet malty, dry, floral hop, citric taste. Medium body with a sweet very dry finish.
Ungstrup (11713), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Aug 9, 2006 An unclear orange beer with a thick orange head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of hops combined with light notes of alfa acids. The flavor is sweet malty with primary notes of grapefruit, leading to a dry and very bitter end.
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