Pyramid DPA

Brewed by Pyramid Breweries
Style: American Pale Ale
Seattle, Washington USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

Hazy amber and copper coloured body with a thick nitrogenated white head that tops the beer nicely. Aroma of fresh hops, albeit not many of them with a good mild sweetness. Light to Medium-bodied; Pungent hop flavours show at first and diminish almost immediately with a little malt, some light caramel and nuttiness with a very subdued fruit note toward the end. Overall, an okay APA with a nitrogenated head which leaves little for complexity and honest flavours and more for the texture. I sampled this pint on draught at the Walnut Creek, California brewpub on 18-March-2011.

Clear amber color/ off white head. Spicy caramel, mild floral aromas. smooth mouthfeel. Mild sweet caramel flavors with some floral hoppage, mildly bitter finish.

Draft. Nitro. Amber beer with a dark cream colored nitro head. Light grapefruit aroma. Grapefruit and sweet caramel malt flavor. Medium bodied. Light grapefruit lingers with sweet caramel.

Pyramid Ales--DPA--Draught Pale Ale. 5.50% ABV. Sampled at CJ Borgs in Seatac Airport. Rich and malty with good hop notes and creamy texture. (4.0 / 5.0) Sampled 7/30/2000.

UPDATED: MAR 23, 2010 A light copper beer with a white head. My roommate ordered the non-nitrogenated version of this, which I tried a taste of, and it struck me that this beer does not benefit from the nitrogen. There is added smoothness, but I found it flattened the flavors a lot and killed whatever pizazz the original had. Creamy and easy to drink, but the flavor is rather watery, a little sweet, and only very slightly hoppy. Was definitely too low in hops for a pale ale.

On tap Pyramid Seattle location Poues out a amber topped with a small white head. Aroma of malts and toast. Tast was ligth sweetness maybe caramel the toasted malts and a light floral hop. NO PDA for this brew.

Draft at the Safeco Field brewpub. Dark amber color with a moderate, slightly creamy head. Bit of malt and light caramel nose. Simple flavors with a some caramel, lightly toasted malt and a bit of green floral hops. A simple ale to go this the typical bar food.

On tap at the PDX Green Dragon. Pours golden orange with a small white head. Pretty malty throughout, bready and soft caramel. Palate was a bit watery and finished bland. Overall just not enough hops to stand up against the pale ales in the area.