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Santa Fe Pale Ale

Santa Fe Pale Ale

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An American Pale Ale brewed by
Santa Fe Brewing Company

Santa Fe, New Mexico USA

bottled
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1083.1/5.03.1/5.05.5%35.9 Lager glass, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
nything but a typical American Pale, Santa Fe Pale Ale is as full bodied as its most robust English counterparts, while asserting its American origin with a healthy nose resplendent with Cascade and Willamette hops. It finishes with a well-balanced combination of the subtle, almost Pilsner-like maltiness accentuated by the German yeast used to brew this Santa Fe classic, and a hop bite sufficient to leave a lingering smile on the face of any fan of American Pale Ales.

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 csbosox (948), Prairie Village, Kansas, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20

Apr 14, 2008  
Old rating. Orange/gold color, Aroma is carmel malt, citrus, orange, lemon. Cascades? Flavor is caramelly malt & light citrus. Average pale ale.

 jah noth (934), Rochester, New York, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/103/512/20
Jul 10, 2008  
Light sweet malt aroma, almost corn-like. Fairly hazy, medium gold in color. Sweet, lager-like flavor, light peach and melons, with faint hints of berry and citric hops. Fairly creamy and full. Some creamed corn.


 CamdenD (557), Madrid, Spain
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/510/20
Jul 7, 2008  
Very middling APA, with little going for it other than it was cold and wet. Strangely sweet aftertaste and overly-fruity mouthfeel made this beer a little unquenchable for its style.


 McGarnigle (148), Rochester, New York, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Jun 24, 2008  
Bottle. Orange or copper, hazy, slightly off-white head. Light aroma. This is definitely low on bitterness by the standards of APAs. Instead, there’s biscuity malts and vague fruitiness (apricots?). Still refreshing.


 Sledge Jr (2693), Omaha, Nebraska, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jun 22, 2008  
In the bottle from Beertopia. Pours a hazy light amber with a medium white head. Aroma is wheaty and has some tale-tell citrus to the nose. The flavor is huge grapefruit citrus hoppy. Lots of bitterness to this. A surprisingly pleasant and enjoyable pale ale. I’d drink this again.


 mmm///beer (470), Austin, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/104/515/20
Jun 20, 2008  
12 oz. bottle served in lager glass at BB Rover’s on 6-19-08: Poured semi transturbulent off orange color, low carbonation, small white head formed with some lacing throughout the partaking of it. Aroma of cut grass, old wheat, and hops- kind of everywhere now that I think about it. Hits the mouth with a defined medium body, some sweetness in the mouth to start, then fades away to the hop presence which hangs for several minutes in your mouth if left uninterupted, finish is clean and has the previously stated hop character. Very nice, I liked it and will have again, but I’m in the minority here.




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