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RATINGS: 195   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.23   EST. CALORIES: 172   ABV: 5.75%
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This beer was brewed in celebration of the 135th Anniversary of Schell's several years ago. It was so popular, we re-introduced it under the name German Pale Ale.
Pale Ale is really a hybrid—the best characteristics of an India Pale Ale's English malts and hops, combined with a German Alt yeast. It is medium in color, with a pronounced bitterness and a pleasant flowery hop aroma. Schell's is the only brewery that produces this particular beer style.
Ingredients: Pale 2 Row, Baird’s Carastan, Baird’s Munich, and Cara Pilsner malts, Chinook, Cascade, and Kent Golding hops.


3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
beernbourbon (919) - St. Louis, USA - OCT 29, 2009
Bottle. Somehow this was a gusher and blew up all over my counter even though it has been resting calmly in the fridge for 2 weeks.. Pour is light hazy copper with large white head. Aroma is pine hop, yeast, malt, and faint citrus. Flavor is a nice balance of hop and malt with a subtle yeast and citrus finish. Its not too shabby..

1.2
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 4/20
crossovert (2547) - Wisconsin, USA - MAR 6, 2011
Generic, bland, better than Sam Adams though. Biscuit with a touch of hops. Boring.

2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
rings (54) - Michigan, USA - FEB 14, 2011
I decided to give their Pale Ale a try. While it’s supposedly "steeped in German heritage"--which seems a bit odd for an English style--it can definitely be described as an American pale ale. It has more body than I expected and an East Kent Golding dry finish, which is rather pronounced. While perhaps a little thinner than most locally brewed versions, it’s actually not too bad--in fact, it’s surprisingly tasty--and fair representation of the style. I’m curious to try a few more of their efforts. Serving type: bottle

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
wlajwl (1479) - Iowa, USA - FEB 1, 2011
Not among the best, but for its dry hoppiness and decent maltiness, its not that bad.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
arminjewell (2445) - Parker, Colorado, USA - DEC 19, 2010
Pours hazy orange with white head, aroma of some floral and grass, touch of sweet citrus. Taste is some citrus, grassy middle with some caramel, and a relatively sweet finish. Not a bad pale ale!

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
zeke626 (378) - Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA - OCT 16, 2010
Bottle, pours a clear orange-gold body with off-white head. Perfumey aroma of citrus, grass, and floral hops with an undertone of sweet malts. Flavor is similar, with a light bitterness throughout the palate. Smooth mouthfeel; nicely carbonated. Finishes dry with a hop bitterness. Not bad - solid and very sessionable.

2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 8/20
bpreo (917) - Eugene, Oregon, USA - OCT 12, 2010
UPDATED: OCT 16, 2010 One more from the sampler pack. Pale Ale was fairly normal, nothing wrong with that.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Nsanders (151) - St Paul, Minnesota, USA - OCT 10, 2010
Amber in color. Active, small bubbles. Hoppy, floral/pine-like aroma. Bitterness is moderate.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
vomit (124) - USA - JUL 22, 2010
Of the pale ales I’ve tried, I can certainly say this: "It’s a Pale ale". Keep your wits about you and when you’re at the store looking for some tasty brew and you spy this, just KEEP ON WALKING.....right to the section that has Blatz. Then laugh as you buy a case of God’s sweetest nectar for what you would have (over) paid for a six pack of this tripe. Don’t question it!


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