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Sonoran Burning Bird Pale Ale 3.52 84

Sonoran Burning Bird Pale Ale

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843.58/5.03.52/5.04.8%95.1Lager glass, Shaker
Commercial Description:
A superb example of an American Pale Ale. The Cascade hop flavor just explodes in your mouth. Combined with the clean malt character and smooth finish, you are left utterly wanting another when your glass is empty.
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 haddon90 (1044), Alexandria, Virginia, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/102/511/20
May 26, 2004  
Cloudy copper color with a frothy white head. Slight hops in the aroma, but nothing too dominant. Bitter, dry hops in the taste. Kind of different. Nothing jumped out at me about this beer. It’s OK, but thanks Jeremy (jgb9348) for bringing this to me.


 JonR888710 (999), Cochabamba, Bolivia
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/102/57/103/513/20
May 26, 2004  
Cloudy copper-orange color. Tremendous, variously sized bubbled head. Smell is sweet hops: sugar, pineneedles, pineapple and apricot. Consistency is thin to medium. Very watery taste that is very mild because of the apricots, similar to what happens if you’ve ever had apricot tea. Still, some pineapple and pineneedle hops are detectable and quite flavorful. Ending is dry, bitter and fruity.


 jgb9348 (2515), Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
May 26, 2004  
Clear copper coloured body with an orange highlight and a dense off-white head. Aroma of pure cascade hops with some malt, and a bit of a citrus twist. Medium-bodied; Nice lemoney flavour with some assertive hops. Aftertaste clean and fresh from the massive cascade hops. Almost an IPA, but a damn good refreshing APA! I got this twelve ounce bottle in a trade (Secret Santa) from bunkypop and sampled it on 26-May-2004.


 Sickboy282 (1101), San Diego, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
May 20, 2004  
Pours a light golden yellow with a small white head. Flavors of bubble gum and slight hops. Great balance of hops and malt, yet nothing too special in that.


 dberger624 (1028), Phila, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
Mar 19, 2004  
Bottled. Not a bad beer. Had a slight bitter taste up front that mellowed into a west coast pale ale.


 crazyvin (1255), New York, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Mar 6, 2004  
A nice golden appearance, with a thin white head. Mainly hops on the nose, both floral and bitter. Taste was initially sweet and finished with a mix of bitter and floral hops.


 mds (2112), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/105/517/20
Feb 22, 2004  
330mL bottle. golden, translucent. bread-like frothy white head slowly diminishes leaving a nice lace. citrusy hoppy aroma is phenomenal: sour apples, grapefruit. Flavour is intense, the hops are perfect. This is a fantastic APA that I wish I could get more of.


 mkobes (2104), paramus, New Jersey, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/514/20
Jan 31, 2004  
Citrusy aroma. Pours yellow in color. Hoppy flavor. Full bodied beer. Pretty good.



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