Sonoran Burning Bird Pale Ale

Brewed by Sonoran Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Phoenix, Arizona USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tulip

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Bottle 22fl.oz. @ yespr blindtasting. [ Bottle #20. ]

Unclear hazy medium orange color with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy yeasty, baking yeast, belgium yeast, dusty, light to moderate hoppy, fruity hops. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet, light acidic and light to moderate bitter with a long to average duration, caramel, candy sweet, yeasty. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110219]

Bottled. A hazy dark golden beer with a lazing orangey head. The aroma has notes of fruits, malt, yeast, and straw. The flavor is sweet with notes of straw, malt, and yeast.

22 fl oz bottle, courtesy of MadsBerg. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is peachy and grapefruity hoppy. Fruity, peachy and mild citrusy. Light toasted malt base. Bitter and citrusy, light sweet finish.

Bottle. Tasted double blind. Courtesy of madsberg. Pours a cloudy amber with a frothy shaving foam style head leaving some lacework. Fruity, yeasty nose. Medium body, yeasty, fruity with a slight tartness. Some hops in the finish. 190211

Bottle # 20 at yesprs blindtasting. Hazy amber coloured with a creamy white head. Fruity aroma of spices with notes of burnt sugar. Fruity flavour of caramel, hops and grass. Dry hoppy finish.

Bottle. Tasted blind @ yespr. Pours a hazy orange color with a small longlasting off-white head. Has a fruity malty yeasty spicy hoppy aroma. Sweetish malty fruity spicy hoppy lemon flavor. Has a fruity malty spicy hoppy citrus finish.

(22oz bottle) Pours a clear golden body with a medium white head. Aroma of melon, pungent spoiled stone fruit, and florals. Flavor of spoiled fruit (infection), caramel, paper pulp, and grass. Drain pour…

Date: February 06, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Footset Foreplay Friday
Appearance: hazy orange, fine white head
Aroma: sweet crystal malt aroma with lots of floral and fruity citrus hops
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, lots of floral hops, nice crystal sweetness, fruity citrus, light balancing bitterness
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4

Clear light amber, small off-white head. Aroma is mild grapefruit, some sweetness and malt. Mild grapefruit, ok malts, not much else. Pretty accessible, pleasant enough.

#20 gul at yespr blind tasting cloudy yellow, smooth off white head. aroma is fruity, belgian yeasty , flowery flavor is ripe fruity, flowery hoppy, faint malts