Spinnakers Honey Pale Ale

Brewed by Spinnakers Brewpub
Style: English Pale Ale
Victoria, Canada

Pretty much a garden-variety pale ale, but far better than a swill. Poured with a nice golden colour and a medium head. Aroma was more hops than malt as was the taste. I could not detect and honey in this one.

Verre, 5 onces, cask, bue sur place, le 27 avril 2009; oeil : dorée, très légèrement voilée, très légère effervescence, petit anneau de mousse fauve, bonne dentelle; nez : léger malt, léger houblon, très léger miel; bouche : plutôt carbonatée, malt, léger houblon, léger miel, finale en malt avec légère présence de miel, corps moyen, texture très légèrement rugueuse comme du miel qui se cristallise, légèrement sucrée; en résumé : ordinaire ENGLISH Glass, 5-ounce, cask, on the premise on April 27 2009; eye: golden, slightly hazy, slight effervescence, tiny ring of tan head, good lacing; nose: light malt, light hops, slight honey; mouth: rather carbonated, malt, light hops, light honey, finale in malt with light presence of honey, medium body, slightly grainy texture like honey that crystallizes, lightly sweet; overall: ordinary

Draft at the brewpub; Nose of slight sweetness and floral hops; clear gold with a medium white head; flavor is light hop bitterness and some sweet honey; finish lightly bitter.

Hazy orange-tinted gold, big fizzy head, rapidly recedes, no lace. Slightly sour aroma intermingled with sweet malt. Fizzy mouthfeel initially, sweet malts are ruined with a sour puckering finish. I’m sure this bottle must be off. I notice most other raters have had this on tap-- I’ll have to give it another shot someday.

on tap-pours a disappearing white head with bubbles and yellow color. Aroma is mild grassy, malt, faint sweet pine. Taste is grassy, honey, some grain. OK/mild carbonation.

A mildly fruity nose is lively, sparked by the honey. It’s slightly herbal too. Color is lovely, and although the head pours frothy it dissapates too fast. There is too much carbonation in this light-bodied beer. The aftertaste is nice, even a touch hoppy, but there really isn’t that much flavor here overall.

Bright pale copper colour. No head. Aroma has slight melon, honey and a little hint of malty earthiness. Flavour is mild - watery, even - with hints of honey and vague fruitiness (peach?). Really a quick, harmless trifle of a beer, like a Hugh Grant movie or an early Beatles tune.

Draught sample at brewpub. Very mild malt aroma with a bit of grain and honey and neutral fruity hops. Medium golden clear with white foamy lacing head. Medium bodied with medium-heavy carbonation. Not quite crisp acidic snap with beany hoppiness to start. Light honey taste with good hoppy but non-bitter finish. Mild honey after.