Tröegs Pale Ale

Brewed by Tröegs Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Hershey, Pennsylvania USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

Bottle from Chevy Chase Beer & Wine, chilled for 8 hours. Very clear golden straw with a very small white head that disappears quickly. Little carbonation. Aroma of fresh flowers and grass, some citrus and a faint hint of black pepper. Taste is clean and crisp, slightly bitter edge but plenty of malt as well - good balance. Hint of sweetness at the beginning, finish is dry and nicely bitter. It’s always a pleasant surprise to find a subtle American pale ale that doesn’t clobber your palate with hops. Good example of the style.

Bottle from Vintage Estate brought by ck1, thanks bro! Pours a pale orange, with some cloudiness and almost no head. Aroma has light sweet caramel, citrus fruits and some pine. Taste brings citrus fruit, bread, a hint of toffee - all subtle. Interesting that it is syrupy, yet not thick. Finishes medium length with some sweetness and a bit bitter. Solid pale

Tap. Pours mostly clear gold with average, fizzy white head; good retention and lacing. Aroma is floral hops, biscuit malt, and light fruit. Flavor is balanced malt, hops, and esters; dry, sweet finish. Medium body and carbonation with low warmth.

Pale yellow color. Hoppy and slightly malty. Very well balanced. Easy drinking. Very good session pale ale

A fine overall Pale Ale. The strong points in Troegs’ offering are the aromatics and color. This sort of Pale Ale can easily be overpowering on the tongue, but not here. They have balanced the hops nearly to perfection- though that only deals with the acidity and hop accents of the beer. Its taste is fine and better than passable, but the overall flavor could still use some more malt.

Bottle. Clear, pale amber beer with a very small quickly diminishing white head. Honey-sweet aroma with maybe a touch of hops. Taste is mild sweet, with no bitterness at all. Very bland. Little carbonation. Received as an extra in a trade so may not be fresh. Will rerate a fresh bottle sometime.

Bottle. An average everydayer. This is the public transit of the Troeg’s collection. The aroma was a medium hop, a maltier afternote. The appearance was a carbo-loaded pour, an upward swimming cascade of bubbles that settled into a decent head, with a light copper color similar to a new penny. Thin lacing. The palate was medium to light bodied with a crisp texture, and the taste was an earthy hop with an almost musty aftertaste.

10/I/2012 12Fl. Oz. bottle from Canal’s Liquors (Mt. Ephraim, NJ) @ home - BB: not indicated / bottled: IX/22/11 (hard to read though) (2012-22)

Clear golden beer, big creamy white head, adhesive, stable. Aroma: lots of (pink) grapefruit, some citrus, tomato stems (when rubbing them). MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: bitter grapefruit, some pineapple, citrus, grassy, a little piny. Aftertaste: dry bitter, touch of vegetable soup, passion fruit.

Pours a clear gold with a medium white head. Heavy hops aroma and nothing else. Nice bitter taste that isn’t overwhelming. Light to medium body with a somewhat creamy texture. This is a decent IPA that I wouldn’t mind drinking on a regular basis, but unfortunately it’s not common in my area.