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RATINGS: 570   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.54   EST. CALORIES: 156   ABV: 5.2%
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The pure water we receive from the East Branch of the Brandywine Creek that begins its journey to us just under 14 miles from where we brew with it. We’ll be celebrating this water (insert your lite beer joke here) with our anniversary beer, Headwaters Pale Ale, due to be released February 15, 2011. Now, considering that beer is the product of four simple ingredients and the three other than water rely on water for their existence, we’ve had a fair amount of latitude in paying homage to water in our beer. So, we’ve played all of our cards deftly, bringing the hops, malt and yeast in harmony, with our great local water as the conductor in Headwaters Pale Ale.


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3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Hophaze (77) - South Bend, Indiana, USA - JAN 12, 2013
Bottle. Pours golden brown with medium head and lacing. Nose is citrus and floral. Very well balanced pale ale. Refreshing citrus hop taste with crisp finish. ----Hophaze out


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3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
zvikar (2040) - Ramat Gan, ISRAEL - MAY 21, 2013
Bottle shared at a tasting at the Beer & Beyond shop. Pours orange to yellow with no head, aroma of tangerine, honey and marmalade, flavor of tangerine, grapefruit and malt, medium bodied

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
SlovakSniper (2120) - Candiac, Quebec, CANADA - MAY 20, 2013
Une robe dorée et une tête solide. J’observe une belle dentelle. Des arômes de pamplemousse rose et de lime. Des malts mielleux et de délicates fleurs des champs. Quel superbe travail houblonné! Mon nez en redemande. Au goût, les saveurs houblonnées et maltées se fusionnent habilement. Ceci dit, les grains maltés se font rapidement oublier tant les houblons sont fabuleux. Je me fais mordre par des fleurs et du poivre rose. Je savoure le citron vert et le pomelo. J’aime l’effet de la camomille sauvage sur mes papilles. En bouche, le corps est bien élancé. Tout est pensé ici pour une grande buvabilité. Le pétillement vif diffuse les saveurs et son habileté se répercute sur la fraîcheur. La texture qui est légèrement huileuse s’accepte comme une brise d’été. En finale, que d’éclatantes notes houblonnées, bien vivantes et complètement stimulantes. Quelle agréable surprise! Une bière si facile à boire et si savoureuse. Un fantastique exemple du style.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
kerenmk (1214) - Tel Aviv, ISRAEL - MAY 18, 2013
Bottle sample at a tasting at the Beer & Beyond shop. Thanks zvikar. Hazy golden with white ring. Hoppy, tropical fruit aroma. Mild bitterness, fruity and juicy. Medium body, well-fizzed, long, hoppy finish.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
matt7215 (1933) - Cambridge, Ontario, CANADA - MAY 17, 2013
355 ml bottle from wegmans in Niagara Falls ny. Shimmering golden with a white head that lingers and laces. A spot on true to style apa, well hopped but not overly bitter. Quite nice.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
DSG (3927) - Tel Aviv, ISRAEL - MAY 14, 2013
Bottle sample at a tasting at the Beer & Beyond shop. Thanks zvikar. Hazy golden. Hoppy aroma, citric, fruity and slightly stale. Flavor has a bit of graininess and a bitter hoppy finish, a bit citric, with light stale notes. Medium-bodied. Seems slightly past its prime, but still decent and refreshing.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Tortman18 (81) - Batavia, Illinois, USA - MAY 11, 2013
Pours a clear golden with a Small white head. Decent lacing. Slight carbonation. Aroma is very sweet and hoppy. Floral and citrus mainly grapefruit and orange peel. A decent yeast presence. Mouth is very bitter and hoppy. Yeast is strong up front. The citrus hops are present, but a pine/resinous quality takes over here.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
dhunter151 (211) - Santa Rosa, California, USA - MAY 11, 2013
Pours copper with a white head. Hoppy, pine, grapefruit, malt at the finish. Good pale ale. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
MaBeer1972 (1130) - Taunton, Massachusetts, USA - MAY 9, 2013
Bottle from a mix pack. Poured into the free Victory pint glass that came with it. A light golden brew, slightly hazy. Light head that fades to a thick lace. Bready-citrus aromas and flavor. Body on the lighter side but finish is typically sticky like most Pale Ales.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
jbruner (1125) - Tallahassee, Florida, USA - MAY 7, 2013
Pours a clear golden color on tap with fluffy white head that laces nicely. Aroma of hops, citrus, dank freshness. Taste follows, really fresh with a nice page malt back. Really nice, drinkable pale ale.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
mmmbeer (1154) - Austin, Texas, USA - MAY 3, 2013
12 oz. bottle served in shaker- poured an evenly turbid brazen copper color, extremely thin white ring around the glass for a head, next to zero carbonation, no lacing, sits very still upon the vessel. Aroma of pine and citrus hops by the gravity barrel load. Hits the mouth with a wide medium body, malt was just slightly caramelized, hops come crashing in the middle, finish is harshly acidic yet very enjoyable. Toes the line of IPA, but whatever you want to call it, it’s damn good!


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