Widmer Brothers Drifter Pale Ale

Brewed by Widmer Brothers Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Portland, Oregon USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

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Smell is piney. Pours orange and somewhat small head. Taste is full-head-on apricot - I haven’t tasted anything so apricot in my life, except for an apricot! Even Magic Hat #9 isn’t as apricot as this. Too sweet! Needs more malt backbone and some hops for an APA. There is just enough malt going on to make this more APA than a not-quite like #9, but still - not going to get this one again. Drinkable, but not very impressed - so many better APAs out there that are also more true to the style.

12 oz bottle poured into an imperial pint glass. Date says Mar 30, 2012 don’t know if that’s the bottling date or a "best by" date. Pours a very clear amber with orange and red hues. Small off white head that lingers. Smells of heavy grapefruit, maybe a little lemon but the grapefruit is very strong. Not much malt coming through in the nose. Tastes of grapefruit, caramel and not much else. Bitterness is very balanced with the sweetness. Finishes with a nice dry bitter. Very carbonated, a little thin, but within style guidelines. A very good summertime beer. Went to their website, Nelson Sauvin explains all the grapefruit, that hop dominates everything.

Tasted at the 2012 Westport Brewfest. It poured a hazy amber\orange color with an off-white head. The aroma was of caramel, hops with citrus and pine. The taste was sweet caramel malt with bitter hops and notes of citrus with a hint of pine.

12 oz bottle, pours a deep amber color, moderate head, moderate lacing. Aroma is sweet and fruity, almost smells like a raspberry iced tea, but the hoppiness is enough to keep you interested. Taste is also very sweet with a little bitter at the end. Finish is kind of flat but the aftertaste is sweet and light. Good easy to drink beer, very refreshing.

Draft at ironwood tavern. Pours orange with a thin white head. Not a ton on the nose. Some citrus notes on the tongue. A bit of dryness on the finish. Solid for style.

Nice thick malty character, sweet, chewy cotton Mouthfeel. Much darker than most pale ales, amidst like far you’re but with more hop bite and slightly sweeter.

Appearance was clear orangish copper with creamy off white lasting 1 finger head, spotty lacing. Aromas where of citric friuts, ie grapefriut oranges, lemons with touches of honey sweet malts. Taste was sweet malt upfront with slight mild lemony spicey hops. Palate was smooth light carbonation. Medium body with smooth long dryish finish. Lovely Pale and smooottthhhh...

poured an amber color with hint of gold/orange and a off white/browish tinted head. little bit of caramel malty flavors with hoppy after taste. balance was ok w/ malts/hops but overall ok beer

Hazy amber orange with thin white lacing. Good bit of caramel on the nose, as well as roasted nut and bread. Palate is much of the same, very creamy for a pale ale, not too many hops, which is very nice.

4th August 2009
Cask at GBBF. Slightly hazy brown beer. Rich hops - grassy spicy grapefruit. Decent.