Dale’s Pale Ale
Oskar Blues Brewery
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American Pale Ale
Year-Round
Colorado
United States
Judges Ratings 93
Aroma: 22 / 24
Flavor: 37 / 40
Appearance: 6 / 6
Mouthfeel: 10 / 10
Overall Impression: 18 / 20
Description
This voluminously hopped mutha delivers a hoppy nose and assertive-but-balanced flavors of pale malts and citrusy floral hops from start to finish. Oskar Blues launched its canning ops in 2002, brewing and hand-canning Dale’s Pale Ale in the Lyons, ColoRADo, brewpub. America’s first-craft-canned mountain Pale is a hearty, critically acclaimed trailblazer that changed the way craft beer fiends perceive portable beer.
Beverage Profile
ABV: 6.50%
IBUs: 65
Served at: ()
Hops:
Malts:
Judges Review
By Susan Ruud
Judges Ratings 93
Aroma: 22 / 24 / 24
Flavor: 37 / 40 / 40
Appearance: 6 / 6 / 6
Mouthfeel: 10 / 10 / 10
Overall Impression: 18 / 20 / 20
A very nice version of the style that pours a lovely amber, copper color with a huge cream-colored head and fine bubbles that last forever. There is a big citrusy floral hop aroma with hints of toasty caramel malts and pleasant pear and apricot-like fermentation esters that all follow through into the flavor as well. The finish is punctuated by hop bitterness, yet there is plenty of malt present to back it up — giving just a slightly sweeter finish than many pale ales. A very pleasant and enjoyable beer.
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