Standing Wave Pale Ale
Kannah Creek Brewing Company

Standing Wave Pale AleStanding Wave Pale Ale
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From:
Kannah Creek Brewing Company
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
Ranked #1,056
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
81
Ranked #25,687
Avg:
3.53 | pDev: 12.18%
Reviews:
18
Ratings:
77
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 20, 2023
Added:
Nov 30, 2005
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  10
This beer was born 20 years ago in Jimbo's backyard. Hop forward, with a malty complexity, it won medals in home brew competitions in the 90's and has risen to international recognition and acclaim.

Rich amber in color with a distinctive hoppy characteristic, our Standing Wave Pale Ale is brewed in a traditional English style with Crystal malts and a select variety of American hops. Its complex malty flavor, crisp hop balance and inviting aroma make sipping this ale a real pleasure for the senses.
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Ratings by Gagnonsux:
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Rated by Gagnonsux from Texas

3.68/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

May 25, 2016
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Reviewed by WillieThreebiers from Connecticut

3.77/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours an amber honey gold with a finger of foamy head that slowly settles to a thin cap with plenty of lacing. Malty aroma, kinda bready. Taste follows nose.
May 20, 2023
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Reviewed by gatornation from Arizona

3.75/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
On tap at brewery. Pours a clear golden color with a fresh white head. Smell has citrus notes baked and grain. Taste has citrus spritz,palemalts and grassy bread note. Mouth feel crisp with good carbonation and well balanced.
May 10, 2023
 
Rated: 3.62 by cbcrunch from Wyoming

Mar 31, 2018
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

3.75/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Thanks Steve.
This was poured into a nonic pint glass.
The appearance was a nice sturdy bronzed orange to amber color with a coat of white foamy head that sat atop of the beer. Light stringy lace ran here and there.
The aroma captured a nice blend of crisp citrusy to piney bitter hops playing with a delicate toast to caramel malt base.
The flavor was basically the same with the sweetness taking the lead and pushing the bitterness a bit more towards the back end. Nice mild toasty to semi-sweet hoppy aftertaste.
The mouthfeel was almost medium bodied but seemed to sit just a touch under with a fine sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt on par. Good pulled back sort of hoppy sweetness in the finish.
Overall, pretty nice APA that I could come back to, if given the chance.
Nov 09, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by DerwinWentworth from Utah

May 18, 2017
 
Rated: 3.91 by BeerCon5 from Pennsylvania

Dec 29, 2016
 
Rated: 3.47 by rclangk from West Virginia

Dec 23, 2016
 
Rated: 3.54 by ssimpson89 from Illinois

Dec 07, 2016
 
Rated: 3.9 by DuncanBishop24 from Vermont

Nov 17, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by GRG1313 from California

Aug 13, 2016
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.15/5  rDev -10.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
On tap at the Dutch Goose. Normal pale ale characteristics, aroma, taste, etc. Nothing stands out, but no knocks against either. Good solid pale ale..
Nov 30, 2015
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Rated by Isaaclemasters from Colorado

4.69/5  rDev +32.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Smooth , little edgy but with a fruity finish.
Nov 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by jpuetz from South Dakota

Aug 04, 2015
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Reviewed by Wasatch from Colorado

4/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
16 Ju1 15
On-Tap 16 oz. (Kannah Creek)
5.5 ABV

Pours a nice clean/clear amber color, nice carbonation, with a very nice one-finger creamy off-white head, nice sticky lacing left behind. The nose is hoppy, with some citrus note. The taste is hoppy, slightly citrusy. Medium body. Overall a tasty brew.
Jul 18, 2015
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Reviewed by JohnGalt1 from Idaho

3.31/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Bottle from whole foods last week.. Finally found the time to give it a proper review tonight... Great off-white head with good lacing, clear light amber brew.

Pithy citrus and dry toast are the only real players... light maltiness mid palate but not enough hops to balance.. Nothing really wrong... but definitely nothing to write home about... AVERAGE. Falls flat very fast.

3.75/3.25/3.25/3.5/3.25
Jun 19, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by Chucker17 from South Dakota

May 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.7 by BDeibs from Colorado

May 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.28 by emerge077 from Illinois

Feb 13, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by lemmy187 from Missouri

Feb 10, 2015
Standing Wave Pale Ale from Kannah Creek Brewing Company
Beer rating: 81 out of 100 with 77 ratings