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Pale Ale
Motor City Brewing Works
- From:
- Motor City Brewing Works
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.51 | pDev: 14.53%
- Reviews:
- 11
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 15, 2018
- Added:
- Jun 08, 2003
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 0
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Slatetank from Pennsylvania
3.68/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.68/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
purchased from half time enjoyed in an IPA glass
The color is pale golden with very hazed appearance and the glass was tilted and the beer poured slowly, but the head filled the glass half full of head, lace sticks well. The smell is very floral with a a slightly funky aroma making me wonder if it is infected kind of barnyard -brett-like. The feel is very good -dry carbonated fully and slighly sweet with a fruity yeast element. It would probably be rated higher as a belgian pale if the yeast was intentional but it was probably just a happy accident since it gives the mouthfeel a crispness and dry non-cloying effect.
The taste is good some mild hoppiness up front and light sweetnes with a subtle brett yeast flavor which adds to the spice from the hops and mild tea-like taste with some tropical fruit flavor. The overall take on this is a nicely hopped pale I think I enjoy the light wild yeast aspect whether or not it is intentional it works in the beer's favor. This is very drinkable and it grew on me more as I drank it, a quaffable pale with a twist.
Aug 18, 2013The color is pale golden with very hazed appearance and the glass was tilted and the beer poured slowly, but the head filled the glass half full of head, lace sticks well. The smell is very floral with a a slightly funky aroma making me wonder if it is infected kind of barnyard -brett-like. The feel is very good -dry carbonated fully and slighly sweet with a fruity yeast element. It would probably be rated higher as a belgian pale if the yeast was intentional but it was probably just a happy accident since it gives the mouthfeel a crispness and dry non-cloying effect.
The taste is good some mild hoppiness up front and light sweetnes with a subtle brett yeast flavor which adds to the spice from the hops and mild tea-like taste with some tropical fruit flavor. The overall take on this is a nicely hopped pale I think I enjoy the light wild yeast aspect whether or not it is intentional it works in the beer's favor. This is very drinkable and it grew on me more as I drank it, a quaffable pale with a twist.
Reviewed by thedoubler55 from New Jersey
2.92/5 rDev -16.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2.92/5 rDev -16.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
A: A transparent golden color with no head at all at the top and barely any lacing on the glass.
S: Some bready appeal to this one and some hints of citrus.
T: Taste just like the nose, with some sweetness on the tail end but nothing crazy, very simple.
M: Medium bodied, slight carbonation.
O: I wouldnt order this again, it tasted good with lunch though, it may have been flat but I am not sure.
Apr 17, 2013S: Some bready appeal to this one and some hints of citrus.
T: Taste just like the nose, with some sweetness on the tail end but nothing crazy, very simple.
M: Medium bodied, slight carbonation.
O: I wouldnt order this again, it tasted good with lunch though, it may have been flat but I am not sure.
Reviewed by SerialTicker from Michigan
3.85/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.85/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This is just a GOOD BEER. It's a safe pale ale that's hard not to like. Of the beers at MCBW, this may be my favorite just ahead of their flagship Ghetto Blaster. It's very mild, smooth, lightly carbonated, and with a watery mouth feel like most of the beers at this place. I'd get another one if I were to visit again, for sure. It's not unique by any means, but it still makes for an EXCELLENT session beer.
Jul 15, 2012Reviewed by divineaudio from Michigan
3.32/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
3.32/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
a - pale amber/straw colored with a thin, coarse head and some nice leggy lacing.
s - floral and fruity, almost citrusy. not a very full bouquet, more like a single flower with some baby's breath.
t - a little on the grainy side. some malt up front with a little bitterness in back. overtones of apple or citrus fruit, but not enough to really pick them out. cleans up nicely.
m - light to medium bodied with a coarser co2 profile than their other brews.
d - easily sessionable with it's mild flavor and low abv (5.2%).
while this is a decent beer, it's certainly nothing to write home about.
Mar 03, 2010s - floral and fruity, almost citrusy. not a very full bouquet, more like a single flower with some baby's breath.
t - a little on the grainy side. some malt up front with a little bitterness in back. overtones of apple or citrus fruit, but not enough to really pick them out. cleans up nicely.
m - light to medium bodied with a coarser co2 profile than their other brews.
d - easily sessionable with it's mild flavor and low abv (5.2%).
while this is a decent beer, it's certainly nothing to write home about.
Pale Ale from Motor City Brewing Works
Beer rating:
82 out of
100 with
27 ratings
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