Pale Ale
Peak Organic Brewing Company

Pale AlePale Ale
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From:
Peak Organic Brewing Company
 
Maine, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
ABV:
5.1%
Score:
79
Avg:
3.44 | pDev: 14.53%
Reviews:
113
Ratings:
227
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jun 25, 2017
Added:
Mar 18, 2006
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  23
Our Pale Ale is a complex hybrid between a West-Coast Pale Ale and a British-Style Pale Ale. An abundance of Cascade Hops gives this beer a citrusy, floral nose. We use a high percentage of Caramel Malt to provide a stark contrast to the hoppy front palate, giving our pale ale a smooth, malty finish.

44 IBU
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Ratings by MoreThanWine:
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Reviewed by MoreThanWine from Massachusetts

3.82/5  rDev +11%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured a 2" velvety white head with decent lasting power. The body is a clear golden yellow. It smells of malt and hops. The taste is far more hoppy and in fact I'd have categorized this as an IPA and so I was a little surprised. Of course they already have an IPA marketed which is even more hoppy than this sample. Anyway, there's a fairly long and sweet aftertaste. I'd say this is a quality beer but probably wouldn't appeal to many of the pale ale lovers who aren't IPAers.
Jan 14, 2012
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.6 by Moestavern from New Jersey

Jun 25, 2017
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Reviewed by deniro from New York

3.93/5  rDev +14.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Poured it. Got a small head. Pours light gold in color with some carbonation. Smelled really good, citrus smell and I almost got a hint of pineapple or something that reminded me of it with the citrus/sweet smell. The taste is a little hoppy. Definitely some citrus and grapefruit stand out right away with a subtle sweetness that lingers in there. Clean and refreshing taste. Overall it's pretty good beer
May 12, 2017
 
Rated: 3.28 by DoubleMalt from New York

Jan 14, 2017
 
Rated: 3.69 by tdm168 from Pennsylvania

Sep 13, 2016
 
Rated: 3.44 by Griphon from Florida

Jun 30, 2016
 
Rated: 3.3 by rderedin from Maine

May 15, 2016
 
Rated: 3.82 by Derb from Connecticut

Mar 06, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by baconfromwalmart from Pennsylvania

Feb 25, 2016
 
Rated: 2.74 by BMaurais from Maine

Feb 14, 2016
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Reviewed by leaddog from Canada (AB)

3/5  rDev -12.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
Appearance - Pours a gold with two fingers of bubbly effervescent head.

Smell - adjunct aromas, biscuity malts, leafy hops, slight hint of lemon, hay.

Taste - Predominately malt based followed by the leafy hops. The adjunct aromas are there but not as potent as in the aroma.

Mouthfeel - Medium bodied with very high carbonation. Finishes dry.

Overall - A lackluster APA that needs a lot of tweaking. A better substitute for a macro type beer but nothing worth seeking out for.
Dec 05, 2015
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Reviewed by stcules from Italy

2.79/5  rDev -18.9%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
Amber, lightly oranged. Lightly hazy. Not so beautiful foam, off-white.
Light smell, malty, biscuit hint, light hop.
Light taste, same malty and biscuity notes. Il slips away, leaving almost anythng in the aftertaste.
Just a bit of hop.
Nothing remarkable.
Nov 22, 2015
 
Rated: 3.53 by AMCimpi from New York

Oct 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by digitalflood from New York

Oct 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.15 by PJCarnell from Massachusetts

Oct 23, 2015
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Reviewed by Act25 from New Jersey

3.35/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
I agree with A bros and consensus views on Peak and on their Pale Ale.

A: Flattish - Pours a clear golden color that behaves like a mass made beer with a modest head that retains and laces only a little.

S: Toffee, sweet butter, plus earthy hop. Again sweet buttery like mass made.

T: The best part. Follows smell with biscuity, toffee flavor that flows into an earthy, grassy hop finish. Nice finish, but bland and light.

F: Light body with mid carbonation, thin.

O - Nice organic, sessionable, but vanilla pale ale.
Oct 18, 2015
 
Rated: 2.79 by acropolis from Oregon

Sep 18, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Magister_Beav from Vermont

Sep 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.6 by Heeenrik from Finland

Aug 17, 2015
 
Rated: 3.36 by jrand2621 from Connecticut

Jul 27, 2015
Pale Ale from Peak Organic Brewing Company
Beer rating: 79 out of 100 with 227 ratings