Bear Ass Pale Ale
Elevator Brewery & Draught Haus

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From:
Elevator Brewery & Draught Haus
 
Ohio, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
82
Avg:
3.59 | pDev: 11.42%
Reviews:
9
Ratings:
42
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 11, 2016
Added:
Apr 27, 2008
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  3
No description / notes.
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Ratings by jminch:
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Rated by jminch from Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +4.5%

Sep 17, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.5 by ckollias from Maryland

Sep 11, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by YalovaIA from Iowa

May 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.16 by ropace33 from Georgia

Oct 02, 2015
 
Rated: 2.99 by Zanico from Ohio

Sep 26, 2015
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Reviewed by SaltofOH from Ohio

3.54/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Can, no date. Threshold beer glass.

S: Quite fruity and hoppy. Big citrus and some yeast esters, with a peach or apricot hint; very nice, very traditional American pale ale aroma.

A: Pours a hazy burnished orange-amber with 1 finger frothy khaki head and very active carbonation. Retains a modest skim of head, and pretty decent lacing. I'd give a quarter point higher if they put a date on the can.

T: Fairly off-dry fruity arrival, quite malty across the mid-palate, somewhat sweet toward the finish, before a potent bittering hop ending. Lingering hop bitterness. Certainly maltier than Columbus Brewing Co.'s Pale Ale.

M: Midweight, somewhat slick, not totally clean finish. Carbonation started off moderate, but by the end was really quite light.

O: Decent, average American pale ale. I had this on draft in 2013, and remember it being fruiter back then, but the texture is totally unchanged. No surprises; nothing really stands out, but sometimes that kind of predictability is precisely what you want. Less aromatic or clean-finishing than Sierra Nevada. I could see myself buying this again for a change of pace, though I'd pick Burning River or Sierra Nevada before of it.
Sep 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by SDRedDevil from California

Aug 09, 2015
 
Rated: 3.58 by shadwow13 from Ohio

Aug 07, 2015
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Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina

3.33/5  rDev -7.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
On tap at the brewpub.
pours amber colored with excellent clarity and a good head.
Good but not exceptional aroma. Moderate strength.
The flavor is a bit bolder than expected, leaning a bit toards IPA. Nice hop mix adds complexity.
Jul 31, 2015
 
Rated: 3.77 by sirhc3034 from Texas

Jul 18, 2015
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Reviewed by do_ob from Kentucky

3.86/5  rDev +7.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
12 oz. can into a 3F pint glass. Pours light golden and settles slightly deeper in hue once in the glass. Some floaties present among the carbonation bubbles. 2 fingers of white foam initially that receded down to about 1 after a couple minutes. Slight hints of grapefruit on the nose along with notes of sweet, bready malt, citrus, and grass. Medium weight, and quite crisp on the mouthfeel, but still smooth enough. Sweet malt, hay, grass, and some citrus up front on the taste. There's a bit of a wheat presence near the back end, but still lots of sweet malt. Finishes smooth and leaves a dry sweetness behind on the aftertaste.

No can date, so I have no idea how old this beer is. However, it was actually pretty good - probably better than it's 83 rating would suggest. It's actually well balanced enough to be enjoyable while still exhibiting each ingredient to it's potential. Definitely on the sweet side with a lot of earthiness. Not really my idea of a "typical" APA, but still good.
Jul 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.51 by LXIXME from New Mexico

Jul 09, 2015
 
Rated: 3.19 by thedifferencemaker from Ohio

May 13, 2015
 
Rated: 3.48 by merock1402 from Ohio

Apr 10, 2015
 
Rated: 3.77 by eball33 from Ohio

Apr 06, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by MisterFuzz from Tennessee

Nov 26, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by tedvr from Ohio

Nov 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by BcOneSeven from Michigan

Oct 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by spycow from Illinois

Sep 28, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by TasteTester from Ohio

Sep 27, 2014
Bear Ass Pale Ale from Elevator Brewery & Draught Haus
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 42 ratings