Blood Orange Pale Ale
Great South Bay Brewery

Blood Orange Pale AleBlood Orange Pale Ale
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From:
Great South Bay Brewery
 
New York, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
Ranked #1,058
ABV:
5%
Score:
81
Ranked #25,795
Avg:
3.55 | pDev: 16.34%
Reviews:
39
Ratings:
258
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 02, 2023
Added:
Apr 14, 2012
Wants:
  7
Gots:
  75
A delightful mid summer day's dream comes to life with our Blood Orange Pale Ale. We blend the finest quality Blood Oranges with our ever popular original Pale Ale recipe to produce this remarkably refreshing hand crafted beer. The secret to its splendor is just the right combination of hand chosen American hops to accentuate the natural bitterness and citrus flavors of the the Blood Orange. You'll be pleased with how amazingly the malt, hops, and blood orange meld together to create a sensation in a beer like a sunrise on a clear summer morning! We've never brewed anything quite like our Blood Orange Pale and we're happy to do so to keep you revitalized throughout the summer months.
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Ratings by Ilovelampandbeer:
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Rated by Ilovelampandbeer from New York

4.09/5  rDev +15.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Jun 29, 2015
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Reviewed by Bluecrow from New York

3.84/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
The can pour is an optically clear amber with a thin, white foam cap and a tart boos orange aroma.
The blood orange flavor covers the malt aspects. The bitterness is likely more citrus sourced than hop induced.
The mouthfeel is very clean.
I like this quite a bit more than the previous time I had it.
Jan 02, 2023
 
Rated: 3.82 by rorjets from Connecticut

Apr 28, 2021
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Reviewed by Act25 from New Jersey

3.93/5  rDev +10.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
2d from this maritime brewer on LI NY. Lovely take and it works.
a) Perfectly behaved amber-copper hazed body spinning up a white head that laces and lasts well for a fruit beer.
s) Blood orange keynote the rest a lovely malty, pungent copper pale ale like a Dales.
t) Taste is the star.
f) Feel is crisp, not sweet, drying after the initial fruit rush, well done, great food beer, in this case pesto and salmon with onion and salsa sandwich.
o) Sum of parts is great, my fave so far from brewer.
Aug 02, 2020
 
Rated: 3.52 by mltobin from Connecticut

Jun 30, 2020
 
Rated: 1.5 by wildman69 from New York

May 24, 2020
 
Rated: 3.75 by rare_bird from Michigan

Dec 03, 2019
 
Rated: 3.85 by Blegaz from New York

Aug 11, 2019
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Reviewed by EMH73 from New York

3.56/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Much like their Mango Starfish Ale was lacking in mango their Blood Orange Pale Ale was lacking in blood orange.
In my opinion when there is the use if a fruit in the name of a beer it should have heavy flavors of said fruit. This is a decent beer that sadly is lacking in any orange flavor, pine and sweet malts are far more prominent in the flavor profile.
Aug 08, 2019
 
Rated: 3 by RickyBfromCT from Connecticut

Dec 07, 2018
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Reviewed by Realdk from New York

3.58/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Out of the gsb beers, I’ve had the jetty ale, the blood orange, and the surfcaster summer ale. The blood orange was the best of the three. Not much of an orange taste but it has a nice body and it’s very smooth.!
Oct 09, 2018
 
Rated: 3.48 by Toynk from Illinois

Oct 08, 2018
 
Rated: 3.71 by Agent47M from New York

Sep 30, 2018
 
Rated: 4.05 by probert from New York

May 24, 2018
 
Rated: 3.34 by Jsalz21 from New Jersey

Feb 22, 2018
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Rated by NYbeerfan from New York

3.92/5  rDev +10.4%
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
delicious, sweet but also a little bit of "real" bear taste
Jan 27, 2018
 
Rated: 2.9 by hacefresco from New York

Nov 26, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by Khaack from New York

Oct 28, 2017
 
Rated: 3.21 by Vandelizer from New York

Sep 17, 2017
 
Rated: 3.79 by Phoodcritic from Michigan

Sep 03, 2017
Blood Orange Pale Ale from Great South Bay Brewery
Beer rating: 81 out of 100 with 258 ratings