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Blue Paddle
New Belgium Brewing Company
- From:
- New Belgium Brewing Company
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- Bohemian / Czech Pilsner
- ABV:
- 4.8%
- Score:
- 80
- Avg:
- 3.54 | pDev: 12.71%
- Reviews:
- 456
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 07, 2023
- Added:
- Jul 18, 2001
- Wants:
- 39
- Gots:
- 278
Formerly Blue Paddle Pilsener
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Ratings by ZenAgnostic:
Reviewed by ZenAgnostic from Texas
3.98/5 rDev +12.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev +12.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
12oz bottle poured into a pint glass. Bottom right of front label stamped BEST BEFORE 18DEC11.
Appearance - Pours hazy light golden yellow body with a big white loose head with good stick and good retention.
Smell - Mild sweet corn with no muskiness. Almost a first for the style. Mild to moderate spicy hop presence.
Taste - Full bodied up front. Honey sweet malt, bready yeast, and spicy hop which dissipates quickly and cleanly, leaving only a faint bitter lime-peel aftertaste. A little too mild overall, and lacks much complexity.
Mouthfeel - Light to medium bodied. Somewhat refreshing. Acidic. Somewhat astringent. Frothy head offers almost no consistency. Somewhat clean finish.
Overall Drinkability - Pretty decent American made German-style pils. A little too acidic and not quite refreshing enough. Otherwise it might have been a letter grade higher.
Nov 09, 2011Appearance - Pours hazy light golden yellow body with a big white loose head with good stick and good retention.
Smell - Mild sweet corn with no muskiness. Almost a first for the style. Mild to moderate spicy hop presence.
Taste - Full bodied up front. Honey sweet malt, bready yeast, and spicy hop which dissipates quickly and cleanly, leaving only a faint bitter lime-peel aftertaste. A little too mild overall, and lacks much complexity.
Mouthfeel - Light to medium bodied. Somewhat refreshing. Acidic. Somewhat astringent. Frothy head offers almost no consistency. Somewhat clean finish.
Overall Drinkability - Pretty decent American made German-style pils. A little too acidic and not quite refreshing enough. Otherwise it might have been a letter grade higher.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.41/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.41/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
12oz bottle from grocery store. Smooth, clean and crisp pils. Golden pour, decent foamy head, mostly grain aroma and taste, lightly hopped. Nice summer refresher
Jun 07, 2023Reviewed by officerbill from New York
3.68/5 rDev +4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev +4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pilsner malts and toast. A tasty low hop Pilsner. A smooth feel with little edge and a pleasant after taste.
A very pleasant beer. Not the best I've ever had, but far from the worst.
Jun 22, 2019A very pleasant beer. Not the best I've ever had, but far from the worst.
Reviewed by ChrisBeerDrinker94 from Colorado
4.01/5 rDev +13.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.01/5 rDev +13.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Malty and floral on the nose. Well carbonated and sweet on the first sip. Ends with a bittersweet hops flavor. A good daily Pilsener. Nothing to complain about this beer.
Apr 02, 2019Rated by CiseroneMan from Arizona
4.27/5 rDev +20.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev +20.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a nice pale yellow with mild carbonation; clove & fruity aroma, med mouthfeel with crisp finish
Mar 21, 2019Reviewed by Eamonn-Cummings3 from New York
3.75/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a 12oz bottle into a Trillium IPA glass.
Look is a pale orange with a full white head.
Aroma is a dry biscuit malt with a strong Pilsner yeast.
Taste is very light and refreshing with a dry finish.
Feb 20, 2019Look is a pale orange with a full white head.
Aroma is a dry biscuit malt with a strong Pilsner yeast.
Taste is very light and refreshing with a dry finish.
Blue Paddle from New Belgium Brewing Company
Beer rating:
80 out of
100 with
1464 ratings
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