Pale Ale
Tributary Brewing Co.

Pale AlePale Ale
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From:
Tributary Brewing Co.
 
Maine, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
Ranked #215
ABV:
5.2%
Score:
90
Ranked #9,138
Avg:
4.04 | pDev: 9.41%
Reviews:
22
Ratings:
116
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 17, 2023
Added:
Sep 07, 2014
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  19
"A light, refreshing, and crisp ale. Brewed with Nugget, Warrior, & Centennial hops. Dry-hopped with Citra, Warrior, & CTZ hops (Columbus/Tomahawk/Zeus).
5.2% ABV; 26 IBU."
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Ratings by TTTBeer:
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Rated by TTTBeer from Massachusetts

4.75/5  rDev +17.6%

Nov 29, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.75 by Buddance from Massachusetts

Aug 17, 2023
 
Rated: 3.99 by liquorpig from Massachusetts

Mar 12, 2023
 
 
Rated: 4.25 by LAM01833 from Massachusetts

Aug 01, 2022
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Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York

4.43/5  rDev +9.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
On tap at Tributary Brewing in Kittery, ME.

This one pours a burnt orange color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.

This one smells like grapefruit, lemon peel, grassiness, toasty bread, and tea.

This is a super tasty take on an old school American pale ale. There’s a slight toasted maltiness, but mostly fresh and great hop character.

This is very drinkable and clean, with a smooth bitterness on the finish.

This is absolutely one of the best no frills pale ales out there.
Jul 06, 2022
 
Rated: 3.76 by lakewy17 from New Hampshire

May 29, 2022
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Reviewed by ryan1788a5 from Massachusetts

4.49/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
16oz can poured into a snifter.

A: Brassy golden color with great clarity. Creamy, large-bubbled off white head sits at a solid inch in height and retains well. Chunky lacing.

S: Pleasantly hoppy 'pop' on the nose. Orange slices and hints of ripe mango. Flashes of lemon zest and grapefruit. A bit green, fresh grass clippings, subtle pine. Floral. Doughy malt base with a slight hint of toast and graham cracker.

T: Hoppy up front with green and oily flavors. Grass clippings and pine. Ruby red grapefruit. Flashes of orange, lemon peel, and mango. Firm but gentle grip of bitterness. Faintly yeasty, but the fermentation is quite clean. Great balancing malt backbone of grain, toast, and graham cracker. Drying finish is green, woody, and oily.

M: Medium bodied. Round and creamy malt textures. Brush of hop tannin. Firmly scrubbing and prickling carbonation.

O: This is a phenomenal ode to the west coast classics that started the craft beer movement. The dry hop is nailed, and it has that great citrus-and-pine character that is token in such beers. Balance and drinkability are superb. It feels like it could hold its own alongside Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, and I mean that as a high compliment. I'd personally put it on my short list of standout New England brews.
Mar 30, 2022
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Reviewed by Smakawhat from Maryland

4.23/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Poured from the can into a nonic(k) pint glass.

Pale amber, with a nice colored mix of light bronze and dark brass yellow. Good clarity, with a bright white fluffy topped three finger head. Quite thick and practically IPA like retention, with large chunks of lace and staying power.

Subtle aromas of tea and soft herbs of hop on the nose. Creamy sensing malt with a faint hint of brown sugar sweetness in the mix. Really nice balance of delicious subtle flavors to sense.

Palate really gets the job done. Nearly crisp, but with a crackling malt sweetness somewhere between bread crust and light toffee wafers. Tea, honey, even a bit of graham biscuit sweetness mix nicely all together in the mid palate. Nearly creamy like finish, but sticks to simple malt backbone without getting watery. Delicate in flavor, but full of aromatics and strength.

Delicious pale ale.
Jan 14, 2022
 
Rated: 4 by DrStiffington from New Jersey

Nov 05, 2021
 
Rated: 3.83 by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania

Sep 05, 2021
 
Rated: 4 by broadway848 from New York

Jul 08, 2021
 
Rated: 4.21 by Doomcifer from Rhode Island

Jun 20, 2021
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Reviewed by papposilenus from New Hampshire

4.15/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
From a 16oz can, dated 05/06/21. Served in a Tributary Brewing-branded willi becher because totally proper glassware.

Pours a lightly hazed, sunshiney honey-gold with two fingers of soft, fluffy head. Retention is very good, leaving a thick cap and scattered gobs of foamy lacing.

Low-to-medium intensity nose of soda cracker and sweet orange.

Taste is a thoroughly dialed-in balance of dry crackery malt, sweet juicy orange slices, and resinous, turpy pine.

Feel is crisp and clean, medium bodied but maybe a little hefty relative to the style, and briskly, brightly carbonated. Juicy, then drying.

Overall, a well executed pale ale and a worthy flagship beer. Tod describes it as something crushable that he could drink all day but I think it’s probably just a little heavy feeling? to fit that bill. Maybe if I could take short breaks in between? At any rate, I’m certainly willing to try.
May 20, 2021
 
Rated: 3.73 by zachary_snackery from Massachusetts

Oct 24, 2020
 
Rated: 4.11 by Rainintheface from Florida

May 02, 2020
 
Rated: 4.25 by jprudhomme7 from New Hampshire

Jul 25, 2019
 
Rated: 4.23 by redsoxjim from Massachusetts

Jan 19, 2019
 
Rated: 4.04 by KMcGrath from Massachusetts

Nov 27, 2018
 
Rated: 4.21 by mltobin from Connecticut

Nov 21, 2018
Pale Ale from Tributary Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 116 ratings