Pale Ale
Okanagan Spring Brewery

Pale AlePale Ale
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From:
Okanagan Spring Brewery
 
British Columbia, Canada
Style:
English Pale Ale
ABV:
5%
Score:
75
Avg:
3.25 | pDev: 16%
Reviews:
78
Ratings:
196
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 29, 2021
Added:
Feb 19, 2003
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  20
In the OK, we like things with a bit of bite, and our Pale Ale’s no different. Not too bitter, just smooth enough, with a nice amber colour.

19 IBU
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Ratings by mick303:
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Reviewed by mick303 from Canada (ON)

3.28/5  rDev +0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Beer is a nice full copper brown, with strong carbonation and about two finger head, which is jut off-white.

The nose is quite fruity, also picking up a lot of malt. Nice bit of kick, sort of light toffee apple.

The taste has got a nice body of caramel malt, with apple fruitiness. Balance from the hops is alright, if understated. Drinks quite nicely, good flavour intensity but something feels like its missing.

Mouthfeel is alright, mostly carbonation though. Some dry malts to the end. Generally light bodied, and the aftertaste is malty and a bit stale.

Easy to drink, quite refreshing. Has some assets but could improve to make it more impressive, no glaring faults, and has a good amount of malty character to it.
Jul 20, 2012
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.19 by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

Oct 29, 2021
 
Rated: 3.05 by Roejogan from Canada (BC)

Apr 18, 2021
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Rated by Kaydon from Canada (BC)

4.76/5  rDev +46.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Well still pretty early in my reviewing career but this one is good. Great taste and feel.
Oct 22, 2020
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Reviewed by altstadt from Canada (BC)

3.24/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Clear light brown color. Poured with a moderate head of mixed size bubbles. The head took a couple of minutes to drop down to a thin skiff covering the surface, leaving a couple of dots of lacing on the glass. Light flow of mixed size bubbles rising from the bottom.

Smells of a graham cracker malt, slightly sweet. Swirling the glass kicks up a light barnyard with a touch of mint.

Flavor is mostly a lighter strength, medium-dark malt with some mild hoppy bitters. There is something a little out of place, like an underlying artificial plastic flavor. The aftertaste boosts the plastic flavor and adds in some barnyard, while the malt and bitters fade away.

Somewhat flat, so it takes a while to foam up into coarse bubbles. Feels thick, tending towards oily.

This is the first small brewery beer I ever had. So long ago I have no idea when, but I know where and what bike I was riding down the mountain. Now the brewery is owned by Sapporo, but the beer is still pretty much the same (and the bike has been replaced 3 times over). This is a malty APA. A good choice to wean a lifelong lager drinker into a new beer world.
Apr 10, 2020
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Rated by Gregaroo from Pennsylvania

3.43/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
01-19-2020
Jan 20, 2020
 
Rated: 3.47 by Eric_Standard from Canada (BC)

Jul 21, 2019
 
Rated: 2.79 by groleau from Canada (QC)

Dec 14, 2018
 
Rated: 3 by FadetoBock from Canada (AB)

Aug 25, 2018
 
Rated: 3.21 by bruceb from Pennsylvania

Jun 07, 2018
 
Rated: 3.69 by Beernoobie from California

Mar 03, 2018
 
Rated: 3.81 by Eastern_Lee from Canada (AB)

Nov 29, 2017
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Reviewed by Boto from Connecticut

3.53/5  rDev +8.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Draught: This one pours a clear amber color. There was a thin off white head that left some lacing. The nose is OK. Some malts and grain, even fainter hops of the earthy and pine variety. The taste is good. A touch bitter, with some malts and graininess.
Aug 27, 2017
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Reviewed by RJLarse from Washington

3.02/5  rDev -7.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
12-pack of cans purchased at a duty free shop at Roosville British Columbia.

Really an average pale ale. If I spent more time in Canada I might develop more of an appreciation for it.
Aug 07, 2017
 
Rated: 4.53 by Vylo from New Jersey

Jun 15, 2017
 
Rated: 3.49 by AmitC from New York

Jan 01, 2017
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Reviewed by kevofficiel from Canada (QC)

3.57/5  rDev +9.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Okanagan Spring Pale Ale from British Columbia.

Look: Amber orange color. Lots of carbonation. About a finger of white head.

Smell: Sweet cristal malt. Pin, cinder also, apple, peach.

Taste: Sweet malt, a tiny touch of caramel, apple kind of a cinder.

Feel:The carbonation is so smooth, remind me of a stout, . Medium body. Goes down really easy. Very soft.

So overall would I recommend it? Sure this is a well made beer. !
Nov 21, 2016
 
Rated: 4.15 by Boo-urns from Canada (ON)

Aug 29, 2016
 
Rated: 3.35 by Bf_89 from Canada (ON)

Aug 11, 2016
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Reviewed by Skywave from Oklahoma

4.02/5  rDev +23.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours to a thick head that lasts and laces. Dark copper. Aroma is bready, grainy and biscuity. Flavor is malt forward and most definitely not anything a contemporary US reviewer would call an APA. Call it an English or Canadian pale ale. Mouthfeel is good. Very good pale ale in the classic British/Bass tradition. I loved it.
Jul 25, 2016
Pale Ale from Okanagan Spring Brewery
Beer rating: 75 out of 100 with 196 ratings