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Pintail Pale Ale
Karl Strauss Brewing Company
- From:
- Karl Strauss Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
Ranked #821 - ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- 85
Ranked #21,672 - Avg:
- 3.75 | pDev: 12.8%
- Reviews:
- 53
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 11, 2023
- Added:
- Oct 01, 2007
- Wants:
- 9
- Gots:
- 45
No description / notes.
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Ratings by PolarBear3:
Reviewed by PolarBear3 from Australia
3.15/5 rDev -16%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
3.15/5 rDev -16%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
A - Pours a honey colour with an off white head that retains fairly well
S - Caramel, sweet candy, pineapple and grapefruit. Very promising aromas.
T - Light caramel malts, citrus including grapefruit, lemon together with slight bitterness and a little burnt orange at the finish
M - light to medium bodied with very little carbonation
O - Not a bad effort for a Pale Ale but what promised so much with its aromas but lacked a little in taste. Definately worth a try but I reckon you would have had enough after a couple.
Jun 26, 2013S - Caramel, sweet candy, pineapple and grapefruit. Very promising aromas.
T - Light caramel malts, citrus including grapefruit, lemon together with slight bitterness and a little burnt orange at the finish
M - light to medium bodied with very little carbonation
O - Not a bad effort for a Pale Ale but what promised so much with its aromas but lacked a little in taste. Definately worth a try but I reckon you would have had enough after a couple.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.53/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
A pale ale bordering on amber ale coloring scheme, but that can be a good thing, drops a thin 1/4" head, white. Aroma was some of the best dry hopping Karl Strauss had going for it around their first decade in.
Taste, easily my favorite KS beer at the time. The mixture of citrus and pine from the hops was well placed, good Chinook, Amarillo and Simcoe maybe? Thats my guess. Mouthfeel will get slightly weighted by the caramel and woodnotes that come in from the malt. Ultimately its a nice pale ale, but a little heavy back end wise to be one of those session all day multiple 12oz kind of pale ales.
Oct 03, 2016Taste, easily my favorite KS beer at the time. The mixture of citrus and pine from the hops was well placed, good Chinook, Amarillo and Simcoe maybe? Thats my guess. Mouthfeel will get slightly weighted by the caramel and woodnotes that come in from the malt. Ultimately its a nice pale ale, but a little heavy back end wise to be one of those session all day multiple 12oz kind of pale ales.
Reviewed by Skrumpy from Oregon
3.69/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Mostly clear, golden amber, foamy, white head with moderate lacing. Aroma is malt, bread, herbs, and light citrus. Smooth, mild citrus notes and sweet malt. Crisp, with a dry finish. A decent pale ale overall.
Jul 15, 2016Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England
3.75/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Bottled
Pours a golden clear body with huge foaming white head
Really big citrusy and caramel aroma, one if the most inviting smelling beers I've had
The flavour is like the aroma just very muted
Seem affy thin
Much promise some letdown
Jul 13, 2016Pours a golden clear body with huge foaming white head
Really big citrusy and caramel aroma, one if the most inviting smelling beers I've had
The flavour is like the aroma just very muted
Seem affy thin
Much promise some letdown
Reviewed by Ciocanelu from Romania
3.5/5 rDev -6.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -6.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Clear golden color with white head. Aroma is somehow faint, some malts and earthy hops. Taste is also pretty simple. Slightly hoppy, slightly malty, not too bitter. Medium body with quite low carbonation. Easy drinking but nothing more.
Dec 04, 2015
Pintail Pale Ale from Karl Strauss Brewing Company
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
196 ratings
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