Pale Ale
Barley's Brewing Company
- From:
- Barley's Brewing Company
- Ohio, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.85 | pDev: 9.35%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 19
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Oct 16, 2018
- Added:
- Jun 16, 2002
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
Pale Ale was the first beer we brewed and continues to be one of our flagship ales. Because of the British malt it is not very pale, but the rich flavor matches the color beautifully.
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Reviewed by SaltofOH from Ohio
4.11/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.11/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Draft at the brewery. Shaker pint.
A: pours a deep reddish orange-copper, 1/4 finger off-white head. Crystal clear with little visible carb. No lacing whatsoever and poor retention.
S: understated aroma. Served cold, but some mild sweetness and citrusy floral hops. Traditional American cascade/orange marmalade kind of smell, but very mild. Improves as it warms, but I’m in a hurry and will have to revisit.
T: fairly off-dry arrival, malty citrusyness on the mid palate. Firm, but moderate grapefruit peel and herbaceous, floral finish. Mild medicinal, grapefruit peel bitterness lingers.
M: lighter end of mid weight, has a fluffy ale texture though, mouth-filling. Carbonation is a little on the high side, despite the subdued appearance.
O: this is a pretty straight-up 1990s-style craft pale ale, perfectly executed. Beers like this are harder and harder to find, but this one is a perfect example. Would buy regularly if bottled.
Oct 16, 2018A: pours a deep reddish orange-copper, 1/4 finger off-white head. Crystal clear with little visible carb. No lacing whatsoever and poor retention.
S: understated aroma. Served cold, but some mild sweetness and citrusy floral hops. Traditional American cascade/orange marmalade kind of smell, but very mild. Improves as it warms, but I’m in a hurry and will have to revisit.
T: fairly off-dry arrival, malty citrusyness on the mid palate. Firm, but moderate grapefruit peel and herbaceous, floral finish. Mild medicinal, grapefruit peel bitterness lingers.
M: lighter end of mid weight, has a fluffy ale texture though, mouth-filling. Carbonation is a little on the high side, despite the subdued appearance.
O: this is a pretty straight-up 1990s-style craft pale ale, perfectly executed. Beers like this are harder and harder to find, but this one is a perfect example. Would buy regularly if bottled.
Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
3.48/5 rDev -9.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.48/5 rDev -9.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
The appearance was a pale orange color with no head and no lacing. The smell had a mostly sweet maltiness running about. No soapiness came in as I was slightly expecting it. The taste was mainly malty sweet with an ample amount of a sweet aftertaste that bled into a semi - wet finish. On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. Carbonation seemed to somewhat restrained but still acceptable. Overall, I say this was a pretty good English pale ale I would have again.
Jun 09, 2017
Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio
3.48/5 rDev -9.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.48/5 rDev -9.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Trying the pale ale at the brewery. It poured a clear amber with no head and no lace. The scent had faint malt. The taste was malty and easy to drink. The Mouthfeel was medium in body with so so carbonation. Overall it's ok....really not sure what to make of the amber "pale" ale.
Jul 16, 2016
Reviewed by mikeg67 from New Jersey
3.35/5 rDev -13%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.35/5 rDev -13%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
On tap at the brewery. Pours dark amber with a white head. Aroma is of ripe fruit, bready and caramel malt, hints of citrusy hops. Body is medium and crisp. Herbal, piney hops are balanced on the palate by bready and caramel malt and hints of fruit. Finish is long and bitter. This brew is more like amber ale.
Sep 12, 2012
Reviewed by alseger83 from Ohio
3.87/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
3.87/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
ok, bear with me this is my first review.
a- Surprisingly dark for a pale ale, copper (when I asked they told me that it was pale compared to what they were brewing at the time). Very nice lacing
s- malty and mildly hoppy, not overpowering on either
t- caramel sweetness with nice hoppy finish. Nicely balanced
m- nice medium body, smooth
d- very drinkable, got a growler to kill later that night
Jul 23, 2010a- Surprisingly dark for a pale ale, copper (when I asked they told me that it was pale compared to what they were brewing at the time). Very nice lacing
s- malty and mildly hoppy, not overpowering on either
t- caramel sweetness with nice hoppy finish. Nicely balanced
m- nice medium body, smooth
d- very drinkable, got a growler to kill later that night
Reviewed by jrallen34 from Illinois
3.5/5 rDev -9.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -9.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
I drank this from the tap into a pint glass.
The beer pours a surprising dark color, copper with a light tan head, not much retention or lacing.
The aroma is lots of hops, seems like some cascade but that is it, not very balanced.
The taste is light hops throughout with an unwelcome metallic finish.
The feel is ok and drinkability is cut back by the metal aftertaste.
To me its not an pale ale but an IPA and so-so one at that.
Dec 27, 2009The beer pours a surprising dark color, copper with a light tan head, not much retention or lacing.
The aroma is lots of hops, seems like some cascade but that is it, not very balanced.
The taste is light hops throughout with an unwelcome metallic finish.
The feel is ok and drinkability is cut back by the metal aftertaste.
To me its not an pale ale but an IPA and so-so one at that.
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