Pale Rider Ale
Capitol City Brewing Company
- From:
- Capitol City Brewing Company
- District of Columbia, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 6.2%
- Score:
- 81
- Avg:
- 3.53 | pDev: 12.46%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 47
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 13, 2025
- Added:
- Jul 05, 2002
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 6
SCORE
81
Good
81
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts
3.69/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Served without any head and only a few minute spots on the glass. Dark straw color and crystal clear.
Nearly devoid of smell, the flavor features a straight up bittering hop against a full bodied pale malt base. Not noteworthy but also not bad.
Mar 18, 2018Nearly devoid of smell, the flavor features a straight up bittering hop against a full bodied pale malt base. Not noteworthy but also not bad.
Rated by Hopskii from New Jersey
3.69/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Tasty beer, but leaves one wishing for a bit more hop as the description on the menu in DC suggests it is loaded with Columbus and Centennial.
Feb 04, 2018
Reviewed by VABA from Virginia
3.75/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A-Pours an amber color with a slight head and lacing
A-Aroma has slight hop hints
T-Taste follows the nose with a slight hop flavor
M-A medium bodied decently carbonated beer
O-A decent beer
Aug 25, 2015A-Aroma has slight hop hints
T-Taste follows the nose with a slight hop flavor
M-A medium bodied decently carbonated beer
O-A decent beer
Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.46/5 rDev -2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.46/5 rDev -2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
On tap at the brewpub in VA.
A good pale ale that has a bit more, or a bit darker, malt base than the average APA.
Plenty of earthy and citrusy hops.
Jun 23, 2015A good pale ale that has a bit more, or a bit darker, malt base than the average APA.
Plenty of earthy and citrusy hops.
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