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Special Pale Ale (SPA)
Pizza Port Bressi Ranch
- From:
- Pizza Port Bressi Ranch
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5.8%
- Score:
- 91
- Avg:
- 4.14 | pDev: 6.76%
- Reviews:
- 32
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 28, 2016
- Added:
- Sep 15, 2003
- Wants:
- 11
- Gots:
- 0
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by MeanMotaScootah from California
4.15/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.15/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
this is a solid west coast pale ale. I have to say that the Pizza Port beers that I've tried all seem to have very similar hop/yeast profiles. I would love to see them make some beers that don't taste so similar.
Oct 05, 2015Reviewed by wethorseblanket from California
3.98/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap @ the source. A pale ale dry hopped with 100% Amarillo.
A: Pours a clear tangerine with a half-inch thick white head which leaves spotty lace.
N: Lightly floral, citrus, some catty notes. Fairly low aromatics.
T: Piney and spicy orange citrus, herbal with some dankness, catty, and floral.
M: Moderate body and medium carbonation. Dry and bitter finish.
O: A solid pale with a weak aroma, but flavorful.
Sep 02, 2013A: Pours a clear tangerine with a half-inch thick white head which leaves spotty lace.
N: Lightly floral, citrus, some catty notes. Fairly low aromatics.
T: Piney and spicy orange citrus, herbal with some dankness, catty, and floral.
M: Moderate body and medium carbonation. Dry and bitter finish.
O: A solid pale with a weak aroma, but flavorful.
Reviewed by TheManiacalOne from Rhode Island
4.2/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.2/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On-tap 9/2/2012 at Pour Farm Tavern in New Bedford, MA, served in a US tumbler pint glass.
A: The beer is a deep gold color, with a short dense off-white head that fades slowly and leaves a thin lace on the glass.
S: The aroma contains fruity citrus, some hops and light caramelized malts.
T: The taste starts out with a nice burst of hops bitterness. Then some citrus and caramel sweetness comes in. The malt character is hearty but not too heavy and provides a good balance. The after-taste is slightly hoppy and slightly sweet.
M: Smooth and very crisp, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is slightly sticky.
O: Tasty, goes down easily, not too filling, mild kick, good representation of style, this is a nice beer to pound down for a long time.
Sep 16, 2012A: The beer is a deep gold color, with a short dense off-white head that fades slowly and leaves a thin lace on the glass.
S: The aroma contains fruity citrus, some hops and light caramelized malts.
T: The taste starts out with a nice burst of hops bitterness. Then some citrus and caramel sweetness comes in. The malt character is hearty but not too heavy and provides a good balance. The after-taste is slightly hoppy and slightly sweet.
M: Smooth and very crisp, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is slightly sticky.
O: Tasty, goes down easily, not too filling, mild kick, good representation of style, this is a nice beer to pound down for a long time.
Reviewed by tempest from New York
4.3/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.3/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
On-tap at Ortino's Northside and served in a pint glass for $5. Whew, if I weren't on a mission to try new beers tonight, I could stick with this for hours. At first I had a little trouble discerning it from Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. But as it warm, a deeper character and complexity came forward. Under the bright, piney and citrusy hops is a more earthy and herbal finish that reminds me of rhubarb. There's a light biscuit note from the malts, but the beer is largely hop-focused with the barley occasionally blending in for interesting candied fruit flavors. Find this beer if you like hops and pale ales.
Sep 22, 2010Reviewed by TommyW from Massachusetts
4.13/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.13/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
On-tap at Redbones in Someville, MA.
A- Golden body with a sticky, white head.
S- Lots of grapefruit from hops and other fruity aromas mixed in.
T- Really fresh grapefruit taste over the pale malt body; more herbal/pine hops come in towards the finish and leave a lingering bitterness.
M- Medium body with a good carbonation.
D- Highly drinkable pale ale; perfect by itself or with some good bbq.
Jul 15, 2010A- Golden body with a sticky, white head.
S- Lots of grapefruit from hops and other fruity aromas mixed in.
T- Really fresh grapefruit taste over the pale malt body; more herbal/pine hops come in towards the finish and leave a lingering bitterness.
M- Medium body with a good carbonation.
D- Highly drinkable pale ale; perfect by itself or with some good bbq.
Reviewed by SShelly from Oregon
4.2/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.2/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On cask at the goat.
Pale yellow, with a nice frothy head.
Light fruit and hops in the nose, nothing overpowering but very pleasant.
mild hops and lightly bitter, cask is pouring a touch cold, letting it warm up brings out more bright hops, and bitterness.
Satisfyingly refreshing, somewhere in bewtween a pale ale and an ipa, pretty darn tasty altogether.
Jun 24, 2010Pale yellow, with a nice frothy head.
Light fruit and hops in the nose, nothing overpowering but very pleasant.
mild hops and lightly bitter, cask is pouring a touch cold, letting it warm up brings out more bright hops, and bitterness.
Satisfyingly refreshing, somewhere in bewtween a pale ale and an ipa, pretty darn tasty altogether.
Reviewed by augustgarage from California
4.31/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.31/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
On-tap at Blue Palms Brewhouse - June 14th, 2010 - served in a nonic.
Clear golden liquid with a touch of amber, capped by a solid finger of dense foam. Light sandy lacing uniformly rings the glass.
Passion fruit, sugar-cane, grapefruit, and a hint of tropical fruit in the nose. Aromatics are bursting with fruit-forward hops. Lovely.
Fresh citrusy hops on the palate undergirded by pale malt. Mid-palate, the hops turn herbal and earthy - in the finish, they transform into a vaguely peppery minty accent to a lingering malt note. A fantastic session beer - one of the better APAs I've sampled.
Light-bodied but with a good foundation (I almost used the wine-tasting term, "structure" - but that doesn't really apply here).
Lighter than an IPA but stronger than many APAs - this is chock full of flavor and well worth seeking out.
Jun 16, 2010Clear golden liquid with a touch of amber, capped by a solid finger of dense foam. Light sandy lacing uniformly rings the glass.
Passion fruit, sugar-cane, grapefruit, and a hint of tropical fruit in the nose. Aromatics are bursting with fruit-forward hops. Lovely.
Fresh citrusy hops on the palate undergirded by pale malt. Mid-palate, the hops turn herbal and earthy - in the finish, they transform into a vaguely peppery minty accent to a lingering malt note. A fantastic session beer - one of the better APAs I've sampled.
Light-bodied but with a good foundation (I almost used the wine-tasting term, "structure" - but that doesn't really apply here).
Lighter than an IPA but stronger than many APAs - this is chock full of flavor and well worth seeking out.
Reviewed by DefenCorps from Oregon
4.45/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.45/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Drank this at the Lost Abbey barrel tasting last night, one of the few beers that I went back for multiple pours of.
Clear orange with a dense white head with great retention and lacing. A pretty beautiful beer, this is. The nose is quite outstanding. Plenty of delicate floral and citrus hops, a very pure orange character. In many ways, it reminds me of Parking Violation, a very pure expression of citrus hops. Pine and grapefruit are reserved, and the malt character is low. The palate opens with a firm hop character with a lot of flavor and low bitterness. Mostly citrus in character, bursting with ripe oranges. The finish is long and dry, with a mild bitterness. Malt character is pretty non-existent, this is all flavor hops. Thoroughly drinkable, I wish I'd gotten a growler of this.
Nov 08, 2009Clear orange with a dense white head with great retention and lacing. A pretty beautiful beer, this is. The nose is quite outstanding. Plenty of delicate floral and citrus hops, a very pure orange character. In many ways, it reminds me of Parking Violation, a very pure expression of citrus hops. Pine and grapefruit are reserved, and the malt character is low. The palate opens with a firm hop character with a lot of flavor and low bitterness. Mostly citrus in character, bursting with ripe oranges. The finish is long and dry, with a mild bitterness. Malt character is pretty non-existent, this is all flavor hops. Thoroughly drinkable, I wish I'd gotten a growler of this.
Special Pale Ale (SPA) from Pizza Port Bressi Ranch
Beer rating:
91 out of
100 with
44 ratings
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