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12 Man Pale Ale
Dick's Brewing Company
- From:
- Dick's Brewing Company
- Washington, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- 77
- Avg:
- 3.25 | pDev: 18.15%
- Reviews:
- 11
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 28, 2017
- Added:
- Dec 29, 2013
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 13
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
3.02/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.02/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
The appearance is a nice looking hazy golden orange color with a decent transparency to it. Carbonation is seen rising at a moderate pace. There is a small white foamy one finger lumpy looking head that ends up dissipating within about less than thirty seconds. There is some light foamy lacing that slides slowly. The smell is kinda floral yet cracker-like combining and showing enough APA characteristics. The taste tries to show some bitterness but the cracker-likeness slightly overpowers and makes this one fairly easy to go down. There is no aftertaste but it does have a quick dry finish. On the palate, this one sits about a light to medium in body. There is a decent sessionable quality to it. The carbonation finishes fairly smooth for an APA, but hey honestly, I’m not really complaining, could be the time of the year as well where I’m finding some good Spring-like qualities to this brew. Overall, I understand this is a beer for Seattle Seahawks’ fans for football season. But to want again? Pretty sure, Seattle fans can come up with something better.
Jun 28, 2017Reviewed by hoptheology from California
4.26/5 rDev +31.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.26/5 rDev +31.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Appearance : A beautiful, lustrous three finger head on top of a hazy peach glow. The body is about 70% transparent but lets light coarse through it slowly. Artful licks of lacing are left behind as a reminder of what once was. This is a world class-looking beer.
Aroma : Fresh cling peaches. Papaya, mango, apple cider. Like a juice box from childhood! The malts (which I assume are made of rice, and also barley) are well hidden in the aroma yet still detectable. Hop is also there but barely detectable - yet completely okay with me. A glorious bouquet. I love it.
Flavor : The fruit is very prominent out front, with apple and pear and peach...following right after is a bite of hop - first biting and piney and then mellows to a tropical flavor as it moves to the back of the throat. A slight stingy malt character also peeks through, providing some dirtiness to this otherwise too clean profile. It finishes crisp like an apple soda, slightly dry, always sunny.
Feel : Fairly open and watery, but not lacking body. Medium bodied with some good creaminess, and a tinge of carbonation underneath to keep it alive. The finish is semi-dry, bright, crisp, poppy.
Overall : My favorite American Pale Ale. Insanely sessionable. This is not going to be popular among hop heads, but it sure is delicious. Will have again.
May 27, 2015Aroma : Fresh cling peaches. Papaya, mango, apple cider. Like a juice box from childhood! The malts (which I assume are made of rice, and also barley) are well hidden in the aroma yet still detectable. Hop is also there but barely detectable - yet completely okay with me. A glorious bouquet. I love it.
Flavor : The fruit is very prominent out front, with apple and pear and peach...following right after is a bite of hop - first biting and piney and then mellows to a tropical flavor as it moves to the back of the throat. A slight stingy malt character also peeks through, providing some dirtiness to this otherwise too clean profile. It finishes crisp like an apple soda, slightly dry, always sunny.
Feel : Fairly open and watery, but not lacking body. Medium bodied with some good creaminess, and a tinge of carbonation underneath to keep it alive. The finish is semi-dry, bright, crisp, poppy.
Overall : My favorite American Pale Ale. Insanely sessionable. This is not going to be popular among hop heads, but it sure is delicious. Will have again.
Reviewed by chevrolet_bob
3.88/5 rDev +19.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev +19.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Beer good. 5.99 for a 12 pack in the can. Color is nice and amber, has a little haze. Pours with a thick head which could be from the glouging out of the can. Taste is nice and crisp with an almost creamy finish.
Jan 18, 2015Rated by Lookin4apg
2.43/5 rDev -25.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 2.25
2.43/5 rDev -25.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 2.25
Better than Coors Light. Capitalizing on Seahawks fans.
Jan 18, 2015Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)
3.48/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.48/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
12oz can, part of 12 packs sold hereabouts. Go team, rah?
This beer pours a slightly hazy, yet bright medium golden amber hue, with three fingers of puffy, loosely foamy, and bubbly bone-white head, which leaves some random crooked swaths of sudsy lace around the glass as it steadily abates.
It smells of grainy, crackery pale malt, muddled apple and pear skin, edgy yeast, and leafy, earthy, and mildly citrusy hops. The taste is semi-sweet bready and slightly doughy pale malt, a touch of caramel, and more mixed orchard fruity notes - apple, apricot, and white grape - with a soft earthy, weedy, and floral hoppiness.
The carbonation is fairly active, via its moderate frothiness, the body an adequate medium weight, and generally smooth, the hops not in it to win it. It finishes off-dry, the doughy malt starting to thoroughly throw its weight around.
A so-so version of the style, no off-flavours, really, but not enough hop oomph to engender in me the desire for another. Pound-worthy, I'm sure, during the high and low moments of the game, if that's your thing.
Nov 21, 2014This beer pours a slightly hazy, yet bright medium golden amber hue, with three fingers of puffy, loosely foamy, and bubbly bone-white head, which leaves some random crooked swaths of sudsy lace around the glass as it steadily abates.
It smells of grainy, crackery pale malt, muddled apple and pear skin, edgy yeast, and leafy, earthy, and mildly citrusy hops. The taste is semi-sweet bready and slightly doughy pale malt, a touch of caramel, and more mixed orchard fruity notes - apple, apricot, and white grape - with a soft earthy, weedy, and floral hoppiness.
The carbonation is fairly active, via its moderate frothiness, the body an adequate medium weight, and generally smooth, the hops not in it to win it. It finishes off-dry, the doughy malt starting to thoroughly throw its weight around.
A so-so version of the style, no off-flavours, really, but not enough hop oomph to engender in me the desire for another. Pound-worthy, I'm sure, during the high and low moments of the game, if that's your thing.
Reviewed by RJLarse from Washington
3.25/5 rDev 0%
3.25/5 rDev 0%
I bought a 12-pack of 12 Man at a grocery store. Poured in to an old school Seahawk mug.
Pours a pale gold color, chill haze with a foamy white head.
Smell is a bread aroma, a hint of yeast, with a little cider aroma.
Taste is a lot like the small, a cereal flavor, with a faint cider taste and very mild bitterness. Hops are not a selling point for this brew.
Mouthfeel is thin and a little watery.
Overall better than I thought it would be. It's an inoffensive pale ale, which won't turn off the macro-lager drinkers who try it for the marketing gimmick.
Nov 02, 2014Pours a pale gold color, chill haze with a foamy white head.
Smell is a bread aroma, a hint of yeast, with a little cider aroma.
Taste is a lot like the small, a cereal flavor, with a faint cider taste and very mild bitterness. Hops are not a selling point for this brew.
Mouthfeel is thin and a little watery.
Overall better than I thought it would be. It's an inoffensive pale ale, which won't turn off the macro-lager drinkers who try it for the marketing gimmick.
12 Man Pale Ale from Dick's Brewing Company
Beer rating:
77 out of
100 with
48 ratings
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