Elevation 83
Oceanside Ale Works
- From:
- Oceanside Ale Works
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 8.3%
- Score:
- 80
- Avg:
- 3.38 | pDev: 16.86%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 9
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 08, 2016
- Added:
- Jun 08, 2011
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
80
Good
80
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Fatehunter from Oregon
3.32/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.32/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Pours a thin head on a hazy dark straw body.
The aroma is ripe dark fruits.
The taste starts with fruit sweetness, then boozy sweet and finishes with a mild bitter note.
The texture is thicker.
A bit sweet for me but fine.
Jan 28, 2016The aroma is ripe dark fruits.
The taste starts with fruit sweetness, then boozy sweet and finishes with a mild bitter note.
The texture is thicker.
A bit sweet for me but fine.
Reviewed by Maryobeerian from Illinois
3.46/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.46/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from bomber into 19th century pub glass. Nice dark honey color. Not much head. Nose is mango and straw and a bit of alcohol. Mouth feel a bit of fizz , not as round as the color or nose. Decent flavor, a bit of burnt caramel, a bit of prune, bitter finish. Don't love this ale but nice enough.
Oct 03, 2015
Reviewed by BucannonXC5 from California
3.36/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.36/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Type: 22-oz. bottle
Glass: Firestone pint glass
From: Cherokee Market Beer & Wine in Normal Heights (San Diego), Calif.
Price: $6.99 (original price was $7.99, but owner gave me a deal)
Purchased: Aug. 23, 2013
Consumed: Aug. 23, 2013
Misc.: N/A
Poured a caramel honey clear color with 2-to-3 fingers of khaki-white frothy head. Very good amount of uneven foamy lacing along the sides. Good retention on the top all the way down.
Smelled a healthy mix of citrus hops and spicy malts. Got lemon, orange, grapefruit, lime, buttery malts, caramel, toffee, butterscotch, rye hops, iced tea mix, earthy grass hops, alcohol heavy and even some nuts. Not really what I was expecting.
First taste reminded me of iced tea with tons of alcohol. Also caramel, toffee, rye hops, buttery malts, earthy, grassy hops, lemon, faint grapefruit, altogether bitter.
Medium body. Creamy texture. Average-to-lively carbonation. Abrupt, bitter, warming finish.
Just didn’t enjoy this beer. Nothing extraordinary about it except for the alcohol content. I won’t have it again after this one.
Sep 05, 2013Glass: Firestone pint glass
From: Cherokee Market Beer & Wine in Normal Heights (San Diego), Calif.
Price: $6.99 (original price was $7.99, but owner gave me a deal)
Purchased: Aug. 23, 2013
Consumed: Aug. 23, 2013
Misc.: N/A
Poured a caramel honey clear color with 2-to-3 fingers of khaki-white frothy head. Very good amount of uneven foamy lacing along the sides. Good retention on the top all the way down.
Smelled a healthy mix of citrus hops and spicy malts. Got lemon, orange, grapefruit, lime, buttery malts, caramel, toffee, butterscotch, rye hops, iced tea mix, earthy grass hops, alcohol heavy and even some nuts. Not really what I was expecting.
First taste reminded me of iced tea with tons of alcohol. Also caramel, toffee, rye hops, buttery malts, earthy, grassy hops, lemon, faint grapefruit, altogether bitter.
Medium body. Creamy texture. Average-to-lively carbonation. Abrupt, bitter, warming finish.
Just didn’t enjoy this beer. Nothing extraordinary about it except for the alcohol content. I won’t have it again after this one.
Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Texas
3.03/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.03/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Served on-draught into a Leffe goblet at The Daily Pint in Santa Monica, CA. Reviewed from notes. It was marked as a DIPA on the menu, but some digging reveals the brewery considers it an "extreme pale ale."
A: Pours a 1.5 finger wide head of fluffy consistency. Beige-grey (ecru for the pretentious) colour. Nice creaminess and thickness. Light even lacing. Retention is good - about 6-7 minutes.
Body colour is a glowing copper. Vibrance could be better. No yeast particles are visible. No bubble show. Nontransparent but translucent.
Sm: Tropical fruit. Caramalt. Pale malts. Floral hops. Hints of dark fruit, actually - maybe dates? A soft approachable aroma. Pleasant. Moderate in strength. No yeast character or alcohol is detectable.
T: Tropical fruits. Caramalt, pale malts. Floral hop character. No yeast character comes through. I do get hints of alcohol. A bit of date as well. Feels strangely like it's hovering between a DIPA and a weak quadrupel. Reticent and a bit closed off. Not real complex or subtle. I like it generally. Balance is decent. Strange build for the style. Slightly on the bitter end of the bitter/sweet spectrum.
Mf: Smooth and wet. Nicely thick. A biteen over carbonated. Nice body. Suits the flavour profile decently. Crisp. Doesn't come off custom-tailored to the flavour profile.
Dr: Drinkable and enjoyable, but I wouldn't get it again. I do like it, but it's just not remarkable. A pedestrian brew from Oceanside. ABV does come through, unfortunately.
Low C+
Jul 29, 2013A: Pours a 1.5 finger wide head of fluffy consistency. Beige-grey (ecru for the pretentious) colour. Nice creaminess and thickness. Light even lacing. Retention is good - about 6-7 minutes.
Body colour is a glowing copper. Vibrance could be better. No yeast particles are visible. No bubble show. Nontransparent but translucent.
Sm: Tropical fruit. Caramalt. Pale malts. Floral hops. Hints of dark fruit, actually - maybe dates? A soft approachable aroma. Pleasant. Moderate in strength. No yeast character or alcohol is detectable.
T: Tropical fruits. Caramalt, pale malts. Floral hop character. No yeast character comes through. I do get hints of alcohol. A bit of date as well. Feels strangely like it's hovering between a DIPA and a weak quadrupel. Reticent and a bit closed off. Not real complex or subtle. I like it generally. Balance is decent. Strange build for the style. Slightly on the bitter end of the bitter/sweet spectrum.
Mf: Smooth and wet. Nicely thick. A biteen over carbonated. Nice body. Suits the flavour profile decently. Crisp. Doesn't come off custom-tailored to the flavour profile.
Dr: Drinkable and enjoyable, but I wouldn't get it again. I do like it, but it's just not remarkable. A pedestrian brew from Oceanside. ABV does come through, unfortunately.
Low C+
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