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Sidecar Orange Pale Ale
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
- From:
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
Ranked #976 - ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- 83
Ranked #24,422 - Avg:
- 3.68 | pDev: 10.33%
- Reviews:
- 201
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 03, 2023
- Added:
- Jul 18, 2014
- Wants:
- 12
- Gots:
- 191
SCORE
83
Good
83
Good
We love hops with a bright, citrus-heavy character. We always wondered what it would be like to punch up the citrus while maintaining a crisp hop bite and balance. The result is this new take on the hoppy pale ale brewed with Cascade, Equinox, and Mandarina hops with a hint of orange peel from additions in both the brew kettle and the fermenter that tweak the classic hop profile and add a zesty pop of bright orange flavor.
BITTERING HOPS: Magnum
FINISHING HOPS: Cascade, Equinox, Mandarina
MALTS: Two-row Pale, Honey malt, Munich
OTHER: Orange
35 IBU
BITTERING HOPS: Magnum
FINISHING HOPS: Cascade, Equinox, Mandarina
MALTS: Two-row Pale, Honey malt, Munich
OTHER: Orange
35 IBU
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.24/5 rDev -12%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.24/5 rDev -12%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Draft at BWW Boise. Orange golden body with medium fluffy head. Faint aroma of orange zest. Taste initially has a burst of orange, which fades fast. Dries out considerably at the end. Nice summer, so so all other times.
Jun 03, 2023
Rated by SmokySignals from North Carolina
3.55/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.55/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Too much orange to take seriously
Sep 26, 2019
Reviewed by spectru from Florida
3.69/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Clear amber, white head, dissipates to a bubbly film, lacy; Not much smell, no hint of orange; Mild flavor, still no orange, not bitter, not sweet; good mouthfeel, good carbonation; Not bad, a pleasant beer.
My bottle has a different label from the one shown here on BA and, it says Orange IPA instead of Orange Pale Ale
Sep 06, 2019My bottle has a different label from the one shown here on BA and, it says Orange IPA instead of Orange Pale Ale
Rated by Sgt_1991 from Georgia
3.86/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.86/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Just an orange apa not much else too it. Smells better than it tastes. Not very filling though. Definitely have had much worse
Jun 16, 2019
Rated by rpspencer1 from Virginia
4/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Enjoyable and refreshing. Very nice taste
Apr 01, 2019
Sidecar Orange Pale Ale from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
769 ratings
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