Arch City Pale
Shamrock Brewing Co.
- From:
- Shamrock Brewing Co.
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- +4 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.54 | pDev: 13.84%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Sep 07, 2018
- Added:
- Apr 19, 2011
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by claytong from Vermont
3.64/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.64/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Not a big fan of Pale Ales but this one wasn't too bad. Very floral, medium to low amount of hops at least compared to the Colorado style.
Appearance was almost of a farmhouse which through me off. Nose was nice for style.
Didn't take notes so I cant be very specific.
May 23, 2011Appearance was almost of a farmhouse which through me off. Nose was nice for style.
Didn't take notes so I cant be very specific.
Reviewed by allforbetterbeer from Colorado
3.85/5 rDev +8.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.85/5 rDev +8.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Served very cold on tap in a frozen American-sized "pint glass".
This beer is on the lighter side of the spectrum for an APA, which suggests either exclusive use of pale malts, adjuncts (unlikely) and a relatively short boil time. It was a bit cloudy, and formed a nice finger of white head when swirled.
Initially there was hardly any aroma, but seeing as this was served at least 10-15 degrees below ideal tasting/smelling temperatures, I waited to pass judgment till it warmed. Once it did warm the nose was fresh, singular, leafy-floral hops, with subtle pale malts underneath.
The taste was quite nice, forming a platter of fresh hop aromas served on a pale biscuity malt base. On the hoppy side for an APA, but the hops came through with a very attractive flavor and didn't shred the palate with bitterness, so this beer remains within the style guidelines just fine. Overall the flavor wasn't particularly complex, but everything was so tasty that, in a word, this beer "works".
The mouthfeel and drinkability were straight down the road, and there is little positive or negative to say for this category.
Conclusion: The best beer I have had from Shamrock, and a nice example of this super-popular style. I am not a hophead, so I wouldn't buy a growler of this, but it was very tasty. Well done Shamrock.
Apr 19, 2011This beer is on the lighter side of the spectrum for an APA, which suggests either exclusive use of pale malts, adjuncts (unlikely) and a relatively short boil time. It was a bit cloudy, and formed a nice finger of white head when swirled.
Initially there was hardly any aroma, but seeing as this was served at least 10-15 degrees below ideal tasting/smelling temperatures, I waited to pass judgment till it warmed. Once it did warm the nose was fresh, singular, leafy-floral hops, with subtle pale malts underneath.
The taste was quite nice, forming a platter of fresh hop aromas served on a pale biscuity malt base. On the hoppy side for an APA, but the hops came through with a very attractive flavor and didn't shred the palate with bitterness, so this beer remains within the style guidelines just fine. Overall the flavor wasn't particularly complex, but everything was so tasty that, in a word, this beer "works".
The mouthfeel and drinkability were straight down the road, and there is little positive or negative to say for this category.
Conclusion: The best beer I have had from Shamrock, and a nice example of this super-popular style. I am not a hophead, so I wouldn't buy a growler of this, but it was very tasty. Well done Shamrock.
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