Crosley Field Pale Ale
Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery
- From:
- Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery
- United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.64 | pDev: 12.09%
- Reviews:
- 12
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 29, 2019
- Added:
- Apr 21, 2003
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Treyliff from West Virginia
3.54/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Pours a bright Amber gold with a foamy white head that leaves behind some lacing. Smells of citrus hops and doughy malt. Tastes of citrus, pine, doughy/bready malt. Medium body and carbonation, dry finish
Jul 01, 2016
Reviewed by mwa423 from Ohio
3.03/5 rDev -16.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.03/5 rDev -16.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A - Single finger of white head which was very resilient.
S - Mostly malt with only a hnt of hops. Seems closer to an EPA than an APA.
T - Mostly malt, kind of boring flavor. The aftertaste has a sight hop bite when you take a big gulp, but not much otherwise.
M/D - Mouthfeel is slightly watery, the beer is drinkable enough but if you are here, stick to the special releases.
Feb 22, 2010S - Mostly malt with only a hnt of hops. Seems closer to an EPA than an APA.
T - Mostly malt, kind of boring flavor. The aftertaste has a sight hop bite when you take a big gulp, but not much otherwise.
M/D - Mouthfeel is slightly watery, the beer is drinkable enough but if you are here, stick to the special releases.
Reviewed by thistle3189 from Ohio
4.08/5 rDev +12.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
4.08/5 rDev +12.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
This is a solid Pale Ale
A: Straw in color with a nice head, good lacing.
S: Plenty of Hops consistent with the style.
T: consistent with the style. There is Plenty of Hops, not sure of the variety.
M: Not quite dry with adequate body to be balanced.
D: Vary drinkable, I could drink a few.
Dec 23, 2009A: Straw in color with a nice head, good lacing.
S: Plenty of Hops consistent with the style.
T: consistent with the style. There is Plenty of Hops, not sure of the variety.
M: Not quite dry with adequate body to be balanced.
D: Vary drinkable, I could drink a few.
Reviewed by ltjska04 from Kentucky
3.85/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.85/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This beer is a nice amber color with great clarity and a nice fluffy head. The hops stand out in the smell but I don't get much else. The taste is good and little more hoppy than I'm used to in an APA. It is borderline IPA but a bit one-dimensional, but that one dimension is pretty good. The beer is smooth and very drinkable. I could see myself having quite a few of these.
Apr 29, 2009
Reviewed by stockingcpl from Ohio
4.03/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.03/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Appearance: This brew pours a medium amber. The head is moderate in height but fairly thick in nature. Lacings are moderate and spiderwebbing is consistant on the surface for the duration of the drink. Good job.
Smell: A rather earthy malt/hop feel that has citrus overtones. Interesting but not excellent.
Taste: During onset, there is a dominate hop presence. This tapers to a very smooth malt presence that persists through sustain. Citrus is there, but it doesn't come into its own until the hop and malt flavors taper. The interesting thing is that the citrus presence comes "just in time" to clear the palate. This is not Rock Bottom's best selection, but it is very close.
Mouthfeel: This brew rolls on the tongue very well. There is just enough hop bite to make the taste experience very good. The pine presence amit the hop bitterness merge quite well. This is a very good full bodied brew. Good job on this recipe.
Drinkability: The use of high quality ingredients is obvious....but I have come to expect this from Rock Bottom. I have been consistantly impressed with the smooth and drinkible presence of Rock Bottom, and this brew follows the same character. This brew would be GREAT if it was available in bottles commercially. Hopefully Rock Bottom will make the jump into commercial brewing. And what better place than right here in Cincinnati!!!!
Prosit!
Nikki
Feb 17, 2009Smell: A rather earthy malt/hop feel that has citrus overtones. Interesting but not excellent.
Taste: During onset, there is a dominate hop presence. This tapers to a very smooth malt presence that persists through sustain. Citrus is there, but it doesn't come into its own until the hop and malt flavors taper. The interesting thing is that the citrus presence comes "just in time" to clear the palate. This is not Rock Bottom's best selection, but it is very close.
Mouthfeel: This brew rolls on the tongue very well. There is just enough hop bite to make the taste experience very good. The pine presence amit the hop bitterness merge quite well. This is a very good full bodied brew. Good job on this recipe.
Drinkability: The use of high quality ingredients is obvious....but I have come to expect this from Rock Bottom. I have been consistantly impressed with the smooth and drinkible presence of Rock Bottom, and this brew follows the same character. This brew would be GREAT if it was available in bottles commercially. Hopefully Rock Bottom will make the jump into commercial brewing. And what better place than right here in Cincinnati!!!!
Prosit!
Nikki
Reviewed by FtownThrowDown from Ohio
3.01/5 rDev -17.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.01/5 rDev -17.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours amber in color with a nice inch of head on top. Smell is mostly malt, but there are some grassy hops to be found lingering underneath.
Taste is crisp, and clean, but not a whole lotta hops to make this a winner. Decent, but not a great choice or something I would revisit.
Oct 25, 2008Taste is crisp, and clean, but not a whole lotta hops to make this a winner. Decent, but not a great choice or something I would revisit.
Reviewed by jushoppy2beer from Tennessee
3.22/5 rDev -11.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.22/5 rDev -11.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
This is a rather light pale ale. It has a light amber color with a modest head that produces a nice lacing. The nose quite nice and floral. This beer has a citrus flavor from the hops on the palate, with a floral hop on the finish, but with only a slightly bitter aftertaste. This is not as hoppy as some APA's, but rather drinkable, especially on a hot summer day like today.
Aug 22, 2008
Reviewed by TheBierBand from Ohio
3.73/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.73/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
OK... so the same evening, I had the same APA.... only on regular tap. This one arrived with a solid 1" head of looser foam than the cask. This dissipated down to a thick cap and left much more pronounced lacing than the cask ale. The color of the beer was the same: amber.
The nose seemed more subdued than the cask version. I could still pick up traces of toasted malt and almost no hops at all.
Taste: Better than cask.... I could actually pick up more of the citrus from the hops. The malt was dominant though, which is not what I want in a APA... In my humble opinion, this could use more hops.... of course, Rock Bottom being a chain.... it seems to me that most of their beers are oriented more towards mass appeal.
Mouthfeel: Not as oily/creamy as I like. really different, but not any better than the cask. Obviously it's got a more appropriate carbonation level.... but it still wasn't rich/robust enough for my preference.
Drinkability: Not bad .... Not great.... I think this one edges out the cask in my un-educated opinion.... but I still prefer a bit "more" from an APA.
Nov 17, 2007The nose seemed more subdued than the cask version. I could still pick up traces of toasted malt and almost no hops at all.
Taste: Better than cask.... I could actually pick up more of the citrus from the hops. The malt was dominant though, which is not what I want in a APA... In my humble opinion, this could use more hops.... of course, Rock Bottom being a chain.... it seems to me that most of their beers are oriented more towards mass appeal.
Mouthfeel: Not as oily/creamy as I like. really different, but not any better than the cask. Obviously it's got a more appropriate carbonation level.... but it still wasn't rich/robust enough for my preference.
Drinkability: Not bad .... Not great.... I think this one edges out the cask in my un-educated opinion.... but I still prefer a bit "more" from an APA.
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