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28 Pale Ale
Burleigh Brewing Co.
- From:
- Burleigh Brewing Co.
- Australia
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 4.8%
- Score:
- 80
- Avg:
- 3.44 | pDev: 11.05%
- Reviews:
- 14
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 06, 2015
- Added:
- Nov 29, 2010
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 6
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Ratings by MsNitch:
Reviewed by MsNitch from France
3.82/5 rDev +11%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.82/5 rDev +11%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A: Golden/copper,med bubbles, quick falling, off white head
S: Soft malted caramel, grassy banana sweet hops and a flint of citrus
T: Bitter strike to the palate, sweetness, then orange blossom with faded finish. Not much after taste, mild, not too sweet and no acid
M: Medium body, well balanced.
O: A bitchin' wave of impressively balanced pale ale showing a wicked grasp of American hop use, with a mind for the Aussie consumer in it's dry, mild finish. The bogus effect of the fruit scents throw me slightly, wishing that the citrus wasn't so gnarly but all together a tubular APA. Check the web site for some equating grinds.
Jul 16, 2012S: Soft malted caramel, grassy banana sweet hops and a flint of citrus
T: Bitter strike to the palate, sweetness, then orange blossom with faded finish. Not much after taste, mild, not too sweet and no acid
M: Medium body, well balanced.
O: A bitchin' wave of impressively balanced pale ale showing a wicked grasp of American hop use, with a mind for the Aussie consumer in it's dry, mild finish. The bogus effect of the fruit scents throw me slightly, wishing that the citrus wasn't so gnarly but all together a tubular APA. Check the web site for some equating grinds.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Andrewharemza from Australia
3.75/5 rDev +9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From bottle, Pours a clear gold with an off white head. Fruity nose. Flavors of citrus with floral notes. Light bodied, bitter finish. Not bad could have a few of these.
Jul 12, 2015Reviewed by SmashPants from Australia
3.63/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.63/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Format: a solid 330mL brown bottle with an old-school 70s label for a supposedly 70s style ale. Which is funny, because it is an American Pale Ale - which I don't believe have been around for quite that long.
Appearance: pours a vibrant copper-orange colour with a half-finger of off-white head that lasts for a time.
Aroma: some malt sweetness with citrus hops and some stone fruits.
Taste: again nice citrus and sweet biscuit malts here with some more of those stone fruits. Very nice.
Aftertaste: hop bitterness as expected, but also some heavier malt flavours. Very nice.
Mouth feel: light to medium in body with a medium carbonation. Spritely and very easy-drinking.
Overall: another nice APA from an Australian brewery, well worth the drinking. A bit formulaic but very nice and easy drinking. Not bad at AU$66 a case either.
Jan 05, 2015Appearance: pours a vibrant copper-orange colour with a half-finger of off-white head that lasts for a time.
Aroma: some malt sweetness with citrus hops and some stone fruits.
Taste: again nice citrus and sweet biscuit malts here with some more of those stone fruits. Very nice.
Aftertaste: hop bitterness as expected, but also some heavier malt flavours. Very nice.
Mouth feel: light to medium in body with a medium carbonation. Spritely and very easy-drinking.
Overall: another nice APA from an Australian brewery, well worth the drinking. A bit formulaic but very nice and easy drinking. Not bad at AU$66 a case either.
Reviewed by Andrewziggy from Australia
2.86/5 rDev -16.9%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2.86/5 rDev -16.9%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
It still possesses some nice subtle fruit notes in the mid palate and is quite a refreshing, but it doesn't have anything too exciting going in terms of its flavour.
Dec 19, 2014Reviewed by Pintfinder from Australia
3.04/5 rDev -11.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.04/5 rDev -11.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Burleigh Heads 28 Pale came highly recommended and being a big fan of your classic American Pale Ales, this was a must try, that deliver okay results.
Pouring a deep golden near copper colour, it has mild yet fruit and malty aroma, the mouth feel is clean but a little sharp on the finish.
It doesn't quite have the same strong floral aroma's and fruity characters a lot of the Australian made APA's have, it leans more on the Australian Pale side with that cleaner finish and a touch citrus to it.
It still possesses some nice subtle fruit notes in the mid palate and is quite a refreshing, but it doesn't have anything too exciting going in terms of its flavour.
It's easy to drink probably not something I would down huge volumes of so it's not sessionable beer but still something worth having a go at.
Apr 15, 2014Pouring a deep golden near copper colour, it has mild yet fruit and malty aroma, the mouth feel is clean but a little sharp on the finish.
It doesn't quite have the same strong floral aroma's and fruity characters a lot of the Australian made APA's have, it leans more on the Australian Pale side with that cleaner finish and a touch citrus to it.
It still possesses some nice subtle fruit notes in the mid palate and is quite a refreshing, but it doesn't have anything too exciting going in terms of its flavour.
It's easy to drink probably not something I would down huge volumes of so it's not sessionable beer but still something worth having a go at.
Reviewed by drpimento from Wisconsin
3.14/5 rDev -8.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.14/5 rDev -8.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
I don't recall the 70s as being anything really special for beer. So when I took a whiff of this beer upon opening I thought, well ok, now! Sadly, the flavor doesn't follow the aroma. Poured slightly warm with a nice, off-white, foamy, soon to settle head and a bit of lace. Color is a clear amber with a few large bubble trails. Aroma is resin, a hint of butterscotch, toffee, hint of grapefruit. Flavor is malt, some sort of resin, but not the flavors usually sought and associated with better brews. .Body/carbonation are good. Finish is like flavor, some odd lingering flavors. Not a fav.
Jan 12, 2014
28 Pale Ale from Burleigh Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
80 out of
100 with
34 ratings
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