Seven Gates
Spring House Brewing Company

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From:
Spring House Brewing Company
 
Pennsylvania, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
ABV:
5.6%
Score:
82
Avg:
3.61 | pDev: 11.91%
Reviews:
91
Ratings:
258
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 21, 2020
Added:
Jan 02, 2008
Wants:
  6
Gots:
  26
The story of the Seven Gates comes from rural Pennsylvania, not far from the Spring House Brewery. According to the legend, a mental asylum for the criminally insane stood in the middle of a dense forest. Surrounding the asylum were seven concentric gates, preventing would-be escapees. One terrifying night, the asylum caught fire, causing the inmates to flee into the menacing forest. As the tale goes, the former asylum residents were trapped by the seven gates and eventually succumbed to the perils of the forest. The locals swear that the tormented souls of the inmates will torture anyone brave enough to attempt passage through the Seven Gates of the forest. Spring House Brewing Co. honors the local legend by producing a terrifyingly delicious brew that is as familiar as a friendly forest, yet possesses a mysterious quality that will haunt you from the first taste. The enormous, hopped flavor and the meticulous craftsmanship that goes into each bottle will have you believing that the master brewer must be a direct descendant of the former asylum residents.
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Ratings by FosterJM:
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Reviewed by FosterJM from California

2.88/5  rDev -20.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
1206th Review
Bottle to Pint
12 oz

Thanks to TroyG2352

App- super clear light orange. Very fizzy white head good cling. Looked good in the glass.

Smell- Really a strange smell to it. Had a very vegetal, malty and pretty off smell. Wasnt excited about tasting it.

Taste- Corn, malt. Had profile before. Dont like it. Band aid flavors between smell and flavors just make this one pretty in drinkable. I poured it.

Mouth- A light body with a light- medium carbonation. Fairly grainy and residual malts.

Drink- Pretty off on the nose and the taste. Just didnt like it
Apr 07, 2012
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by -K- from New York

3.14/5  rDev -13%
look: 4.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
Pleasant pale ale that also provided my very first unexpectedly exploding can in this lifetime (see avatar)! Went through about half a roll of paper towels to clean up the mess. This ale is worth a try, but might want to get it on tap at a bar.
Jul 21, 2020
 
Rated: 4.21 by bubseymour from Maryland

Oct 06, 2019
 
Rated: 3.63 by curlybird from Pennsylvania

Sep 07, 2019
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Reviewed by JerzDevl2000 from New Jersey

3.52/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Yeah, this beer was old when I cracked it open tonight as the date on the bottom of the can read 3/21/17. No, this wasn't a malt bomb but it was just unimpressive in a category with so many better offerings. It was drinkable and nothing terrible but when I finished this off, I needed a chaser of water to get everything down...

The pour to this was this beer's best attribute as it was blonde, bright, and topped off with plenty of foam. Like many other aspects of this, it resembled a Lager as it looked crisp and light. Lots of grapefruit and pine in the nose with a lot of earthiness to it underneath that. The taste followed suit as the beer was quite acrid, sharp, and dry on the palate. Some floral notes kicked in as I worked my way through this but it wasn't enough to save this beer from mediocrity, as the lack of sediment of the bottom served as proof of how much this reminded me of a Lager.

Not a lot of booze to this as this nearly felt like a session beer. I wouldn't consider this to be a lawnmower beer but on a hot summer day, I wouldn't mind having a few of these around, as long as I was able to chew on some ice in between cans. A typical take on the style with basic malt and an unmemorable range of flavors...
Aug 29, 2019
 
Rated: 3.73 by Boone757 from Virginia

Aug 10, 2019
 
Rated: 4.65 by mbender92 from Pennsylvania

Apr 01, 2018
 
Rated: 3.71 by cyber_phoenix from Pennsylvania

Sep 30, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by jmccraney from Washington

Sep 15, 2017
 
Rated: 3.23 by Stofko1992 from Pennsylvania

Aug 04, 2017
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Reviewed by beerthulhu from New Jersey

3.81/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
from can ( 02.09.17) to spiegelau ipa glass (06.22.17).

A: Hazy lemon skin coloring has a strong and vibrant nature of carbonation rush to the surface. A two finger size ivory-milk toned head is firm in its stance, with a cushy foam appeal, refusing to fall in the short term. Massive dabs of spongy foam deposits are left behind on the vessel.

S: Spicy lemon, and fresh grapefruit pulp reign supreme, juicy, wet and tart in nature. Wet citrus with some hints of sour orange adds to the delight. Some dry hay and fresh barley stalks add backing with a moderate amount of awareness and longevity.

T: Fresh wet citrusy lemon hops are stressed in the beginning as juicy today as when they were first canned. No apparent signs of aging here, grapefruit citrus twang adds some old country time lemonade feel, tart and very thirst quenching. Some dry grains and lightly dry orange peel like flowery hops rounds things out.

M: Crisp delivery on the mouthful, like a good pale should, bubbly and active for the hot summer day that brings out the lively hops here. A solid show of grainy pale malts adds to the base.

O: Overall wet citrusy tart start with some dry'n citrus hop finish. A pale ale, crisp and tart, with cascade like citrus flavor, provides for a tart and thirst quenching summer time slamming session. Open up the seven gates and your wallet for this one, a classic pale ale appeal that is sharp in carbonation and flavor with a high rate of drink-ability.
Jun 25, 2017
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

3.25/5  rDev -10%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Poured into an English pint glass, the appearance was a pale burnt yellow almost bronze color with a finger and a halfs worth of white foamy head that concaved nicely to leave some messy foamy clingy lace. The aroma had some sweet lemon pulp, sweet pine, bready malts with a touch of floral sweet hop quality at the end. The flavor leaned towards the sweet side enveloping the piney hops and bready malts. Aftertaste was the sweet along with the bitter and having a little bit of toast coming inside. Finishes with a little bit of lemon hop burn which I wasnt entirely fond of. The palate was between light and medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt appropriate. Overall, for the most part, its a decent APA but the finish I didnt care for.
Jun 24, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by MrJuengling from Pennsylvania

Apr 16, 2017
 
Rated: 3.74 by GreenMind from Pennsylvania

Apr 04, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by wertschy from Pennsylvania

Mar 31, 2017
 
Rated: 3.66 by Roberto11232 from New York

Mar 26, 2017
 
Rated: 4.3 by TimberSwanson from Pennsylvania

Mar 24, 2017
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Reviewed by MFMB from Idaho

3.63/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pours light steam yello with a bright white head. Nose is of light citrus, grass and light sulfer. Taste of cracker, grasses, citrus and a tiny bit of sulfer(egg whites). Light body with a grainy semi dry finish. Very lager like in appearance, taste and smell with the small amount of sulfer coming through.
Mar 22, 2017
 
Rated: 3.54 by SouthCrescent from Pennsylvania

Mar 10, 2017
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Reviewed by citizencane from Pennsylvania

3.63/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pours golden with decent head. Smells of apple and nonspecific citrus hops. Taste is same with hint of bread and pine. Mouthfeel is a bit thin and carbonated but not bad. Not bad overall. Was greedy when I first got into craft beer. Now it's marginally above average- but marginally above average for a pale ale in today's world still is something to be proud of for a brewery 15 minutes from my home.
Feb 21, 2017
Seven Gates from Spring House Brewing Company
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 258 ratings