Daisy Cutter Pale Ale | Half Acre Beer Company
Brewed by:
Half Acre Beer Company
Illinois, United States
halfacrebeer.com
Style: American Pale Ale (APA)
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 5.20%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
A west coast Pale Ale chock-full of dank, aromatic hops. This one's a screamer, hoard it.
Added by emerge077 on 03-20-2009
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Ratings: 3,842 | Reviews: 897
4.3/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Had this in a shaker pint.
Beautiful three-finger's of ecru foam, I could eat this stuff with a spoon it is so creamy, thick sheet lace after a few minutes of deflation. The beer glows the color of hot apple cider.
Floral aromas bursting out of the pint glass, blending with hints of resin-y, sweet citrus-y, and bready malt. That floral bouquet smells great!
Hops stand out immediately with the first sip: orange, resin, estery. As Daisy Cutter glides over mid-palate, an herbal, tea-like quality emerges. The bitterness on the finish takes it easy, slightly resinous. The sweet, bread malt peeks through just enough. A great balance struck between the flavor hops and malt. Complex.
Lighter body and watery, bubbles add a nice wrinkle and make the beer more crisp.
Daisy Cutter is an impressive and well-crafted pale ale. The estery aromas and flowers explode from this one, with citrus-y notes and bready malts left in the aftermath. Great beer! Find this one!
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Had this in a shaker pint.
Beautiful three-finger's of ecru foam, I could eat this stuff with a spoon it is so creamy, thick sheet lace after a few minutes of deflation. The beer glows the color of hot apple cider.
Floral aromas bursting out of the pint glass, blending with hints of resin-y, sweet citrus-y, and bready malt. That floral bouquet smells great!
Hops stand out immediately with the first sip: orange, resin, estery. As Daisy Cutter glides over mid-palate, an herbal, tea-like quality emerges. The bitterness on the finish takes it easy, slightly resinous. The sweet, bread malt peeks through just enough. A great balance struck between the flavor hops and malt. Complex.
Lighter body and watery, bubbles add a nice wrinkle and make the beer more crisp.
Daisy Cutter is an impressive and well-crafted pale ale. The estery aromas and flowers explode from this one, with citrus-y notes and bready malts left in the aftermath. Great beer! Find this one!
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3.83/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
A: Pours a orange/yellow color with a two finger head that dissipates slowly with blotchy lacing.
S: Mellow citrus with hints of earthiness.
T: Very similar to the taste. Very bitter from the tip of the tongue to the back.
M: Medium body and dry on the palate. Light carbonation. Leaves an oily film.
O: A very solid pale ale. I wish it was a bit more fruity though.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
A: Pours a orange/yellow color with a two finger head that dissipates slowly with blotchy lacing.
S: Mellow citrus with hints of earthiness.
T: Very similar to the taste. Very bitter from the tip of the tongue to the back.
M: Medium body and dry on the palate. Light carbonation. Leaves an oily film.
O: A very solid pale ale. I wish it was a bit more fruity though.
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4.02/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a nice golden amber color with sufficient head.
As it is quaffed the lacing follows sufficiently down the glass.
Aroma reminds me of a very floral/citrus IPA.
Taste is a wallop of hops and small bitter finish that keeps me coming back. Somewhat dry with little sweet malt in back end.
Very solid Pale Ale as I continue to drink the hops calm a bit and I get more floral presence like skipping through a field of daisies...OK, maybe not that but damn near close.
I can see why this beer is so desirable and will seek out again.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a nice golden amber color with sufficient head.
As it is quaffed the lacing follows sufficiently down the glass.
Aroma reminds me of a very floral/citrus IPA.
Taste is a wallop of hops and small bitter finish that keeps me coming back. Somewhat dry with little sweet malt in back end.
Very solid Pale Ale as I continue to drink the hops calm a bit and I get more floral presence like skipping through a field of daisies...OK, maybe not that but damn near close.
I can see why this beer is so desirable and will seek out again.
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4.1/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
The beer comes in a bright clear orange color with a fluffy white head. The beer looks almost like a neon orange color, a Kool Aid bright color.
The aroma has some grassy, floral and, pine. Some orange peel. A bit of bready sweetness.
The flavor follows that citrus and grapefruit in the front again. Then onto a bready malt that gives the beer some body, but it is still a light body easy drinking beer. Lots of carbonation. The finish is quite dry and a bit bitter of green grass, floral, resin, and pine.
Very much IPA notes, but with a lighter body of a pale ale. Great session hoppy beer.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
The beer comes in a bright clear orange color with a fluffy white head. The beer looks almost like a neon orange color, a Kool Aid bright color.
The aroma has some grassy, floral and, pine. Some orange peel. A bit of bready sweetness.
The flavor follows that citrus and grapefruit in the front again. Then onto a bready malt that gives the beer some body, but it is still a light body easy drinking beer. Lots of carbonation. The finish is quite dry and a bit bitter of green grass, floral, resin, and pine.
Very much IPA notes, but with a lighter body of a pale ale. Great session hoppy beer.
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4.07/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
thanks to my non-BA friend freedawg for the trade extra
16oz can poured into a tall pilsner glass
A: THIS is what beer should look like - a gorgeous orange/yellow, like polished wood. Huge fluffy, fizzy head that slowly dissipated, but left big patches of sticky lacing throughout.
S: Very clean, bright hops, grassy, light bread. Smells very fresh, just not a "huge" aroma.
T/M: Incredibly juicy, solid-yet-up-front hops hit you first, with a great toasted bread malt midsection. Hop bitterness comes back for a lengthy finish. Lip-smacking good. Tight, fizzy carbonation does the job. If this were a tad bit creamier, I'd guzzle this juice.
O: Stellar pale ale. Bonus points for the pounder can. Now if only I had regular access to this.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
thanks to my non-BA friend freedawg for the trade extra
16oz can poured into a tall pilsner glass
A: THIS is what beer should look like - a gorgeous orange/yellow, like polished wood. Huge fluffy, fizzy head that slowly dissipated, but left big patches of sticky lacing throughout.
S: Very clean, bright hops, grassy, light bread. Smells very fresh, just not a "huge" aroma.
T/M: Incredibly juicy, solid-yet-up-front hops hit you first, with a great toasted bread malt midsection. Hop bitterness comes back for a lengthy finish. Lip-smacking good. Tight, fizzy carbonation does the job. If this were a tad bit creamier, I'd guzzle this juice.
O: Stellar pale ale. Bonus points for the pounder can. Now if only I had regular access to this.
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Daisy Cutter Pale Ale from Half Acre Beer Company
Beer rating:
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3,842 ratings
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