EXXXtra Pale Ale
Freetail Brewing Company
- From:
- Freetail Brewing Company
- Texas, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 6.6%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.64 | pDev: 7.42%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Apr 09, 2015
- Added:
- Feb 17, 2009
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
84
Good
84
Good
No description / notes.
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Ratings by AlCaponeJunior:
Reviewed by AlCaponeJunior from Texas
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
Appeared slightly orange to amber with a moderate head and decent lacing.
Smell was plenty hoppy but not to the point of being IPA like. This was more of a pils type hops aroma, and this boldly carried over to the taste. It was a bit lighter drinking than a typical APA, but still had plenty of taste. There was a good balanced malt profile as well.
Feel wise it was crisp, light, and easy to drink. Another great offering from Freetail.
Jun 08, 2011Smell was plenty hoppy but not to the point of being IPA like. This was more of a pils type hops aroma, and this boldly carried over to the taste. It was a bit lighter drinking than a typical APA, but still had plenty of taste. There was a good balanced malt profile as well.
Feel wise it was crisp, light, and easy to drink. Another great offering from Freetail.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by elNopalero from Michigan
3.8/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.8/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
This is a light golden colored brew. Hoppy aroma, very much so. Tastes hoppy, with the hops present up front, and a thin body that drops off quickly. It’s an easy drinker and all right but not the strongest beer (speaking flavor-wise, not in terms of alcoholic content) on their board.
Jan 20, 2012
Reviewed by annawees from Texas
2.83/5 rDev -22.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.83/5 rDev -22.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Poured into a pilsner glass.
A: The pour was somewhere in between hazy and clear and had an orange tone. By the time it reached my table there wasn't any head left.
S: Very hoppy volatile smell.
T: Although this beer was very hop-forward, especially for a pale ale, it had some residual sweetness to help balance it out and not make it feel like a true IPA.
M: Pleasant but nothing astounding.
Jul 18, 2011A: The pour was somewhere in between hazy and clear and had an orange tone. By the time it reached my table there wasn't any head left.
S: Very hoppy volatile smell.
T: Although this beer was very hop-forward, especially for a pale ale, it had some residual sweetness to help balance it out and not make it feel like a true IPA.
M: Pleasant but nothing astounding.
Reviewed by twiggamortis420 from Texas
3.8/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.8/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Pours a slightly hazy light orange color with a thin layer of off-white head. Pretty good looking beer and I have noticed that none of Freetail's beers are all that clear.
Nose is heavy on the caramel maltiness with a bit of a subdued hop aroma. Pretty clean and crisp smelling beer.
The flavor shows off much more hoppy bitterness than the nose indicates, but still less than I was expecting. It tastes more akin to a good ESB. It has really nice malty balance and it is refreshingly clean. This is a nice session beer for those who seek a tasty, balanced APA.
Jul 05, 2009Nose is heavy on the caramel maltiness with a bit of a subdued hop aroma. Pretty clean and crisp smelling beer.
The flavor shows off much more hoppy bitterness than the nose indicates, but still less than I was expecting. It tastes more akin to a good ESB. It has really nice malty balance and it is refreshingly clean. This is a nice session beer for those who seek a tasty, balanced APA.
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