Patio Pale
Migration Brewing Company
- From:
- Migration Brewing Company
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
Ranked #1,075 - ABV:
- 5.8%
- Score:
- 84
Ranked #30,771 - Avg:
- 3.65 | pDev: 6.3%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 7
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 08, 2026
- Added:
- Aug 14, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
84
Good
84
Good
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Reviewed by TheBricenator from Oregon
3.96/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Look: Bright, medium orange and opaque on the pour, which excites a lofty white head to rapidly form and settle to a pillow, leaving nice lacing behind
Aroma: Cara cara orange, strawberries, lime, peach, mandarins, light pine, raspberries, Juicy Fruit gum, and warm bread
Taste: Opens up with a strong berry presence that hits quick and deepens as waves of citrus fruit come crashing in to join. Limes linger as pine shows up, along with peach and these all dance until the berries return to the lead to close it out
Mouthfeel: Full, clean, medium-high carbonation, and soft and clean on the finish
Overall: This is some good stuff. This one eluded me for awhile but after a buddy told me it’s been his go-to lately, I hunted it out and glad I did. A tasty and well-made APA that has a lot of hop presence but plenty of malt as well and I enjoyed the very berry-forward notes throughout as these are often found in a supporting role. Tasty and recommended
Aug 11, 2024Aroma: Cara cara orange, strawberries, lime, peach, mandarins, light pine, raspberries, Juicy Fruit gum, and warm bread
Taste: Opens up with a strong berry presence that hits quick and deepens as waves of citrus fruit come crashing in to join. Limes linger as pine shows up, along with peach and these all dance until the berries return to the lead to close it out
Mouthfeel: Full, clean, medium-high carbonation, and soft and clean on the finish
Overall: This is some good stuff. This one eluded me for awhile but after a buddy told me it’s been his go-to lately, I hunted it out and glad I did. A tasty and well-made APA that has a lot of hop presence but plenty of malt as well and I enjoyed the very berry-forward notes throughout as these are often found in a supporting role. Tasty and recommended
Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri
3.9/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
12oz can. Poured out a clear, golden orange color with a small, white head of fluffy foam. It left sudsy trails of lace on the glass. It smelled of orange, caramel, toffee and some pine. Sweet fruity taste with citrus, pine and toasted caramel.
Jul 30, 2023
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.49/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.49/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Draft at BBQ4Life. Deep golden body, skin of white head. Light hoppy aroma, caramel. Taste is a mellow balance of caramelly malts and piney hops, culminating in a light bitter finish.
Jun 01, 2023
Reviewed by MaltsOfGlory from Oregon
3.56/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
3.56/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
12oz can
Pours three massive fingers of creamy white head into my can-style glass. Retention is excellent, and after a few minutes, the entire head remains. One would expect the lacing to follow suit. Body is light gold, crystal clear, with a massive amount of bubbles coming up. Looks really nice so far.
I’ve only had like two Migration beers, but I can already start to notice their house yeast, always seems to have a sweet edge to it. Other than that, the nose is somewhat fruity, orange, creamy, some pine. Maybe the smallest dms. Kinda smells like a not gross beer creamsicle. A little all over the place at times, but it has a good pine undertone, some nice fruit notes, and the creaminess is not unwelcome.
Definitely seems to be some dms hiding in here. On top of that is a somewhat traditional pale ale palate, citrus, some light pine. This is ok, but in a world with massive IPA’s, you really need your pale’s to be clean and pack a punch, this doesn’t really do either.
Body is very light. Carbonation is a little under medium. Some bitterness. Not sweet nor dry, pretty neutral. All things considered it’s pretty effervescent, you definitely feel the citrus in here. Not a bad mouthfeel.
Drinkability is decent, it’s quite light.
Appearance turned out very nice, lacing was thick all the way down.
The dms becomes more noticeable over time, and while it’s not disgusting, it’s certainly a subpar flavor, and therefore a subpar beer. Canned only a week ago so there is no excuse; not like that would make a difference with dms, but still good to note.
Jun 14, 2021Pours three massive fingers of creamy white head into my can-style glass. Retention is excellent, and after a few minutes, the entire head remains. One would expect the lacing to follow suit. Body is light gold, crystal clear, with a massive amount of bubbles coming up. Looks really nice so far.
I’ve only had like two Migration beers, but I can already start to notice their house yeast, always seems to have a sweet edge to it. Other than that, the nose is somewhat fruity, orange, creamy, some pine. Maybe the smallest dms. Kinda smells like a not gross beer creamsicle. A little all over the place at times, but it has a good pine undertone, some nice fruit notes, and the creaminess is not unwelcome.
Definitely seems to be some dms hiding in here. On top of that is a somewhat traditional pale ale palate, citrus, some light pine. This is ok, but in a world with massive IPA’s, you really need your pale’s to be clean and pack a punch, this doesn’t really do either.
Body is very light. Carbonation is a little under medium. Some bitterness. Not sweet nor dry, pretty neutral. All things considered it’s pretty effervescent, you definitely feel the citrus in here. Not a bad mouthfeel.
Drinkability is decent, it’s quite light.
Appearance turned out very nice, lacing was thick all the way down.
The dms becomes more noticeable over time, and while it’s not disgusting, it’s certainly a subpar flavor, and therefore a subpar beer. Canned only a week ago so there is no excuse; not like that would make a difference with dms, but still good to note.
Reviewed by dcscientist from Colorado
3.9/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This is your basic West Coast pale ale, pretty hoppy and higher in IBUs than most of the style. It's good, but I wouldn't call it fruity like the can suggests. You could really classify this one as a hazy IPA and nobody would bat an eye.
Jan 25, 2021
Reviewed by BBThunderbolt from Kiribati
3.19/5 rDev -12.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.19/5 rDev -12.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
12oz can (dated 4/15/20) poured into 14oz teku. poured a very hazy dark orange color with 1-1/2 inches of white head that had good retention and light lacing.
The aroma had a light grain base, which was topped with some citrus hops. Same on the tongue; pretty much just what you expect from the style.
The body was medium, smooth, and had a semi-dry finish.
Drinkability was good, smooth and easy.
Overall, and average version of the style, but still an enjoyable brew.
Jun 23, 2020The aroma had a light grain base, which was topped with some citrus hops. Same on the tongue; pretty much just what you expect from the style.
The body was medium, smooth, and had a semi-dry finish.
Drinkability was good, smooth and easy.
Overall, and average version of the style, but still an enjoyable brew.
Reviewed by Lingenbrau from Oregon
3.65/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Unfiltered look to it. Not NE style, but classic unfiltered light orange color with an unimpressive white head that barely manages a ring let alone a fluff.
Nice enough aroma. Lots of citrus. Grapefruit, orange, a little bit sweet too. Not very intrusive.
Flavor boasted a bit more malt. Crushed cereal, even a little toasted seeds. Again, plenty of grapefruit and just a touch of a pine finish.
Medium bodied with a soft carbonation. Balanced with a dry and bitter finish.
A decent enough pale ale. A perfect patio beer, so mission accomplished. Cheers.
Sep 26, 2018Nice enough aroma. Lots of citrus. Grapefruit, orange, a little bit sweet too. Not very intrusive.
Flavor boasted a bit more malt. Crushed cereal, even a little toasted seeds. Again, plenty of grapefruit and just a touch of a pine finish.
Medium bodied with a soft carbonation. Balanced with a dry and bitter finish.
A decent enough pale ale. A perfect patio beer, so mission accomplished. Cheers.
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