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English Summer Ale
Mad Fox Brewing Company
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- From:
- Mad Fox Brewing Company
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- English Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.7 | pDev: 12.7%
- Reviews:
- 11
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 30, 2018
- Added:
- Sep 07, 2010
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 3
No description / notes.
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Ratings by bros:
None found.
Reviewed by Sludgeman from District of Columbia
4.27/5 rDev +15.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev +15.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Good bitterness balanced by a rich but not too heavy maltiness with the slightest hint of sweetness in the finish.
Grassy and herbal in the nose and same hoppiness in the taste.
I can understand why this beer has won awards.
Aug 30, 2018Grassy and herbal in the nose and same hoppiness in the taste.
I can understand why this beer has won awards.
More User Ratings:
Rated by VeganUndead from Virginia
3.54/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Almost a Kolsch, easy drinking and clean
Apr 28, 2016Reviewed by HattedClassic from Virginia
3.68/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Nice head that dissipates quickly. Clear pale gold color. A nice appearance but a little light for an English Pale Ale.
The smell and taste have a strong bitter and peppery hop note with a bit of grass. Also, a nice sweet pale malt note that gets overshadowed.
Nice biting carbonation. Smooth dry finish.
God pale ale but not very English.
Aug 10, 2015The smell and taste have a strong bitter and peppery hop note with a bit of grass. Also, a nice sweet pale malt note that gets overshadowed.
Nice biting carbonation. Smooth dry finish.
God pale ale but not very English.
Reviewed by Huhzubendah from District of Columbia
3.53/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Draft at the source.
Transparent golden body with a thin collar. Fruity malts, light hops, pale malt. Light in body and smooth on the palate. Fairly low carbonation. Mild sweetness. Pretty good.
Jun 04, 2015Transparent golden body with a thin collar. Fruity malts, light hops, pale malt. Light in body and smooth on the palate. Fairly low carbonation. Mild sweetness. Pretty good.
Reviewed by cjgiant from District of Columbia
3.49/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.49/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Listed at brewery as a "newer style", I don't think this fits as an English pale ale, but the category is not specified by the brewer. I rated against a lighter version: English Pale Mild Ale, as pilsner malts were used in the beer.
A: clear golden with much carbonation, sustaining a good layer of head on the surface.
S: I just don't get much, but it is lager-ish in nature. There is a light copper bitterness I think, reminiscent of an English pale ale
T: again, if I didn't know it was an ale, I'd rate it as a pilsner. A light malt sweetness (bread, honey, something I'll call "candied orange") combined with an even lighter grapefruit bitterness.
M: for the amount of carbonation that shows, the beer is very smooth, almost like it was nitro (I didn't ask for cask).
O: presenting to me as more of a lager, it didn't quite do it for me. It was fine/decent, just nothing to bring me back to it. However, this would be a decent beer to try at the brewpub if you are staring to crossover to craft beers.
Jun 10, 2014A: clear golden with much carbonation, sustaining a good layer of head on the surface.
S: I just don't get much, but it is lager-ish in nature. There is a light copper bitterness I think, reminiscent of an English pale ale
T: again, if I didn't know it was an ale, I'd rate it as a pilsner. A light malt sweetness (bread, honey, something I'll call "candied orange") combined with an even lighter grapefruit bitterness.
M: for the amount of carbonation that shows, the beer is very smooth, almost like it was nitro (I didn't ask for cask).
O: presenting to me as more of a lager, it didn't quite do it for me. It was fine/decent, just nothing to bring me back to it. However, this would be a decent beer to try at the brewpub if you are staring to crossover to craft beers.
English Summer Ale from Mad Fox Brewing Company
Beer rating:
84 out of
100 with
32 ratings
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