El Dorado Pale Ale
La Cumbre Brewing Co.
- From:
- La Cumbre Brewing Co.
- New Mexico, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 6.3%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.97 | pDev: 2.27%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Oct 19, 2017
- Added:
- Mar 24, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by largadeer from California
4.03/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
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Appearance: Clear pale amber body capped by two fingers of froth.
Smell: Can't say that I'm terribly familiar with El Dorado hops. They bring a strange combination of earth and tropical fruit aromas. Cocoa powder and lychee, some leafy earthiness, a bit of pine. Swirling the beer alternately brings to mind toasted chestnuts and orange pith. A dry and bready malt backbone is present but doesn't interfere much with the hops.
Palate: What an odd hop this is. It opens with a lychee-like tropical fruit flavor along with earthier notes of chestnut and pine, which leads into a finish that's strangely reminiscent of chocolate. There's a decent malt backbone here, but it doesn't lend much flavor beyond a bit of toasted bread, and the yeast profile is pretty neutral. Bitterness is pretty mild here - this leans strongly toward flavor and aroma hops.
Overall: I'm not sure how representative this beer is of El Dorado hops as a whole, but it's certainly a strange hop profile that kept me scratching my head trying to figure out how to describe it. That said it's very enjoyable and easy-drinking stuff - another winner for LCBC.
Mar 24, 2013Appearance: Clear pale amber body capped by two fingers of froth.
Smell: Can't say that I'm terribly familiar with El Dorado hops. They bring a strange combination of earth and tropical fruit aromas. Cocoa powder and lychee, some leafy earthiness, a bit of pine. Swirling the beer alternately brings to mind toasted chestnuts and orange pith. A dry and bready malt backbone is present but doesn't interfere much with the hops.
Palate: What an odd hop this is. It opens with a lychee-like tropical fruit flavor along with earthier notes of chestnut and pine, which leads into a finish that's strangely reminiscent of chocolate. There's a decent malt backbone here, but it doesn't lend much flavor beyond a bit of toasted bread, and the yeast profile is pretty neutral. Bitterness is pretty mild here - this leans strongly toward flavor and aroma hops.
Overall: I'm not sure how representative this beer is of El Dorado hops as a whole, but it's certainly a strange hop profile that kept me scratching my head trying to figure out how to describe it. That said it's very enjoyable and easy-drinking stuff - another winner for LCBC.
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