Freedom Ranger Pale Ale
Beer Engine
- From:
- Beer Engine
- Kentucky, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.7 | pDev: 8.92%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 21, 2014
- Added:
- Apr 16, 2011
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by KYGunner from Kentucky
3.31/5 rDev -10.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.31/5 rDev -10.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Not much body but a very radiant copper color. Light pine and tea leaf aroma, and I do mean light. I barely catch a barley malt flavor but it's there. Light pine hops, tea leaf and a squeeze of lemon give this an interesting iced tea flavor. The feel is super light and drinkable. Good enough but not great.
Jul 31, 2014
Reviewed by Tucquan from Pennsylvania
3.88/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Had this on 2012-01-31 in Danville, KY at the Beer Engine (from tasting notes)
A - Hazy orange with 1-finger white head
S - Mild citrus and pale malt
T - Light malt, orange flesh and zest, dries nicely with medium bitterness.
M - Light body and medium carbonation. Bubbly. Refreshing.
O - A very nice pale ale.
Jan 23, 2013A - Hazy orange with 1-finger white head
S - Mild citrus and pale malt
T - Light malt, orange flesh and zest, dries nicely with medium bitterness.
M - Light body and medium carbonation. Bubbly. Refreshing.
O - A very nice pale ale.
Reviewed by BEERchitect from Kentucky
3.88/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A very well balanced and refreshing pale ale with the perfect zesty hop citrus character paired with medium caramel maltiness.
Freedom Ranger pours the classic copper/amber hue with an orange glow around the edge of the glass. Mild haze attests to the dry hopped nature of the beer. Well headed, the beer is capped by a creamy white foam that both retains and laces resonably well.
Aromas of caramel, bread crust, and raw barley fill the nose along with a non-descript citrusy note and an earthy/piney note that reminds me of spicy English noble hops. Mild grain scent carries a faint musty note to accompany the malty sweet scent and the spicy citrus hop note.
Flavors of malt, caramel, and bread crust come together with a graham cracker-like taste and crispness. Hop bitterness rises at mid palate for an even-keel balance that offers fresh citrus bitterness and dry alcohol taste late. The grainy notes in aroma hasn't transered to taste.
Moderately creamy early, the beer has a nice fade from sweetness to dryness late for a very clean and crisp finish. Mild alcohol warmth provides a late earthy/minty taste that lingers into the aftertaste.
A very drinkable and likely a favorite offering from Beer Engine. While the beer foregoes any standout character, it hits all the marks of good pale ales and in equisite balance. Freedom Ranger should be non-offensive to all.
Apr 16, 2011Freedom Ranger pours the classic copper/amber hue with an orange glow around the edge of the glass. Mild haze attests to the dry hopped nature of the beer. Well headed, the beer is capped by a creamy white foam that both retains and laces resonably well.
Aromas of caramel, bread crust, and raw barley fill the nose along with a non-descript citrusy note and an earthy/piney note that reminds me of spicy English noble hops. Mild grain scent carries a faint musty note to accompany the malty sweet scent and the spicy citrus hop note.
Flavors of malt, caramel, and bread crust come together with a graham cracker-like taste and crispness. Hop bitterness rises at mid palate for an even-keel balance that offers fresh citrus bitterness and dry alcohol taste late. The grainy notes in aroma hasn't transered to taste.
Moderately creamy early, the beer has a nice fade from sweetness to dryness late for a very clean and crisp finish. Mild alcohol warmth provides a late earthy/minty taste that lingers into the aftertaste.
A very drinkable and likely a favorite offering from Beer Engine. While the beer foregoes any standout character, it hits all the marks of good pale ales and in equisite balance. Freedom Ranger should be non-offensive to all.
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