American Pale Ale
Three Monkeys Brewing Company
- From:
- Three Monkeys Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5.6%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.27 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jun 20, 2012
- Added:
- Jun 20, 2012
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Reviewed by Lawl3ss from Texas
4.27/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.27/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Picked this up on a lark at a Whole Foods in NoCal. Glad I did.
Lightly chilled bomber into a shaker pint glass. Stamp on the bottom reads 301 D-1 0726, which I assume means the best by date is July 26th, though I may be way off.
Look- Pale amber, fine haze. Some visible particulate. Two fingers of sudsy head, good retention and excellent lacing. Solid sudsy rings remain as the glass empties, thick as icing. Second pour leaves a milkshake-thick craggy cap. -1 for modest amounts of haze and sediment, +2 for the shelf of suds left around the lip of my glass.
Smell- As soon as the cap was off, I knew I was in for a treat. Big, bold nose for a pale. Lemony pineapple is the best I can approximate the aroma, although it's neither, really. Big, juicy, mouth watering. Sweet, dry biscuit malt. Swirling brings out the faintest hint of yeast and a sharper citric twang. Fades over time, leaving a vague malty sweetness, but man, was that first whiff a doozy.
Taste- Surprisingly clean, much more so than the aroma led me to expect. Malt-forward, crisp, clean, light bitterness and lemongrass at the start. Shortbread-like malt dominates through the middle, fading to crusty French bread. Lingering light black tea flavor. Very nice.
Mouthfeel- Medium body, fairly light carbonation. Crisp on the sip, smooth on the swallow. Slight dryness, snappy feel. Very, very drinkable.
Overall- Wow. I wasn't expecting much, but I have been happily surprised. Very true to the style, reminds me quite a bit of Middle Ages Syracuse Pale Ale. It may even be better, although I hate to admit it. Style-wise, it's nothing revolutionary, but I thoroughly enjoyed the bottle, and it had enough flashy/intriguing bits to bring it to the next level in what I perceive to be a pretty thoroughly-explored style. The labeling is a bit confusing, though- "Three Monkeys American Pale Ale" Brewed by Two Monkeys Brewing Co.? I wonder what the story behind that one was. A pale worthy of the bomber format. Highly recommended.
Jun 20, 2012Lightly chilled bomber into a shaker pint glass. Stamp on the bottom reads 301 D-1 0726, which I assume means the best by date is July 26th, though I may be way off.
Look- Pale amber, fine haze. Some visible particulate. Two fingers of sudsy head, good retention and excellent lacing. Solid sudsy rings remain as the glass empties, thick as icing. Second pour leaves a milkshake-thick craggy cap. -1 for modest amounts of haze and sediment, +2 for the shelf of suds left around the lip of my glass.
Smell- As soon as the cap was off, I knew I was in for a treat. Big, bold nose for a pale. Lemony pineapple is the best I can approximate the aroma, although it's neither, really. Big, juicy, mouth watering. Sweet, dry biscuit malt. Swirling brings out the faintest hint of yeast and a sharper citric twang. Fades over time, leaving a vague malty sweetness, but man, was that first whiff a doozy.
Taste- Surprisingly clean, much more so than the aroma led me to expect. Malt-forward, crisp, clean, light bitterness and lemongrass at the start. Shortbread-like malt dominates through the middle, fading to crusty French bread. Lingering light black tea flavor. Very nice.
Mouthfeel- Medium body, fairly light carbonation. Crisp on the sip, smooth on the swallow. Slight dryness, snappy feel. Very, very drinkable.
Overall- Wow. I wasn't expecting much, but I have been happily surprised. Very true to the style, reminds me quite a bit of Middle Ages Syracuse Pale Ale. It may even be better, although I hate to admit it. Style-wise, it's nothing revolutionary, but I thoroughly enjoyed the bottle, and it had enough flashy/intriguing bits to bring it to the next level in what I perceive to be a pretty thoroughly-explored style. The labeling is a bit confusing, though- "Three Monkeys American Pale Ale" Brewed by Two Monkeys Brewing Co.? I wonder what the story behind that one was. A pale worthy of the bomber format. Highly recommended.
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