Oatmeal Pale Ale
Monkey Paw Pub & Brewery

 

 

 

Pouts a very dark, hazy golden orange color with deep apricot edges and a one finger frothy white head that slowly settles into a thin lasting ring. Excellent retention with streaks of soapy lacing coating the glass on the way down.

Somewhat bland aroma with very faint smoke, floral hops and fresh cut grass countered by pale malt and light fruit sweetness. Biscuit, bread and cracker along with subtle cider-like sweetness.

Fuller body than expected with a spicy hop bite that lingers over the sweeter notes and pale malt backbone into a slightly dry finish. Slight dry bitterness with grass, pine needle and subtle resins countered by faint citrus sweetness. A touch of tart grapefruit followed by bread, biscuit and light fruit esters. Some cider, pear and banana with subtle boozy sweetness in the finish. Light and easy to drink but not very interesting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I had this beer at Monkey Paw during a recent trip to San Diego. The beer is a cloudy orange-ish color with a lacy head. A little citrus in the nose with a hint of malt. Nice hop bite with a smooth velvety finish. The soft finish is really the only hint I got that there was an oatmeal component to this beer.

 

 

The beer is a hazy orange color with a tall white head. Really surprisingly strong oatmeal aroma. The hop profile is mostly citrus peel and pine with a nice breadiness to it as well. A hint of grass toward the back end. The flavor also has realy impressive amounts of oatmeal character. Lightly bitter from the pine and citrus peel hop notes, but leaning a bit toward the sweet side of things. I really enjoyed how much the oatmeal came through on this beer.

 

Thoroughly flavorful lighter style of hoppy beer. Attractive sudsy pour in the big chalice. Lacing is very nice and the color is an appealing amber just a shade darker than the usual pale. Nice aroma that reminds me of orange blossoms.

Starts out with a mouthfilling malt and shades off into an increasing intensity of hoppy bitterness. The grainy flavor is nice. If you told me it was rye, I'd believe that too. Quite sharp with the citrus rind flavors. Less drinkable than you might expect, but it's right in the higher-hop category of Pale Ales that seems to be the mainstream right now. Finishes dry and somewhat harsh, to my palate.

From the 16 oz can bought at Best Damn in downtown San Diego.

Thanks!

A - Pours light amber in color, off-white head, sticky lace.

S - A nice mix of light hops and grain, citrus, grass, and hay. The hops and grass work together nice to create a sweeter note, which I would say is oatmeal-esk.

T - Similar to the nose. Sweet toasted malts, grains, light hops, citrus. All very nice and subtle, and works well. The alcohol is non-existent, very light and enjoyable. Finish is light citrus bitterness.

M - Light body, crisp and refreshing, good carbonation, oily finish.

O - A nice take on an APA, and the oatmeal characteristic really works well with this beer. I could easy drink this all the time, if it was available near me. Good stuff!

Another cool extra in an already awesome trade with Cocoapuph... Jeremy hooked it up royally.

Poured into my slim tulip... pretty decent 1 finger white head shows good lacing atop a polished golden brew.

Nose reminds me of orange blossoms... malts run high but not out of style... maybe too much for my liking.

Good bitterness up front that helps balance a sorta everpresent pale maltiness that does carry a bit of oat slickness... even a bit "creamy" I guess, but what do I know?

Interesting take on a saturated Pale Ale market... I would buy this if I had it available... Would be a great camping/fishing brew.

Very cool Jeremy!! I appreciate the trade!!

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