Dale's Pale Ale | Oskar Blues Grill & Brew
Brewed by:
Oskar Blues Grill & Brew
Colorado, United States
oskarblues.com
Style: American Pale Ale (APA)
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 6.50%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
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Added by Todd on 10-08-2002
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Ratings: 7,332 | Reviews: 1,954
3.65/5 rDev -6.9%
tbryan5, Oct 13, 2014
3.65/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This beer pours a rusty orange color and leaves a frothy head with holes throughout the froth. The smell of this ale is piney and citrus with some sweet fruit candy in the background of this nectar. The taste of this ale is so smooth it hits you with a very light carbonation followed by a sweet honey comb flavor finished with a bitterness that leave you wanting a little more. The overall flavor is a bit bland on the finish but this is still a quallity brew.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This beer pours a rusty orange color and leaves a frothy head with holes throughout the froth. The smell of this ale is piney and citrus with some sweet fruit candy in the background of this nectar. The taste of this ale is so smooth it hits you with a very light carbonation followed by a sweet honey comb flavor finished with a bitterness that leave you wanting a little more. The overall flavor is a bit bland on the finish but this is still a quallity brew.
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3.65/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
Pours a slighty cloudy orange color with a thick head that sticks to the sides of the glass. The smell was hoppy, pine, citrus orange. The citrus peel bitterness hits right up front with pine flavors and a slight caramel. The bitterness lingers quite a while. It has a strong flavor and I wouldn't be able to have more than one or two. I like the design on the can.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
Pours a slighty cloudy orange color with a thick head that sticks to the sides of the glass. The smell was hoppy, pine, citrus orange. The citrus peel bitterness hits right up front with pine flavors and a slight caramel. The bitterness lingers quite a while. It has a strong flavor and I wouldn't be able to have more than one or two. I like the design on the can.
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3.65/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap, nice orange color with a smallish white head.
Some citrus hop and a bit of malt in the aroma.
Hops are the first thing you notice in the flavor with a bit of bready malt to balance things out.
Smooth mouthfeel, one of the best things about the beer.
A decent session beer, but nothing to write home about. I could have had a couple of these without any trouble.
Not a bad beer, but there are better pale ales out there. Of the Oskar Blues beers I've tried, this is my least favorite.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap, nice orange color with a smallish white head.
Some citrus hop and a bit of malt in the aroma.
Hops are the first thing you notice in the flavor with a bit of bready malt to balance things out.
Smooth mouthfeel, one of the best things about the beer.
A decent session beer, but nothing to write home about. I could have had a couple of these without any trouble.
Not a bad beer, but there are better pale ales out there. Of the Oskar Blues beers I've tried, this is my least favorite.
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3.65/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Look: Amber with a white head. A really nice looking beer.
Smell: Didn't get a lot here. Mostly malt with some pine from the hops.
Taste: Like the smell, a little more on the malty side. Pine and citrus come through as well, but is dominated by the caramel/bready malt.
Feel: Medium bodied (more than expected) and little alcohol taste.
Overall: A good, not great, APA for me. A little too on the malty side and wish it had a little more balance.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Look: Amber with a white head. A really nice looking beer.
Smell: Didn't get a lot here. Mostly malt with some pine from the hops.
Taste: Like the smell, a little more on the malty side. Pine and citrus come through as well, but is dominated by the caramel/bready malt.
Feel: Medium bodied (more than expected) and little alcohol taste.
Overall: A good, not great, APA for me. A little too on the malty side and wish it had a little more balance.
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3.65/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
It poured a clear golden orange with a good amount of bubbles and a head which dissipated fairly quickly.
Nose was malty, apricot, and herbaceous (perhaps a bit of rosemary).
Mouthfeel was light, slightly creamy, with a full taste that filled the whole mouth for a few seconds, cycling through the same flavors as the nose and ending with a long, bitter finish.
I wish it did not go flat in the glass as quickly as it did since it has a complex enough taste to linger over.
Ultimately I liked this beer and would consider getting it again when looking for a pale ale.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
It poured a clear golden orange with a good amount of bubbles and a head which dissipated fairly quickly.
Nose was malty, apricot, and herbaceous (perhaps a bit of rosemary).
Mouthfeel was light, slightly creamy, with a full taste that filled the whole mouth for a few seconds, cycling through the same flavors as the nose and ending with a long, bitter finish.
I wish it did not go flat in the glass as quickly as it did since it has a complex enough taste to linger over.
Ultimately I liked this beer and would consider getting it again when looking for a pale ale.
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3.65/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a 12oz can into a standard ale glass cold.
A - Not even a pssst as the pop top is depressed. A dark copper w/ a full 3 finger off white head. Lace is left in a haphazard array.
S - Citrusy hops and the sweet scent of pale malts. An almost lactic scent is noticed.
M - Citric, bitter w/ a hoppy oil feel. A medium bodied ale w/ a dry finish. Nice accents of hops and spice in the texture.
T - A sweet crystal malt taste that allows a very potent, but flavorful blend of hop tastes to emerge. Woody noble hops take presidence an late citrus is the focus. The malt balances out the bitterness well. A round creamy taste is noticeable up front. The dry and nutty character gets more noticeable when warm.
D - A fine pale ale, but a bit more bitter than I would prefer. There is plenty of flavor from malt and hops and this is above average as far as drinkability goes. It is potent for the style.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a 12oz can into a standard ale glass cold.
A - Not even a pssst as the pop top is depressed. A dark copper w/ a full 3 finger off white head. Lace is left in a haphazard array.
S - Citrusy hops and the sweet scent of pale malts. An almost lactic scent is noticed.
M - Citric, bitter w/ a hoppy oil feel. A medium bodied ale w/ a dry finish. Nice accents of hops and spice in the texture.
T - A sweet crystal malt taste that allows a very potent, but flavorful blend of hop tastes to emerge. Woody noble hops take presidence an late citrus is the focus. The malt balances out the bitterness well. A round creamy taste is noticeable up front. The dry and nutty character gets more noticeable when warm.
D - A fine pale ale, but a bit more bitter than I would prefer. There is plenty of flavor from malt and hops and this is above average as far as drinkability goes. It is potent for the style.
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3.65/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a 12 oz. can with a "canned on date" stamped on bottom. Clear, bright amber with a nice foamy white head.
A very pleasing whiff of semi-sweet fruit aroma much like marmalade greets the olfactory upon opening the can. I am surprised by the sweet aroma given that this is advertised as a very hoppy ale.
The flavor begins with sweet fruit flavor but as the ale warms the piney hop bitterness comes forward. Overall, the malt flavor tends to dominate; however, a faint bitterness does linger on the palate.
Medium bodied with a rather thick mouthfeel; the restrained carbonation is perfect for this ale.
This is a very good pale ale that could use a little more balance between the malt and hop. Well worth trying, it is just not my favorite interpretation of a pale ale.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a 12 oz. can with a "canned on date" stamped on bottom. Clear, bright amber with a nice foamy white head.
A very pleasing whiff of semi-sweet fruit aroma much like marmalade greets the olfactory upon opening the can. I am surprised by the sweet aroma given that this is advertised as a very hoppy ale.
The flavor begins with sweet fruit flavor but as the ale warms the piney hop bitterness comes forward. Overall, the malt flavor tends to dominate; however, a faint bitterness does linger on the palate.
Medium bodied with a rather thick mouthfeel; the restrained carbonation is perfect for this ale.
This is a very good pale ale that could use a little more balance between the malt and hop. Well worth trying, it is just not my favorite interpretation of a pale ale.
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3.65/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Presentation: 12 oz can, nice looking design but no dating of any kind, poured into a pint glass.
Appearance: Pours a cloudy orange-copper color. The head formed a creamy 1-2 fingers thick and faded into a thin layer that retained nicely.
Aroma: Pine and citrus hops along with some pale malts in the background.
Taste: Pale malts at first with the piney hops in the background, but the hops take over rather quickly, dominating through the middle. It's bitter but pleasant. The finish is bitter and hoppy, and lingers nicely.
Mouthfeel: Crisp, but a little watery. The carbonation was a little lacking as well.
Overall: A decent American Pale Ale in a can. Nothing more, nothing less. Worth a try, especially if you like hoppy beer.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Presentation: 12 oz can, nice looking design but no dating of any kind, poured into a pint glass.
Appearance: Pours a cloudy orange-copper color. The head formed a creamy 1-2 fingers thick and faded into a thin layer that retained nicely.
Aroma: Pine and citrus hops along with some pale malts in the background.
Taste: Pale malts at first with the piney hops in the background, but the hops take over rather quickly, dominating through the middle. It's bitter but pleasant. The finish is bitter and hoppy, and lingers nicely.
Mouthfeel: Crisp, but a little watery. The carbonation was a little lacking as well.
Overall: A decent American Pale Ale in a can. Nothing more, nothing less. Worth a try, especially if you like hoppy beer.
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3.65/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Always being pretty fond of Dale's I decided to review the beer after I had one last night. It does bother me that they do advocate drinking their beer out of a can. I don't get it? What about appearence, head retention and aroma. Does it not matter to them or do they think it doesn't matter to us?
The beer poured a light amber with a nice white head that stayed throughout the session and left a nice lace.
The aroma was full of citrus hops and some nice floral aromas as well.
Flavors were modest. Tastes of sweet malts and very hoppy with flavors of grapefruits possible of other citrus fruits from the hops. Very dry and well hopped. Very bitter and not sweet like some.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Always being pretty fond of Dale's I decided to review the beer after I had one last night. It does bother me that they do advocate drinking their beer out of a can. I don't get it? What about appearence, head retention and aroma. Does it not matter to them or do they think it doesn't matter to us?
The beer poured a light amber with a nice white head that stayed throughout the session and left a nice lace.
The aroma was full of citrus hops and some nice floral aromas as well.
Flavors were modest. Tastes of sweet malts and very hoppy with flavors of grapefruits possible of other citrus fruits from the hops. Very dry and well hopped. Very bitter and not sweet like some.
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3.65/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Dale's Pale Ale in a can. Fun to drink a "good" beer from a can, but (and I don't care what anyone else says) cans taste different than bottles to me. Anyhow...
A: Pours a slightly hazy goden color with little head. Low retention, but decsent lacing.
S: Initial floral aroma and a bit of sweetness spice. Aromas disappear very quickly though.
T: Initially sweet and well hopped. Good bitterness that comes through as spicy. Becomes sticky sweet as the beer warms. Sweetness become more than I tend to like.
M&D: Descent mouthfeel. The sweetness translates into a heavier mourthfeel towards the end. Well (maybe overly) carbonated. Sweetness kills drinkability for me.
Overall, a descent beer. Having "good" beer in a can (which is unusual in my parts" makes this a good choice when bottles are out of the quetsion.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Dale's Pale Ale in a can. Fun to drink a "good" beer from a can, but (and I don't care what anyone else says) cans taste different than bottles to me. Anyhow...
A: Pours a slightly hazy goden color with little head. Low retention, but decsent lacing.
S: Initial floral aroma and a bit of sweetness spice. Aromas disappear very quickly though.
T: Initially sweet and well hopped. Good bitterness that comes through as spicy. Becomes sticky sweet as the beer warms. Sweetness become more than I tend to like.
M&D: Descent mouthfeel. The sweetness translates into a heavier mourthfeel towards the end. Well (maybe overly) carbonated. Sweetness kills drinkability for me.
Overall, a descent beer. Having "good" beer in a can (which is unusual in my parts" makes this a good choice when bottles are out of the quetsion.
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Dale's Pale Ale from Oskar Blues Grill & Brew
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based on 7,332 ratings.