Grey Whale Ale
Pacific Coast Brewing Company
- From:
- Pacific Coast Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 4.6%
- Score:
- 79
- Avg:
- 3.13 | pDev: 10.22%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 07, 2017
- Added:
- Feb 19, 2008
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
79
Okay
79
Okay
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.1/5 rDev -1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.1/5 rDev -1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Amber to orange appearance, looks attractive, 3/4" head on it. Aroma was meh, lacked hops.
Taste was more English than American pale ale. Real mild easy drinking pale ale, low in bitterness, hop flavor malt. A real mild ride as they say.
Mar 22, 2016Taste was more English than American pale ale. Real mild easy drinking pale ale, low in bitterness, hop flavor malt. A real mild ride as they say.
Reviewed by Beerandraiderfan from Nevada
3.26/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.26/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Pours a light orange and yellow, good sized head to this beer. Mild aroma, this recipe was around long before the days of dry hopping gone wild, so you get just the mildest hop aroma.
Taste is a crowd pleaser, heavily borrowed from the English style. First time I had this stuff, it was a bit more bold to me, but that's the difference in hoppiness from the 90s to today. Mild malt bill, cara pils even, mild hopping, but enough to appreciate it. Not a bad beer by any means, but the blue whale is the one to seek out.
May 04, 2011Taste is a crowd pleaser, heavily borrowed from the English style. First time I had this stuff, it was a bit more bold to me, but that's the difference in hoppiness from the 90s to today. Mild malt bill, cara pils even, mild hopping, but enough to appreciate it. Not a bad beer by any means, but the blue whale is the one to seek out.
Reviewed by brokensail from California
2.33/5 rDev -25.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2
2.33/5 rDev -25.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2
On-tap at Pacific Coast
A: The pour is a shade of amber with a mild off-white head.
S: Plenty of butter is apparent right away. There's some bread and toffee malt character. A very, very light hop aroma to this one. On the whole, the nose is pretty light.
T: Still plenty of butter notes on the palate with a bit of chlorine/pool water flavor. A bit of a grassy hop flavor that provides just a touch of bitterness.
M: The body is medium with a moderate level of carbonation.
D: Good and buttery, just like most of the beers at this brewpub. No thanks.
Dec 29, 2010A: The pour is a shade of amber with a mild off-white head.
S: Plenty of butter is apparent right away. There's some bread and toffee malt character. A very, very light hop aroma to this one. On the whole, the nose is pretty light.
T: Still plenty of butter notes on the palate with a bit of chlorine/pool water flavor. A bit of a grassy hop flavor that provides just a touch of bitterness.
M: The body is medium with a moderate level of carbonation.
D: Good and buttery, just like most of the beers at this brewpub. No thanks.
Reviewed by isualum12 from Idaho
3.02/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 1.5
3.02/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 1.5
Seriously they served it as the grey whale today even though it is retired. It makes me question the brewery all together.
This is an old school brewery that is not getting the taste buds going. They need to step up to compete I say.
They have it hanging on the bat as grey whale. Odd.
There is little to no flavor. I wanted flavor from them. All well
Color is orange with a hint of red no head
This is more soda like then beer and little taste where you would expect it. There is a lot of carbonization on the tongue and the back of the throat
Dec 06, 2010This is an old school brewery that is not getting the taste buds going. They need to step up to compete I say.
They have it hanging on the bat as grey whale. Odd.
There is little to no flavor. I wanted flavor from them. All well
Color is orange with a hint of red no head
This is more soda like then beer and little taste where you would expect it. There is a lot of carbonization on the tongue and the back of the throat
Reviewed by barleywinefiend from Washington
3.6/5 rDev +15%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.6/5 rDev +15%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Poured a light golden color with a small white head. Nose was slightly hoppy and the nose was light. A little bit of wheat maybe, some citrus and a mixture of hops but not to hoppy. Well balanced but it still needed something, just cant put my finger on it.
Feb 19, 2008
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