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Restoration Pale Ale
Abita Brewing Co.
- From:
- Abita Brewing Co.
- Louisiana, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 78
- Avg:
- 3.44 | pDev: 13.95%
- Reviews:
- 238
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 24, 2021
- Added:
- Feb 25, 2008
- Wants:
- 12
- Gots:
- 110
Restoration Pale Ale is made with Pale, Lager, Crystal and Cara Pils malted barley. It is liberally hopped and dry hopped with American Cascade and fermented with California Ale yeast. The end result is a brilliant gold ale with a rich body, mild bitterness and a snappy fresh citrus hop flavor and aroma.
20 IBU
20 IBU
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Ratings by dmamiano:
Reviewed by dmamiano from West Virginia
2.83/5 rDev -17.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.83/5 rDev -17.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Pours a brilliant, polished copper with a big head and ample carbonation.
First notice is swett malts in the nose..grainy with spicy notes of hops and a little yeasty breadiness going on.
Taste was a bit on the initial dissapointing. Some grainy malts mixed with bitter, not necessarily pleasant hops.
Metallic and a bit of skunkiness coming through.
Oct 09, 2008First notice is swett malts in the nose..grainy with spicy notes of hops and a little yeasty breadiness going on.
Taste was a bit on the initial dissapointing. Some grainy malts mixed with bitter, not necessarily pleasant hops.
Metallic and a bit of skunkiness coming through.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by hopphead31415 from Virginia
4.09/5 rDev +18.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +18.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This Pale Ale by Abita has 5.2% ABV (NOT 5.0%) and has 25 IBUs. The color index is 9 SRM. I poured this into a standard pub pint glass.
Look-It pours a significantly hazy orange-yellow with a white foamy head that settles quickly. It almost looks like a Heffeweizen, but maybe not AS hazy.
Smell-It smells of lemon and various citrus and tropical fruits along with some honey-suckle malts.
Taste-I taste guava, papaya, mango, pineapple, and orange peel citrus from the hops and a brilliant honey-based malt backbone. I pick up on some light bready and toasty malts as well. The carbonation is a mild fizz and the mouthfeel is medium-bodied and soapy/sudsy. There are slight hop oils lingering on the tongue.
Overall-This is a proper Pale Ale as I would describe it: quite refreshing and sufficiently complex. The flavors mix well yet are distinguishable. Cheers!
Mar 03, 2016Look-It pours a significantly hazy orange-yellow with a white foamy head that settles quickly. It almost looks like a Heffeweizen, but maybe not AS hazy.
Smell-It smells of lemon and various citrus and tropical fruits along with some honey-suckle malts.
Taste-I taste guava, papaya, mango, pineapple, and orange peel citrus from the hops and a brilliant honey-based malt backbone. I pick up on some light bready and toasty malts as well. The carbonation is a mild fizz and the mouthfeel is medium-bodied and soapy/sudsy. There are slight hop oils lingering on the tongue.
Overall-This is a proper Pale Ale as I would describe it: quite refreshing and sufficiently complex. The flavors mix well yet are distinguishable. Cheers!
Restoration Pale Ale from Abita Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
78 out of
100 with
765 ratings
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