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Passé
515 Brewing Company

- From:
- 515 Brewing Company
- Iowa, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
Ranked #16 - ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 97
Ranked #717 - Avg:
- 4.47 | pDev: 7.38%
- Reviews:
- 8
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 23, 2023
- Added:
- Mar 29, 2015
- Wants:
- 5
- Gots:
- 0
Single hopped Citra Pale Ale. Part of the single hop"Meh" series.
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Reviewed by gatornation from Arizona
4/5 rDev -10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On Tap at El Bait. Pours a hazed light copper color with an off white head,. Smell is floral ,juicy with pale malts and bread . Taste has citrus notes juicy tropical notes , papaya and melon . Mouth feel soft juicy and tropoical some grapefruit pine bitterness otherwise a quencable APA
Apr 23, 2023Rated by dms1767 from Nebraska
4.62/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.62/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Absolutely one of the better APAs I've had. Folks should be seeking out this beer.
Jan 29, 2017Reviewed by NickTheGreat from Iowa
4.43/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.43/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
L (4.25) - Kinda that hazy orange color you'd expect of an IPA. But it works for this one.
S (4.25) - Smells citrusy, and a little general "hop" to it.
T (4.5) - Tastes immediately very citrusy. I'm not a huge fan of citra hops always, but they did a good job here. About the right amount of hop punch for an APA.
F (4.5) - Easy drinking pale ale. Fairly smooth finish though.
O (4.5) - I really like this one overall. It's not a big bad*** IPA, but a well done pale. I think a very good example of one, maybe pushing the boundary a bit. A worth competitor to Sue.
Apr 06, 2016S (4.25) - Smells citrusy, and a little general "hop" to it.
T (4.5) - Tastes immediately very citrusy. I'm not a huge fan of citra hops always, but they did a good job here. About the right amount of hop punch for an APA.
F (4.5) - Easy drinking pale ale. Fairly smooth finish though.
O (4.5) - I really like this one overall. It's not a big bad*** IPA, but a well done pale. I think a very good example of one, maybe pushing the boundary a bit. A worth competitor to Sue.
Reviewed by markcp from Iowa
4.48/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.48/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
L: Bright orange and cloudy, good head retention.
S: Hops jump out of the glass. Mango, orange juice.
T: Mango, orange juice, tiny bit of cracker-y malt.
F: Light, medium carb, finishes clean.
O: Juicy and extremely drinkable. I actually would put this slightly above recent batches of PseudoSue, and Zombie Dust.
Apr 04, 2016S: Hops jump out of the glass. Mango, orange juice.
T: Mango, orange juice, tiny bit of cracker-y malt.
F: Light, medium carb, finishes clean.
O: Juicy and extremely drinkable. I actually would put this slightly above recent batches of PseudoSue, and Zombie Dust.
Reviewed by emerge077 from Illinois
3.88/5 rDev -13.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.88/5 rDev -13.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Draft at El Bait Shop. Murky orange with spotty lace.
Smells flat out amazing. Bursting with citrusy dank hops and sandalwood.
Feels watery and tastes like butterscotch unfortunately.
Pretty unbalanced, not really something i'd have more of.
If the taste matched the amazing aroma, it would be gold.
Hope to try this again at the brewery, it could have been a dirty line.
Apr 03, 2016Smells flat out amazing. Bursting with citrusy dank hops and sandalwood.
Feels watery and tastes like butterscotch unfortunately.
Pretty unbalanced, not really something i'd have more of.
If the taste matched the amazing aroma, it would be gold.
Hope to try this again at the brewery, it could have been a dirty line.
Reviewed by Scott17Taylor from Iowa
4.71/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.71/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Really good pale ale. Super juicy and honestly outside of pseudo sue, this is my favorite pale ale. This is my first 515 beer and it just makes me excited to what this brewery can do.
Apr 02, 2016
Passé from 515 Brewing Company
Beer rating:
97 out of
100 with
42 ratings
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