San Diego Tap Water
5 Paddles Brewing Company

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From:
5 Paddles Brewing Company
 
Ontario, Canada
Style:
American Pale Ale
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
Needs more ratings
Avg:
3.73 | pDev: 5.36%
Reviews:
2
Ratings:
5
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 19, 2016
Added:
Jun 05, 2015
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  1
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Recent ratings and reviews.
 
Rated: 3.5 by TheSevenDuffs from Canada (ON)

May 19, 2016
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Reviewed by MarkhamPete from Canada (ON)

4.09/5  rDev +9.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured hazy, bright straw coloured, with nice lingering head. Nice floral/fruity scent, and light refreshing floral hops taste. A little mild on the hops makes this one an easy drinker. Bravo to 5 Paddles on this one, this is a great summer thirst quencher! Will definitely make a trip to buy a few more bottles.
Jul 30, 2015
 
Rated: 3.63 by Electros from Canada (ON)

Jun 28, 2015
 
Rated: 3.64 by Cycle69 from Canada (ON)

Jun 09, 2015
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Reviewed by biegaman from Canada (ON)

3.81/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
The mistake Ontario brewers historically make trying to emulate West-Coast beers is adding too much caramel malt. There appears to be no chance of that here. San Diego is a sunny place and any beer with that city in its name should be correspondingly light and bright. San Diego Tap Water most certainly is.

A proper Southern California pale ale should smell fruity enough to pass for juice. This could fool even a nutritionist. Tropical goodness radiates from the glass: pineapple, green mango, passionfruit and apricot. Die-hard hopheads be warned - this is not an IPA so it lacks that truly piercing, pompous hoppiness.

The palate is also very mild; turns out there's not quite enough juice to be tasted right through to the finish. In place of the fruit bowl is a big teapot of steeped rose petals. Seriously, the mouth becomes a flower shop. Delicate rose and green tea notes ring out above a rather muted cereal graininess.

It should be obvious but I think it bears repeating: this is not an IPA. In fact, in many ways, it's the antithesis to an IPA; rather than heavy-handed hoppiness, bruising bitterness and rich malt, a pale ale like this is meant for casual, carefree drinking. And this recipe suits the profile perfectly.

Indeed, San Diego Tap Water is an easy-breezy pale ale that, true to name, goes down as easy as (hop-flavoured) water. The lack of bitterness but persisting fruity and floral notes make for the utmost pleasant quencher. You can tell this brewer spent time in the Gaslamp Quarter - he got it right.
Jun 07, 2015
San Diego Tap Water from 5 Paddles Brewing Company
Beer rating: 3.73 out of 5 with 5 ratings