Cardinal Pale Ale
Nebraska Brewing Company Production Brewery & Tap Room

Cardinal Pale AleCardinal Pale Ale
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From:
Nebraska Brewing Company Production Brewery & Tap Room
 
Nebraska, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
Ranked #958
ABV:
5.75%
Score:
83
Ranked #23,884
Avg:
3.67 | pDev: 10.9%
Reviews:
82
Ratings:
365
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 05, 2024
Added:
Jul 04, 2009
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  62
Our Pale Ale is deep golden in color and characterized by a floral/citrus-like aroma, with medium maltiness and low bitterness. Cardinal Pale Ale, the heart of Nebraska Brewing Company, is where it all began so many years ago.


42 IBU
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Ratings by gefinley:
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Rated by gefinley from California

3.5/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Sep 20, 2018
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.77 by animal69 from Louisiana

Mar 05, 2024
 
Rated: 3.85 by HopBelT from Belgium

Mar 08, 2022
 
Rated: 4.28 by beerbigboy

May 26, 2021
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Rated by HighestBAC1015 from Nebraska

3.38/5  rDev -7.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
First sip is and then you’re like “ohhhhh yeah.....” haha
Jun 22, 2020
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Reviewed by KTCamm from New Jersey

3.95/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
June 2019....Pours hazy copper with ample white foam. Patchy and sticky. Lemony malt nose. Sugar cookies too. Bright firm malt taste with vanilla and toffee. Smooth light bitter back. Quite nice.
Dec 08, 2019
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Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio

3.81/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
My good friend and old neighbor from Oswego gave me a can of this beer. It poured a slightly hazy orangish with white head that is leaving a nice lace. The scent had subtle pine hops. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with malt base and hop finish. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall its a good beer.
Oct 26, 2019
 
Rated: 3.5 by Giggy from Michigan

Sep 09, 2019
 
Rated: 3.64 by BobbyOlson from Michigan

Sep 09, 2019
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Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado

4.29/5  rDev +16.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Clear and somewhat dark gold colored body; thick and frothy head; sticky globs of foam clinging to the glass. Big hop nose on the beer; floral and spicy; cereal grain notes; mineral. Beautiful sweet malt backbone taste with a clean and bright hop bitterness adding highlights. Medium-heavy body; smooth but with some crispness on the palate; a nice cross between sweet and dry with the overall mouthfeel.

My sample was canned 03/18/19 and states "Drink Local". Well, I'm not that close to La Vista, NE, but I surely will drink their beer. Jesus, but this is a finely balanced and tasty brew! I believe I got this two of these through Tavour, and I only wish I had more or that it was distributed here in Colorado Springs. This is a good one, folks!. Get it and enjoy!!
Jun 16, 2019
 
Rated: 5 by Kwright from North Carolina

May 25, 2019
 
Rated: 3.9 by brentblackwell from Georgia

May 25, 2019
 
Rated: 3.56 by alexsergio from New York

May 04, 2019
 
Rated: 3.79 by Pens1967 from Louisiana

Apr 23, 2019
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Reviewed by beersampler6 from Michigan

3.52/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Nice, safe pale ale that I found refreshing and easy to drink. Pours a deeper golden color with some nice fluffy white head and very spotty lingering lacing. Smells of more muddled citrus and floral hops, as well as some malt and caramel. Tastes mainly of some more faint grapefruit, orange and lemon hops as well as some weaker floral hops, malt, caramel, nuttiness and maybe a little vanilla. Smooth, thin, mild, clean mouthfeel and decent carbonation. Not bad but I definitely have other go-to pale ales on my list.
Apr 21, 2019
 
Rated: 3.99 by etreesh from Wyoming

Apr 04, 2019
 
Rated: 3.49 by COBEERHUNTER from Colorado

Feb 01, 2019
 
Rated: 3.89 by CisPiece88 from Nebraska

Dec 27, 2018
 
Rated: 3.83 by Try-em-all from Missouri

Oct 21, 2018
 
Rated: 3.27 by Chuckdiesel24 from Illinois

Oct 10, 2018
Cardinal Pale Ale from Nebraska Brewing Company Production Brewery & Tap Room
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 365 ratings