Major Tom
Pale Fire Brewing Co.
- From:
- Pale Fire Brewing Co.
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #2,670 - ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #22,366 - Avg:
- 3.88 | pDev: 9.79%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 8
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 12, 2023
- Added:
- Jul 03, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.48/5 rDev -10.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.48/5 rDev -10.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Taster at brewery. Clear golden pour, filmy, creamy head, solid lacing. Malty aroma, light sweetness. Taste adds some earthy, woody notes, pine, sweet malts
Aug 08, 2023
Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania
3.71/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a 16 oz, can. Has a golden color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is juicy, citrus. Taste has a ton of citrus, some tropical fruits in the background, somewhat mild bitterness. Feels medium/full bodied in the mouth and overall is a solid beer.
Feb 03, 2019
Reviewed by beerthulhu from New Jersey
3.99/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
-spiegelau ipa galss.
A: Slow moving macro-bubbles lazily rise within a bright golden orange hue colored body. Translucent clarity, with a bready and porous capping holds only temporarily while small dabs of lacework cling to the vessel walls.
S: A big fresh burst of dripping wet citrus-peach first comes upon uncapping. Tons of juicy grapefruit, mangoes, and green melon. There are hints of lime and sweet guava about, with some freshly sliced lemons as well. Overall a big and refreshingly wet nose, good complexity that showcases the range of the Galaxy hops.
T: The flavor started with some semi-dry citric tones, oranges, mixed in with some tropical pineapple, mangoes and peaches. A considerable flowery citrus bite follows with a hint of wet grassiness. Final thoughts of dry apricots, spicy tart tropical passion fruit and tart nectarine rounds out.
M: A nice and thick creamy mouthful, bold and spicy, smooth and malty with a light bittering afterfeel. Sticky hop resins, with a good amount of carbonation.
O: A nice display and range of the galaxy hops shows what this can do on the aroma and flavor. Lots of sticky tart tropical notes, hop resins and a full and creamy body with a good level of hoppiness and flavor appeal. A forefront of bursting tropical flavor, with a nice soothing flowery semi-dry finish gives outstanding results and makes this very drinkable and balance. Crisp and refreshing.
Jan 09, 2019A: Slow moving macro-bubbles lazily rise within a bright golden orange hue colored body. Translucent clarity, with a bready and porous capping holds only temporarily while small dabs of lacework cling to the vessel walls.
S: A big fresh burst of dripping wet citrus-peach first comes upon uncapping. Tons of juicy grapefruit, mangoes, and green melon. There are hints of lime and sweet guava about, with some freshly sliced lemons as well. Overall a big and refreshingly wet nose, good complexity that showcases the range of the Galaxy hops.
T: The flavor started with some semi-dry citric tones, oranges, mixed in with some tropical pineapple, mangoes and peaches. A considerable flowery citrus bite follows with a hint of wet grassiness. Final thoughts of dry apricots, spicy tart tropical passion fruit and tart nectarine rounds out.
M: A nice and thick creamy mouthful, bold and spicy, smooth and malty with a light bittering afterfeel. Sticky hop resins, with a good amount of carbonation.
O: A nice display and range of the galaxy hops shows what this can do on the aroma and flavor. Lots of sticky tart tropical notes, hop resins and a full and creamy body with a good level of hoppiness and flavor appeal. A forefront of bursting tropical flavor, with a nice soothing flowery semi-dry finish gives outstanding results and makes this very drinkable and balance. Crisp and refreshing.
Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania
3.49/5 rDev -10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.49/5 rDev -10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
16 oz can, dated 9/28/18, so less than two months old. Been in my fridge for about 5 weeks since a trip to VA, so cold most it's life.
slightly hazy pale yellow golden color, thin white head. good lacing, but the head fades. aroma is mild grain, and moderate grassy and fruity hops. passionfruit? similar taste, almost no perceived bitterness, a bit too sweet for me. softer mouthfeel, medium bodied.
Nov 27, 2018slightly hazy pale yellow golden color, thin white head. good lacing, but the head fades. aroma is mild grain, and moderate grassy and fruity hops. passionfruit? similar taste, almost no perceived bitterness, a bit too sweet for me. softer mouthfeel, medium bodied.
Reviewed by deleted_user_1111368 from Delaware
3.21/5 rDev -17.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.21/5 rDev -17.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Canned 8-29-18. Poured into 16oz IPA.
L: Copper colored.. nice lacing. Very little head.
S: Very little of anything. It smelled flat. Can't go any further, it's what I'm getting.
T: Devoid of flavors. Ummm.. it's wet?
F: No bitterness, no carbonation, no malt.
O: I bought 2 cans of it. Both tasted exactly the same. What can I say? I think it's a bad beer to be sure. Whether it's a badly brewed beer.. I don't know. I gave it an overall 3.25 simply because I don't know if the batch was bad.
Oct 21, 2018L: Copper colored.. nice lacing. Very little head.
S: Very little of anything. It smelled flat. Can't go any further, it's what I'm getting.
T: Devoid of flavors. Ummm.. it's wet?
F: No bitterness, no carbonation, no malt.
O: I bought 2 cans of it. Both tasted exactly the same. What can I say? I think it's a bad beer to be sure. Whether it's a badly brewed beer.. I don't know. I gave it an overall 3.25 simply because I don't know if the batch was bad.
Reviewed by teromous from Virginia
2.98/5 rDev -23.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
2.98/5 rDev -23.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
From the bottom of the can: "WAM BAM THNK U MAAM 08/29/18"
Appearance: The beer has a hazy gold body with a short white head. It has good retention.
Aroma: There is a light mango aroma to the beer.
Taste: The beer has a bit of a mango flavor with a hint of peach.
Mouthfeel: The body feels a bit thick and soupy which hampers drinkability somewhat. It has moderate bitterness.
Overall: It is a pretty mediocre beer with an oddly textured body. It isn't a beer I would buy again and I don't recommend it over the other average offerings.
Sep 13, 2018Appearance: The beer has a hazy gold body with a short white head. It has good retention.
Aroma: There is a light mango aroma to the beer.
Taste: The beer has a bit of a mango flavor with a hint of peach.
Mouthfeel: The body feels a bit thick and soupy which hampers drinkability somewhat. It has moderate bitterness.
Overall: It is a pretty mediocre beer with an oddly textured body. It isn't a beer I would buy again and I don't recommend it over the other average offerings.
Rated by Gavilan from Virginia
3.85/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Not retired anymore...is back!
Sep 02, 2018
Rated by jdranes from Virginia
4.8/5 rDev +23.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.8/5 rDev +23.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Very smooth IPA. Loved it!
Aug 10, 2018
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