Pale Trail
Gypsy Inc.
- From:
- Gypsy Inc.
- Denmark
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 4.7%
- Score:
- +3 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.72 | pDev: 8.87%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Apr 09, 2016
- Added:
- Apr 10, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
NO SCORE
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Pale Trail is a well balanced pale ale punished with american hops.
The Caramel malts will massage your tastebuds and balance the
bitterness from the hops. The citrus and pine notes help round off this
tasty pale ale and leave you wanting more.
Plato degree: 11.9
IBU: 45
Color/EBC: 13
Fermentation: American Ale Yeast
The Caramel malts will massage your tastebuds and balance the
bitterness from the hops. The citrus and pine notes help round off this
tasty pale ale and leave you wanting more.
Plato degree: 11.9
IBU: 45
Color/EBC: 13
Fermentation: American Ale Yeast
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by FLima from Brazil
3.91/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.91/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Amber orange color with a thick off-white head with eternal retention, very apparent carbonation and leaving lots of laces.
Nice tropical aroma with notes of lychees, mango, pineapple, passion fruit and orange citrusy. Potent at first than it faded.
Flavor with notes of pine, lots of fresh oranges and passion fruit, yeast, lemongrass and flowers. Dry aftertaste with a rounded bitterness.
Light to watery body with appropriate carbonation.
Positive surprise, still need more body to play in the top leagues. Huge drinkability and great hop profile. Worth trying.
Apr 09, 2016Nice tropical aroma with notes of lychees, mango, pineapple, passion fruit and orange citrusy. Potent at first than it faded.
Flavor with notes of pine, lots of fresh oranges and passion fruit, yeast, lemongrass and flowers. Dry aftertaste with a rounded bitterness.
Light to watery body with appropriate carbonation.
Positive surprise, still need more body to play in the top leagues. Huge drinkability and great hop profile. Worth trying.
Reviewed by flyingpig from Scotland
3.34/5 rDev -10.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.34/5 rDev -10.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
330ml bottle in Copenhagen:
An okay beer, it was pleasant enough & came through with a good mix of citrus & pine hops along with the odd hint of tropical fruits but overall I thought it could have been a slightly more pronounced, stronger offering with some more variety to the taste as well. The was some nice caramel on the nose but sadly this didn't seem to carry though to the taste & nothing else really stood out for me with this one, although it wasn't bad tasting either.
Mar 30, 2016An okay beer, it was pleasant enough & came through with a good mix of citrus & pine hops along with the odd hint of tropical fruits but overall I thought it could have been a slightly more pronounced, stronger offering with some more variety to the taste as well. The was some nice caramel on the nose but sadly this didn't seem to carry though to the taste & nothing else really stood out for me with this one, although it wasn't bad tasting either.
Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Texas
3.27/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.27/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Being a huge fan of Mikkeller's work, I had to pick this up and check out Gypsy Inc. when I saw it. Billed as an American Pale Ale with caramalts and a citrus and pine emphasis. Comes in a 330ml brown glass bottle with label art that looks suspiciously like Keith Shore's, and an unbranded pry-off crown cap that offers only the best before date - 10/12/16 (in this case, December 10th). Brewed at De Proef. 4.70% ABV.
Served cold into stemware. Reviewed live.
HEAD: ~3cm wide. White head colour. Has a nice consistency with the usual pale ale fluffiness and thickness. Leaves a light even lacing on the sides of the stemware as it recedes. Retention is excellent; this takes ~10 minutes to fully recede.
BODY: Vibrant orange-copper. Uncharacteristically hazy, lacking the cleanliness and clarity of most beers in the style. Some floating yeast is even visible about the bottom of the glass.
Overall, it's a lively exciting appearance for a pale ale, and distances itself from most run-of-the-mill clear 'n' copper offerings. I'm eager to try it.
AROMA: The citrus and pine advertised on the label do emerge here, but they aren't dominant. Instead, nebulous fruitiness and bright floral notes reign supreme, backed by pale malt sweetness. I don't detect overt caramalt (though I know it's present), and the beer seems balanced based on the aroma, with no skull-bashing bitterness but also no cloying sweetness. Yeast profile is clean but estery. I find no off-notes.
An enticing aroma of average strength. It doesn't seem unique or special per se, but the aroma has me anticipating a solid pale ale.
TASTE: Balanced, true to the aroma. Minor notes of faint pine and vague citrus. Nebulous unidentifiable fruit. Floral hop character. It's never bitingly bitter, having enough pale malt punch to keep the hops in check. For my tastes, it does overdo it a bit in terms of caramalt, giving it too much sweetness on the back end where I'd prefer a citrusy aftertaste. It's nicely hoppy for a pale ale, but doesn't strain towards the IPA line.
I do like it, but the hop profile isn't particularly remarkable, and there's ample room for more depth of flavour, as well as for some subtlety.
TEXTURE: Refreshing albeit medium-bodied. Smooth, wet, crisp, clean, and approachable. The carbonation is a bit off (towards the higher side), but it's forgivable. There isn't a Godly harmony of texture and taste here, but this mouthfeel does a nice job complementing the flavour profile.
OVERALL: It's a pale ale I'd buy the odd sixer of if priced reasonably (e.g. $8.99 USD/sixer), but ultimately it's somewhat unremarkable and will get lost amidst more deserving expressions of the American Pale Ale style. It's absolutely drinkable and would pair well with most foods, but the hop profile isn't interesting enough to really justify repeat purchases at this price point (~3-4 euro/bottle). It won't impress the discerning drinker, and it won't stand out to even casual pale ale fans, but I'm glad I tried it once and I'd happily buy other beers from Gypsy Inc.
Low B- (3.27) / WORTHY
Jan 29, 2016Served cold into stemware. Reviewed live.
HEAD: ~3cm wide. White head colour. Has a nice consistency with the usual pale ale fluffiness and thickness. Leaves a light even lacing on the sides of the stemware as it recedes. Retention is excellent; this takes ~10 minutes to fully recede.
BODY: Vibrant orange-copper. Uncharacteristically hazy, lacking the cleanliness and clarity of most beers in the style. Some floating yeast is even visible about the bottom of the glass.
Overall, it's a lively exciting appearance for a pale ale, and distances itself from most run-of-the-mill clear 'n' copper offerings. I'm eager to try it.
AROMA: The citrus and pine advertised on the label do emerge here, but they aren't dominant. Instead, nebulous fruitiness and bright floral notes reign supreme, backed by pale malt sweetness. I don't detect overt caramalt (though I know it's present), and the beer seems balanced based on the aroma, with no skull-bashing bitterness but also no cloying sweetness. Yeast profile is clean but estery. I find no off-notes.
An enticing aroma of average strength. It doesn't seem unique or special per se, but the aroma has me anticipating a solid pale ale.
TASTE: Balanced, true to the aroma. Minor notes of faint pine and vague citrus. Nebulous unidentifiable fruit. Floral hop character. It's never bitingly bitter, having enough pale malt punch to keep the hops in check. For my tastes, it does overdo it a bit in terms of caramalt, giving it too much sweetness on the back end where I'd prefer a citrusy aftertaste. It's nicely hoppy for a pale ale, but doesn't strain towards the IPA line.
I do like it, but the hop profile isn't particularly remarkable, and there's ample room for more depth of flavour, as well as for some subtlety.
TEXTURE: Refreshing albeit medium-bodied. Smooth, wet, crisp, clean, and approachable. The carbonation is a bit off (towards the higher side), but it's forgivable. There isn't a Godly harmony of texture and taste here, but this mouthfeel does a nice job complementing the flavour profile.
OVERALL: It's a pale ale I'd buy the odd sixer of if priced reasonably (e.g. $8.99 USD/sixer), but ultimately it's somewhat unremarkable and will get lost amidst more deserving expressions of the American Pale Ale style. It's absolutely drinkable and would pair well with most foods, but the hop profile isn't interesting enough to really justify repeat purchases at this price point (~3-4 euro/bottle). It won't impress the discerning drinker, and it won't stand out to even casual pale ale fans, but I'm glad I tried it once and I'd happily buy other beers from Gypsy Inc.
Low B- (3.27) / WORTHY
Reviewed by patre_tim from Thailand
4.25/5 rDev +14.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.25/5 rDev +14.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Pale gold with a light haze and plenty of slow rising, tiny bubbles. Topped with 3 fingers of off white head. Foamy lacing.
Mild and hoppy, lightly fruity, slightly floral. Pears and pine.
Piney, fruity, with pineapple, and a solid bitterness on the end.
Medium smooth body with light, foamy carbonation.
Found in Bangkok, this is an amazing pale ale. The hops are still strong but balanced. I could drink this for a long time and not be bored of it.
Jan 25, 2016Mild and hoppy, lightly fruity, slightly floral. Pears and pine.
Piney, fruity, with pineapple, and a solid bitterness on the end.
Medium smooth body with light, foamy carbonation.
Found in Bangkok, this is an amazing pale ale. The hops are still strong but balanced. I could drink this for a long time and not be bored of it.
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