Powerhouse Pale Ale
Mt. Begbie Brewing Co.
- From:
- Mt. Begbie Brewing Co.
- British Columbia, Canada
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 4.7%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.57 | pDev: 8.4%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 10
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jul 09, 2017
- Added:
- May 29, 2004
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
83
Good
83
Good
A generous portion of lightly roasted malt gives this beer a smooth yet distinctive character. Pale ale worth diving into!
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Reviewed by Bunman3 from Canada (AB)
3.48/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.48/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
This is a beer I've had many times, but never with a critical eye/nose/mouth. Turns out this doesn't quite measure up to my memories of it. It lacks hops, and the base malt simply doesn't carry the day. It looks and feels flat - perhaps this bottle has been kicking around for a while.
Jul 09, 2017
Reviewed by leaddog from Canada (AB)
3.08/5 rDev -13.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.08/5 rDev -13.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Appearance- Pours a pale amber copper with a finger width of bubbly white head.
Smell- Bready malts, slight leafy hops, hint of licorice.
Taste- It is more malt dominated pale ale with bready malts taking the centre stage followed by the hint of hops and licorice.
Mouthfeel- Light to medium bodied with light carbonation.
Overall- An underwhelming APA. It is too malt dominated and needs more of a hop presence to be more true to the style.
Jul 20, 2013Smell- Bready malts, slight leafy hops, hint of licorice.
Taste- It is more malt dominated pale ale with bready malts taking the centre stage followed by the hint of hops and licorice.
Mouthfeel- Light to medium bodied with light carbonation.
Overall- An underwhelming APA. It is too malt dominated and needs more of a hop presence to be more true to the style.
Reviewed by wordemupg from Canada (AB)
3.58/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.58/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
650ml bottle poured into pint glass 29/1/12
A dark copper with just a few slow bubbles of all sizes feeding a thumbs width of light tan foam that hangs for a couple sips leaving two rings of lace
S some leafy, herbal tea bag and some caramel malt, its not very strong though
T more caramel then the leafy aspect, again not very full flavoured but what's there is decent
M medium bodied with perfect carbonation, slightly metallic after taste, perhaps more flavour after you swallow it
O decent beer, good flavours just a little faint, not bad for a lighter beer
I'm not blown away but its something I could drink again under the sun
Jan 29, 2012A dark copper with just a few slow bubbles of all sizes feeding a thumbs width of light tan foam that hangs for a couple sips leaving two rings of lace
S some leafy, herbal tea bag and some caramel malt, its not very strong though
T more caramel then the leafy aspect, again not very full flavoured but what's there is decent
M medium bodied with perfect carbonation, slightly metallic after taste, perhaps more flavour after you swallow it
O decent beer, good flavours just a little faint, not bad for a lighter beer
I'm not blown away but its something I could drink again under the sun
Reviewed by joemcgrath27 from Canada (AB)
3.49/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.49/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
A - bubbly clear copper, very short head dissipated quickly to random islands
S - toasted bread and light caramel, grassy with a light spicy note
T - bready malt with a mild leafy-grassy hop character with some light honey sweetness
M - slight bread chewiness, smooth with highish carbonation, finishing with a mild hop bitter
D - better than your average APA but nothing to write home about, but then again who writes home these days...
Nov 06, 2010S - toasted bread and light caramel, grassy with a light spicy note
T - bready malt with a mild leafy-grassy hop character with some light honey sweetness
M - slight bread chewiness, smooth with highish carbonation, finishing with a mild hop bitter
D - better than your average APA but nothing to write home about, but then again who writes home these days...
Reviewed by andrenaline from Canada (ON)
3.67/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.67/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A - Pours a crystal clear golden copper colour, thin finger of head with little retention and leaves no real lacing. Lightly visible carbonation in the body.
S - Very bready, wheaty grass and leafy green hops. Could use a bit more of a pine/citrus hop, but a tasty scent nonetheless.
T - Much like the scent implies, the grassiness comes through off the top, followed by some bready caramel malts. A bit of a sweet honey and leafy greens lingers on the tongue.
M - Light bodied, nice smooth carbonation on the tongue with a bitter dry finish. A little bit of a turnoff on the dryness, but nothing terrible.
D - Overall a pretty tasty offering from Mt. Begbie. They definitely have some better beers, but this one is pretty refreshing, offers some unique flavours, but could use a bit more on the hop side. Worthy offering and I'm glad I tried it.
Oct 11, 2010S - Very bready, wheaty grass and leafy green hops. Could use a bit more of a pine/citrus hop, but a tasty scent nonetheless.
T - Much like the scent implies, the grassiness comes through off the top, followed by some bready caramel malts. A bit of a sweet honey and leafy greens lingers on the tongue.
M - Light bodied, nice smooth carbonation on the tongue with a bitter dry finish. A little bit of a turnoff on the dryness, but nothing terrible.
D - Overall a pretty tasty offering from Mt. Begbie. They definitely have some better beers, but this one is pretty refreshing, offers some unique flavours, but could use a bit more on the hop side. Worthy offering and I'm glad I tried it.
Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)
3.61/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.61/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
650ml bomber, procured during a visit to B.C. earlier this summer.
This beer pours a clear medium copper amber colour, with two fingers of puffy, foamy, and somewhat bubbly off-white head, which leaves a nice curtain of thin drooping, painted lace around the glass as it falls away.
It smells mildly of caramel/toffee malt, a bit of black tea, and leafy, floral hops. The taste is butter biscuit caramel malt, some generic drupe fruitiness which enhances the perceived sweetness, undercutting the style further, while the hops are of the drying, innocuous weedy/leafy sort.
The carbonation is average, petering out to be almost unnoticeable after a while. This renders a smooth, soft, fruity body, with a certain creamy frothiness. It finishes with a sweet pie-crust-like maltiness, and a lingering, but none-too-forward dry woodsy hoppiness.
Having become accustomed to APAs that border on IPAs (and there ain't nothin' wrong with that), this tastes a heckuva lot more like an amber ale (or perhaps just a Limey version of the style) to me. And yet a pretty decent one at that.
Sep 01, 2010This beer pours a clear medium copper amber colour, with two fingers of puffy, foamy, and somewhat bubbly off-white head, which leaves a nice curtain of thin drooping, painted lace around the glass as it falls away.
It smells mildly of caramel/toffee malt, a bit of black tea, and leafy, floral hops. The taste is butter biscuit caramel malt, some generic drupe fruitiness which enhances the perceived sweetness, undercutting the style further, while the hops are of the drying, innocuous weedy/leafy sort.
The carbonation is average, petering out to be almost unnoticeable after a while. This renders a smooth, soft, fruity body, with a certain creamy frothiness. It finishes with a sweet pie-crust-like maltiness, and a lingering, but none-too-forward dry woodsy hoppiness.
Having become accustomed to APAs that border on IPAs (and there ain't nothin' wrong with that), this tastes a heckuva lot more like an amber ale (or perhaps just a Limey version of the style) to me. And yet a pretty decent one at that.
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