Clean Pale
Hubbard's Cave Brewery
- From:
- Hubbard's Cave Brewery
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.66 | pDev: 9.84%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 26, 2022
- Added:
- Mar 19, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Rated by TheBigBoy from Pennsylvania
2.93/5 rDev -19.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.93/5 rDev -19.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Odd flavor, grew on me for one, but think I am done here
Sep 11, 2020
Reviewed by DavetotheB from Pennsylvania
3.79/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
From a 16oz can dated 6/3/20 into a pint glass.
Pours a very murky, nearly opaque dark tan with very little head. The pour was on the gentle side but the lack of head was a little surprising. As a result, not lacing.
Smells a little bready but also with some citrus. Also a slightly acidic smell-noticeable but not off-putting.
Tastes of bread/cracker, with some floral and grassy notes. Fairly bitter aftertaste.
Has a full bodied mouthfeel with slight stickiness. Carbonation is on the moderate side.
Overall, it's unique and it's not bad. Have had better brews from Hubbard's Cave but probably won't be reaching for this one again even at the decent $10/4pk price point.
Jun 21, 2020Pours a very murky, nearly opaque dark tan with very little head. The pour was on the gentle side but the lack of head was a little surprising. As a result, not lacing.
Smells a little bready but also with some citrus. Also a slightly acidic smell-noticeable but not off-putting.
Tastes of bread/cracker, with some floral and grassy notes. Fairly bitter aftertaste.
Has a full bodied mouthfeel with slight stickiness. Carbonation is on the moderate side.
Overall, it's unique and it's not bad. Have had better brews from Hubbard's Cave but probably won't be reaching for this one again even at the decent $10/4pk price point.
Reviewed by beerdedking from Pennsylvania
3.54/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Not crazy about this one for a pale. I appreciate that it does it's own thing to get away from a crowded field, but it's a bit too mineral, medicinal, herbal, earthy, and floral tasting for my pleasure. A bit of a misfire IMO from a brewery I typically enjoy
Jun 21, 2020
Reviewed by michaelpearson from North Carolina
3.85/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.85/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Poured from 16oz can dated 4-29-20 into a snifter; rich golden with fingers worth of fluffy white head. Aromas of honey, orange peel. Clean, medium to thin body with surprisingly little malt backbone with dry finish. Nothing particularly remarkable, but super “clean” as the name implies and very drinkable.
May 31, 2020Reviewed by GoBearsWalter34 from Illinois
4.19/5 rDev +14.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.19/5 rDev +14.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a slightly hazy, rustic orange with a thin, white head.
Not a big smell. Clean citrus hop and malt. Simple but good.
Good hop, spice and malt bill. Slight candied hop bitterness hangs around. The malt is quite present and adds to the simple goodness of this easy APA.
Balance couldn’t be better. Could crush this all day.
Mar 19, 2020Not a big smell. Clean citrus hop and malt. Simple but good.
Good hop, spice and malt bill. Slight candied hop bitterness hangs around. The malt is quite present and adds to the simple goodness of this easy APA.
Balance couldn’t be better. Could crush this all day.
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