Rickard's Pale Ale
Molson Coors Canada

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enjoyed on-tap with the family a the newest restaurant in my hometown in Ontario.

A - Pours a pale golden colour, thumb of head with decent retention and some sporadic lacing.

S - Grassy hops, though a bit mild and metallic in nature.

T - Grassy hops dominate with a touch of bready caramel malts on the finish. Unmemorable and a bit mild for a pale ale, though that's not all that unexpected given the brewery. Still tasty with a meal.

M - A nice medium bodied ale that goes down smooth and finishes with only a touch of dryness.

D - Overall, easily drinkable but hardly a pale ale from a hop perspective. If you're looking for an easy drinking beer with your meal, without being overpowering on the palette, this one is an easy option.

On-tap at Baton Rouge on July 25th 2010.
Sold as Rickard's Pale and served in a branded pint glass.

A - Standard yellow/gold colour. Some lacing is produced. No head by the time it was served.

S - Malts and grass. Smelled good yet light.

T - Not good. Grainy with a mild yet nasty bitter finish. Not well balanced. Tastes more like a crappy macro than anything else.

M - Pretty average. The nice crisp finish was overshadowed by the lingering bad taste in my mouth.

D - Not the worst but it's nothing impressive either.

I had this one, on tap at a local mexican restaurant. Pours out a nice and clear golden yellow color, with a bit of laceing. Smell was good, smells fresh, with a bit of floral hop aroma. I was disappointed with this one to be honest, there was very little hop bite, they really toned it down, it tastes like many other tasteless molson brews, but id take this over their macro lagers. Mouthfeel was nice and full, but over carbonated. Drinkability is decent, i could slam these back all night. For the price of this beer not worth it, you can spend alot less and get a better product. On the fence!

Pours a light copper with a thin white head and a little bit of lacing on the glass.

The aroma is faintly fruity and some herbal hoppiness.

THe taste is pretty toned down but there is a small amount of hop bitterness there. The malt is more present and not a very good balance especially for a pale ale, I'd like something a little more bitter. The mouthfeel seems thin and it was overcarbonated.

Appearance: It is an average slightly hazy yellow with an average head and lace everything so far screams average.

Smell: Mild not much of anything.

Taste: The flavor is also weak. There is a little bit of sour crispness to this beer. A little grass and grainy tones but that is about the jest of this beer.

Mouthfeel: Thin and not much for carbonation.

Drinkability: Alright if you are just drinking it to finish off your Rickards sample pack.

On-tap at Boston Pizza in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Pours a very pale yellow, with a negligible head. First sip is tinny and bitter, followed by a slight floral/grainy flavor. Feather-lite body. Clean, crisp finish. This one was such a disappointment I didn't finish it. I expect more from Canadian beers.

I tried this beer on July 23, 2007 at 'Hard Rock Cafe - Rogers Centre (SkyDome)' in Toronto. The beer was a very pale yellow colour with an ample head that died quickly, but left traces on the side of the glass. There was very little aroma of note, what aroma there was...was weak and hard to identify. The mouthfeel was crisp, slightly thin-bodied, with some hints of mild carbonation. The taste was very watered down as well. Not something I would order again. I have to admit, the thin crisp mouthfeel and watery taste would make this beer go down very easy which would make it a great beer for University students wanting to get drunk on something other than Blue or Canadian

Golden appearance with very slight sweet, grainy smell.

Bit of a sweet taste and dry hops. A bit bitter and over carbonated, nothing very complex or interesting at all. Mouthfull is thin, the little taste looses it's appeal and has a very dry aftertaste.

Overall, not a very impressive beer. A little to simple. Tastes more like a bargain Pale Ale then one from the Rickard's series. Best to drink it out of the bottle and not savor it.

Deep gold/amber colour, quite clear, with a thin white head that quickly dissipated, leaving a smattering of lace. Light aromas of caramel and brown sugar with no detectable hop character. Mild hop bitterness with thin malt. Some fruit along with a hint of hops and caramel. Light bodied, a bit watery, with moderate carbonation. A poor pale ale, although I suppose you can't put a lot of hop character in the beer unless you balance it with a respectable amount of malt. Super weak.