Pale Ale
Salt Spring Island Ales

Pale AlePale Ale
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From:
Salt Spring Island Ales
 
British Columbia, Canada
Style:
American Pale Ale
ABV:
5%
Score:
80
Avg:
3.28 | pDev: 14.94%
Reviews:
1
Ratings:
4
Status:
Inactive
Rated:
Sep 04, 2013
Added:
Sep 06, 2003
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  1
Light copper in colour and hopped with East Kent Goldings, Salt Spring Pale Ale has a light, clean, and soft texture. A nutty-toffee maltiness with an elegant flowery aroma. This brew was awarded a silver medal at the 2004 Canadian Brewing Awards; it's a "session beer" (great for having many), like the Golden Ale, but more flavour.
Recent ratings and reviews.
 
Rated: 3.25 by harpus from Alabama

Sep 04, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by KalanM from Canada (BC)

Nov 29, 2012
 
Rated: 2.5 by chickenm from Canada (BC)

Nov 20, 2011
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Reviewed by BDTyre from Canada (BC)

3.63/5  rDev +10.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
A good looking, if somewhat pedestrian offering from Gulf Islands. Perhaps my least favourite of GI's regular offerings.

The colouring is nice, a deep amber with a two finger white head. Decent lacing and head retention. The smell is acceptable: malts, hops and hints of citrus, bread and nuts, but with a sour overtone, similar to what I found in their golden ale but stronger.

Thankfully, this sourness is not overly present in the taste. Citurs notes, malts hop bitterness with a bit of toffee. There's also a hint of sugary sweetness, like caramel or brown sugar.

The carbonation is perhaps a bit too high and the body is a bit weak, but otherwise this is an enjoyable beer.

Formerly called Mayne Sail Ale, now known as Saltspring Pale Ale.
Jan 29, 2006