Take Flight
Vanished Valley Brewing

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From:
Vanished Valley Brewing
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
Ranked #263
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
90
Ranked #9,714
Avg:
4.13 | pDev: 4.84%
Reviews:
3
Ratings:
11
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 24, 2022
Added:
Jun 14, 2017
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  1
This is our take on a classic style - the American pale ale! Take Flight provides a light hazy straw color with slightly herbal and tart citrus fruit notes. Its 5.5 ABV and light body makes this ale extremely drinkable.
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Reviewed by GratefulBeerGuy from New Hampshire

4.05/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look: A rather hazy dark golden color, thick appearance and an all white foamy cap. Lots of leftovers.

Nose: Big pineapple and pine tree sap hop aromatics. Dense fruits, kind of tropical blend too. Sharp and fruity.

Feel & Flavor: Oooh, crisp AF! Smooth later on. Full of hearty golden grains and rather fruity, tart hop complexity. I wanna say more NE style Pale ale with it's haze and very smooth middle body. Lemon drops and grassy hop cones.

Overall: I'm saying this is an American/NE cross style Pale Ale. Highly enjoyable.
May 24, 2022
 
Rated: 3.74 by rorjets from Connecticut

Feb 05, 2022
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Reviewed by Ronl12 from Massachusetts

4.27/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
16 oz can into IPA glass. No date.
Look is great hazy golden yellow. Smell is slight tropical fruit. Taste is fruity at top and nice bitter grapefruit ending. Feel is fairly light. Overall a very drinkable pale ale. Nice change of pace from all the NE IPAs out there.
Feb 23, 2019
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Reviewed by hoptheology from California

3.87/5  rDev -6.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A really striking, semi-hazy pear color with a firm but fading 1 finger head. It leaves lace on the glass not unlike crystallized snow flakes.

Aroma of pine and bready malts. Slight lemon rind/pine sol.

Flavors start with pine and lemon, continuing with some grapefruit, orange squirts, some saltine, pine, and finally a nice but fleeting orange muffin flavor on the finish.

Feel is crisp and clean, nice fruity pith as well.

Overall, a far cry from their Cease and Desist, but this beer is still a solid try from a relatively unknown Massachusetts brewery.
Feb 28, 2018
 
Rated: 4.28 by littlestevie14 from Massachusetts

Feb 01, 2018
 
Rated: 4.38 by mattycasey from Massachusetts

Jan 24, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by Larueminati from Massachusetts

Jan 07, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by Ultra-Plinian from Connecticut

Nov 20, 2017
 
Rated: 3.93 by Dizzy242 from Massachusetts

Nov 19, 2017
 
Rated: 4.21 by Cwarwick812 from Massachusetts

Nov 08, 2017
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Rated by BEER88 from North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
I will try all their beers!! This is another solid beer from VV. They have the hop game dialed in for sure!
Jul 26, 2017
Take Flight from Vanished Valley Brewing
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 11 ratings