Pub Ale
Pilot Brewing Company
- From:
- Pilot Brewing Company
- North Carolina, United States
- Style:
- English Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5.6%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.94 | pDev: 9.39%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 16, 2026
- Added:
- Jan 02, 2023
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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An average strength English style pale ale/ESB; balanced perfectly between malt and hops for an easy drinking session ale.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by CBlack85 from South Carolina
4.29/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.29/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a 16 oz. can into a Willi Becher glass
The beer pours a clear light copper color with a smallish off white white head that recedes slowly leaving behind a small amount of lacing.
The aroma is slightly sweet and bready, with caramel and a bit of earthiness.
The flavor is bready, with a nice caramel sweetness and bit of an earthy undertone. There is also a mild hop spiciness. The body is medium/light, moderately carbonated with a dry finish.
Overall, this is quite a nice beer, it hits all of the marks I would look for in an easy drinking English Pale/ESB
Mar 16, 2026The beer pours a clear light copper color with a smallish off white white head that recedes slowly leaving behind a small amount of lacing.
The aroma is slightly sweet and bready, with caramel and a bit of earthiness.
The flavor is bready, with a nice caramel sweetness and bit of an earthy undertone. There is also a mild hop spiciness. The body is medium/light, moderately carbonated with a dry finish.
Overall, this is quite a nice beer, it hits all of the marks I would look for in an easy drinking English Pale/ESB
Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
4.46/5 rDev +13.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.46/5 rDev +13.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Appearance: A two finger ecru head forms atop the clear amber liquid and then pancakes down while leaving dots and squiggles
Smell: Bread and caramel aromatics; malty with an earthy hop aspect
Taste: Bread and caramel tones forward with earthy bitterness building through the middle and into the finish
Mouthfeel: Light to medium body with moderate carbonation
Overall: I can see why this beer has medaled so many times; to me, it verges on ESB territory but if Pilot wants to call it an English Pale that is fine with me; it is definitely exactly what I would look for in an English pub
Oct 29, 2025Smell: Bread and caramel aromatics; malty with an earthy hop aspect
Taste: Bread and caramel tones forward with earthy bitterness building through the middle and into the finish
Mouthfeel: Light to medium body with moderate carbonation
Overall: I can see why this beer has medaled so many times; to me, it verges on ESB territory but if Pilot wants to call it an English Pale that is fine with me; it is definitely exactly what I would look for in an English pub
Reviewed by hman43 from North Carolina
3.75/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.75/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
It pours golden with a white head. Head retention is good. It has bready and biscuity flavors. There is also a bit of spice. It does finish on the bitter side.
Jun 12, 2025
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