Organic Pale
Schlafly Beer - The Tap Room

 

 

 

On-tap at my Wedding Rehearsal Dinner @ Schlafly Tap Room.

A - Pours a yellow/burnt orange color, white head, spotty lace.

S - A nose dose of hops with this one and not as much sweetness as I was expecting (with my experience with their normal Pale). Citrus, pine, grass, light floral notes, and some toasted malts.

T - Not as much "English" in the Pale when compared to the flagship Pale, which I like (a lot). Citrus hops, grass, and some floral notes combine with some bready malts and light sweetness. Finish is light bitterness and grass.

M - Light body, good carbonation, oily finish.

O - This destroys the regular Pale and is right up there with the Dry-Hopped APA. Really nice, easy drinking, and enjoyable...what more do you want? I'd have again for sure.

Clear and copper, very pretty color in the glass. Head and lacing were ok.

Smells and tastes friggin' hoppy! The bartender told me this is a new version, and is made with Galaxy hops from New Zealand and Tasmania (probably amongst other stuff, lol). Very tasty! Malt balance is good, it's a very balanced and tasty pale ale that's a bit darker than most pale ales, but is crystal clear.

Extremely tasty and easy to drink. Body is light but just a tad chewy and oh so amazingly hoppy on the finish! It's very hard to believe they crammed so much hops into this low ABV, low IBU beer. Bravo!

This is way better than their usual pale ale, although appearance wise it's probably a clone recipe for at least the base malts. However, they've certainly changed it up for this beer. It's an amazing must-try.

Enjoyed on-tap @ the Schlafly Tap Room in St. Louis, MO for $4.50 Tapped from the Stainless Steel/Black Tap Handle into a 16oz Nonic Glass. This beer brewed for this past (2012) Earth Day.

Aroma- Very distinct Columbus hops upfront and very appropriate use of them. Malt is well balanced in the aroma and has a definite sweet finish.

Appearance- Received with a 1 finger head that has average retention. Has a medium orange, light copper colored body with great clarity. Leaves a thick strand of lacing behind.

Flavor- Malty and clean with well blended hops. Not sure the variety but Columbus comes around again. May have centennial or galaxy? Light Bitterness on the finish.

Mouthfeel- Medium Bodied, Medium-High Carbonation, Smooth, and has a sweet finish with tons of malt lasting character left on the palate.

Overall Impression- Since it came out, I've been enjoying both from friend's Growlers and on-tap multiple times! This guy is a must try if you find yourself at either Schlafly location. Very clean and true to style. Enjoy!

Had on tap at the Bottleworks. This is brewed for Earth Day.

A - pours a nice pale copper with pretty much no head

S - smells of some grainy and cereal malt with some pepper

T - taste follows the nose. There is a nice malt (cereal and a little bit of toast), which is followed by a little bit of spice and pepper. Almost tastes like a spicy pale ale.

M - nice full body with good carbonation

D - not a bad effort. I like the idea of an organic beer...if it was bottled I would buy it just for that reason. This is different tasting than their regular pale ale, so its worth a try if you can get it on tap. Pale ales usually aren't the most exciting beers out there, but this one was interesting enough to hold my taste.

According to the bartender at their brewery, the same recipe as their standard Pale Ale but brewed with all organic ingredients for Earth Day.

Light spicy hop aroma and lots of crystal malt. Very well balanced between malt and hops. Some estery yeast aroma too.

Nice amber colored, very clear with a good lasting head.

Nice bitter start and then a malty sweetness through the finish. There's a little bit of hop flavor mid palate. Mostly grassy type hop flavors but there's a little citrus in there. When I get halfway through a pint it gets less hoppy and what I'm really picking up is grain flavors. Almost like a chewing on a pinch of unmashed grains.

Medium bodied and very good delicate carbonation that [lays around on your tongue.

Overall drinkability is O.K. It's a good enough beer but I wasn't crazy about it. It could be a session beer but I think the flavor kind of fades away as it warms up so I want to get through it faster than a session beer would allow.

Pours clear gold amber with white head that lightly laces the Schlafly "Hops & Rye" glass.

Aromas of fresh lemons, yeast, bready malts that improve with warming.

A medium dextrinous mouthfeel, starts with lemon hops ends malt sweetness. Not especially English (no diacetyl) IMHO but some earthy flavors are there.

Very clean and drinkable as you would expect of a "flagship beer" brewed with organic ingredients.

Clear full gold. White lacey head from the sparkler leaves good lacing down the glass.

Yeasty, bready malt on the nose, which is softly supported by very lemony, grassy hops. Some earthier notes come out as it warms, adding complexity.

Light side of medium in the mouth, with a long, soft, full malt sweetness that lingers on the finish. Well-balanced by a nice lemony hop that stays through the finish as well. The hop flavor fleshed out to include a captivating earthy note. Very nice.

Good level of carbonation. Very quaffable beer and an excellent food companion due to its balanced nature.