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Original Pub Style
Gritty McDuff's Brewing Company
- From:
- Gritty McDuff's Brewing Company
- Maine, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- 77
- Avg:
- 3.34 | pDev: 14.67%
- Reviews:
- 122
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 31, 2020
- Added:
- Mar 27, 2004
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 22
Original Pub Style is a light copper-colored medium-bodied with a nice dry bite at the finish. A subtle combination of Cascade and Willamette hops give this ale a fine floral aroma and a slightly fruity aftertaste. The taste captures the freshness of a hand-crafted brew pub ale that goes right from the conditioning tank to your glass!
20 IBU
20 IBU
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Ratings by Stranger5582:
Reviewed by Stranger5582 from New York
3.43/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.43/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
This is an okay example of a Pale Ale. I had higher expectations of it after consuming the Gritty's 21 IPA, which floored me in a way that few pale ales have done.
The taste is -- wait, I need to grab another.
The taste is subtle, which is not something I usually enjoy. My initial reaction was that it tastes more like a full bodied ale, than a pale ale, but the finish is distinctly pale. I'm a novice when it comes to hops, but I didn't detect any Cascade hops in its flavor.
This beer is very drinkable and if I were a Maine resident, not just a vacationer, I would make this my go to beer, instead of Yuengling or Guinness. I'm not, so unless my home area starts carrying Gritty's, I'll have to enjoy this as much as possible for the next 5 days.
Aug 02, 2011The taste is -- wait, I need to grab another.
The taste is subtle, which is not something I usually enjoy. My initial reaction was that it tastes more like a full bodied ale, than a pale ale, but the finish is distinctly pale. I'm a novice when it comes to hops, but I didn't detect any Cascade hops in its flavor.
This beer is very drinkable and if I were a Maine resident, not just a vacationer, I would make this my go to beer, instead of Yuengling or Guinness. I'm not, so unless my home area starts carrying Gritty's, I'll have to enjoy this as much as possible for the next 5 days.
More User Ratings:
Rated by Luis_Alberola from Canada (QC)
3.29/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.29/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Great brew to start the evening. Fruit and caramel notes a bit too heavy
Mar 30, 2018Reviewed by Beric from Massachusetts
3.39/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.39/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Served: August 2016
Serving: From the bottle
Yikes, some people think you can't make a bad hoppy beer, but this one is definitely up there. A hot mess of earthy, dank, musty malts and hops. Not recommended at all.
Sep 19, 2016Serving: From the bottle
Yikes, some people think you can't make a bad hoppy beer, but this one is definitely up there. A hot mess of earthy, dank, musty malts and hops. Not recommended at all.
Reviewed by Burnthedevice from Maine
3.02/5 rDev -9.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.02/5 rDev -9.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
As with all the Gritty's offerings I've tasted to date: very average and forgettable. Doesn't offer anything interesting, or challenging, enough to revisit.
May 11, 2015
Original Pub Style from Gritty McDuff's Brewing Company
Beer rating:
77 out of
100 with
219 ratings
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