Point Cascade Pale Ale
Stevens Point Brewery

Point Cascade Pale AlePoint Cascade Pale Ale
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From:
Stevens Point Brewery
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
ABV:
5.4%
Score:
78
Avg:
3.42 | pDev: 14.33%
Reviews:
231
Ratings:
444
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 09, 2024
Added:
Mar 07, 2002
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  36
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Ratings by Mardukk:
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Reviewed by Mardukk from Ohio

3.57/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Pours a light amber with an off white head an some lacing.

Smells of grapefuit hops and a slight adjunct sweetness.

The taste is dominated by the grapefruit tasting hops. The malt is thin in the mix which I would prefer a bigger malt backbone. The hops really assert themselves in the nice dry finish.

This is light bodied for the style. The carbonation is light and well done. The dinkability is high due to the thin body a lack of off tasting flavors.

Overall, not a bad APA just a bit thin in the body.
Aug 15, 2010
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Reviewed by Lexluthor33 from New York

3.42/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Amber color with a small and decent head.
Aroma of citrus, light hops and malts.
Taste was OK, mild bitterness with some sharp citrus notes.
High carbonation, light in body with a normal pale ale finish.
Mar 09, 2024
 
Rated: 3.48 by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

Nov 27, 2021
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Reviewed by Lulah from Idaho

3.27/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
It used to be a fairly decent-looking beer, but looks aren't what made it good. The aroma was not very memorable, but still pleasantly piney. When slightly warm, the aroma grew richer and more complex. It tasted lovely, with a firmly hoppy and smooth flavor. Not a complex flavor, but still quite satisfying. It felt good to drink - the hops was definitely present in throughout.

My stand-by beer for as long as it was around. One of those pale ales that tended to get richer with a bit of warmth while drinking, instead of skunkier. Overall it was tasty, reasonably priced, and reliable.

(I'm curious to see how Point's Hoptastic APA upholds this beer's legacy.)
Jun 13, 2020
 
Rated: 3.75 by craigbelly from Iowa

Jun 03, 2019
 
Rated: 3.11 by Foxman27 from Iowa

Feb 20, 2018
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Reviewed by Offa from California

3.76/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
I'm finally reviewing this from handwritten notes from Dec. 2012. It was from a bottle, deep gold with small white head steadily shrinking to foamy ring and wisps.

Aroma was nice citrus, grain, apple, orange flower, hint of pine/light grapefruit.

Taste was light, crisp, citrus, pine hints, grain, cracker, hint of apple, dryish with nice light bitterness, lingering and just dominating a light sweetness. Simple but very nice, well-balanced, highly drinkable with enough character to stay interesting, nice engaging feel.
Sep 02, 2016
 
Rated: 3.25 by a77cj7 from South Dakota

May 08, 2016
 
Rated: 3.25 by baconfromwalmart from Pennsylvania

Feb 18, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by Zylod from West Virginia

Dec 30, 2015
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.33/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Lighter amber shade of pale, solid 1" of white head. Classic c hop bitter aroma. Grapefruit all over it.

Taste, c hops dominate. A little bit of herbal component, bittersweet toasted caramel malt. Well carbonated. For what is pretty much a regional macro, this is a decent c hop bitter pale ale that what it lacks in complexity, it makes up for in standard reliability.
Dec 25, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by speedvagen from Ohio

Sep 14, 2015
 
Rated: 3.31 by BarrelAgedG from California

Aug 17, 2015
 
Rated: 2.75 by Kevinpitts from Illinois

Aug 17, 2015
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Reviewed by BigDaddyWarbuxx from Iowa

4.06/5  rDev +18.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A really solid citrusy and hoppy aroma. The flavor leans more towards the citrus, but it still tastes great, and can stand with the more well-known pale ales.
Aug 12, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by jpuetz from South Dakota

Aug 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by OsoRojo from Colorado

Jul 21, 2015
 
Rated: 2.77 by stanale from Illinois

Jul 14, 2015
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Reviewed by Pegasus from Texas

3.25/5  rDev -5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Appearance: Hazy medium golden color, with a large, somewhat coarse off-white head, prominent Belgian-style lacing, and an abundance of suspended, fine particulate. Slight, slow-rising carbonation is also present.

Aroma: Cascade hops are, as the name suggests, quite prominent in the aroma, there is an abundance of pale malt as well, but the hops dominate.

Taste: Opens with solid, clean pale malt and somewhat forward Cascade hops. Soon after the taste opens, the hops rise to dominance, although the pale malt is never totally vanquished. The taste closes with hops forward, but also a clean bread malt presence in the background.

Mouth feel: Smooth, soft, fairly full, with abundant, but soft carbonation.

Drinkability/notes: A nice example, very drinkable and refreshing.

Presentation: Packaged in a twelve-ounce brown glass long-neck bottle with a twist-off crown, served in a New Belgium Brewing chalice.
Jul 04, 2015
 
Rated: 3.47 by kylehay2004 from Illinois

Jun 21, 2015
Point Cascade Pale Ale from Stevens Point Brewery
Beer rating: 78 out of 100 with 444 ratings