JP's A Capella Gluten Free Pale Ale
James Page Brewing Company
- From:
- James Page Brewing Company
- Wisconsin, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- +1 rating needed
- Avg:
- 1.67 | pDev: 27.54%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 15, 2017
- Added:
- Jun 14, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 4
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota
1.74/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 1 | feel: 3 | overall: 1
1.74/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 1 | feel: 3 | overall: 1
L: murky straw under a 1" frothy white foam with pour retention
S: aroma is low with lemon, a slight earthiness, some grain and faint fruit
T: train wreck starting lightly tart with some fruit, light orange, then an acrid sorghum harshness similar to burnt Bakelite emerges that kills the beer and leaves a harsh bitter aftertaste that is hard to get off the tongue
F: medium body and carbonation
O: The lack of redeeming value leaves you wondering why anyone would put their name on the can
Aug 15, 2017S: aroma is low with lemon, a slight earthiness, some grain and faint fruit
T: train wreck starting lightly tart with some fruit, light orange, then an acrid sorghum harshness similar to burnt Bakelite emerges that kills the beer and leaves a harsh bitter aftertaste that is hard to get off the tongue
F: medium body and carbonation
O: The lack of redeeming value leaves you wondering why anyone would put their name on the can
Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania
1.45/5 rDev -13.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.5
1.45/5 rDev -13.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.5
A CANQuest (tm) ChANllenge has been issued by no less than my local, in-person trader, tone77: " I [CAN]'t wait to read his review on it." Hmmm. Actually, I have been CANurious about this (& several others of its ilk for a while). Being as that it is NBS (Week 602), I am going to delve as deeply as possible into these uncharted waters. Stand by for heavy seas!
From the CAN" "Be Heard".
I heard the Crack! Lima/Charlie (L/C, loud & clear)! All hands stand by for inverted Glug! This action led to the formation of a brief finger of foamy, bone-white head with extremely limited retention. Color was a lightly-hazy Straw-Yellow (SRM = > 2, < 4). Nose was REALLY sharp! I realize that I am not the intended audience, but every time that I have had a Gluten-Free beer, it has struck me as nothing that I would EVER want on a routine basis. Man, you have to be sensitive to be forced to drink something like this. It had a really young, sharp Cheddar cheese-like odor, reminiscent of locker room. OMFG! A basic tenet of The CANQuest (tm) is that I must drink it all, but sometimes, it is tough. I hope that it is like something else, whose adage is "Once you get past the smell, you've got it licked." Mouthfeel was thin and watery. The taste had a cheesy, lemony tang. I really wish that I could tell you that it reminded me of lemon cheesecake, but the shipboard laundry bin after an overseas liberty port just before Laundry Call during CANpartment cleaning is what really came to mind. OMFG! This had a bitter, sour tang that I would not wish on anyone who does not have Celiac disease (or any other CANpelling reason for drinking this). I CAN understand "moth balls" as the drying quality and its resulting taste has a like minty tang. Phew. This is tough. I now remember why I was holding off on it. Finish was dry as heck, but at the same time, my eyes were watering & my tongue wanted to detach itself and run away, never to be heard from again. Is this something to which you want to subject yourself? Oof.
Sep 04, 2016From the CAN" "Be Heard".
I heard the Crack! Lima/Charlie (L/C, loud & clear)! All hands stand by for inverted Glug! This action led to the formation of a brief finger of foamy, bone-white head with extremely limited retention. Color was a lightly-hazy Straw-Yellow (SRM = > 2, < 4). Nose was REALLY sharp! I realize that I am not the intended audience, but every time that I have had a Gluten-Free beer, it has struck me as nothing that I would EVER want on a routine basis. Man, you have to be sensitive to be forced to drink something like this. It had a really young, sharp Cheddar cheese-like odor, reminiscent of locker room. OMFG! A basic tenet of The CANQuest (tm) is that I must drink it all, but sometimes, it is tough. I hope that it is like something else, whose adage is "Once you get past the smell, you've got it licked." Mouthfeel was thin and watery. The taste had a cheesy, lemony tang. I really wish that I could tell you that it reminded me of lemon cheesecake, but the shipboard laundry bin after an overseas liberty port just before Laundry Call during CANpartment cleaning is what really came to mind. OMFG! This had a bitter, sour tang that I would not wish on anyone who does not have Celiac disease (or any other CANpelling reason for drinking this). I CAN understand "moth balls" as the drying quality and its resulting taste has a like minty tang. Phew. This is tough. I now remember why I was holding off on it. Finish was dry as heck, but at the same time, my eyes were watering & my tongue wanted to detach itself and run away, never to be heard from again. Is this something to which you want to subject yourself? Oof.
Reviewed by ordybill from Georgia
1.47/5 rDev -12%
look: 1.75 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.75
1.47/5 rDev -12%
look: 1.75 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.75
Poured from a 12 OZ can into a pint glass. The appearance is like a bad urine sample. The odor is sort of vinegar like. The taste is abysmal. I have had three gluten free beers and they were all bad.
Mar 20, 2016
Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania
1.51/5 rDev -9.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
1.51/5 rDev -9.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
A thanks to the founding father of the canquest, woodychandler, for this beer. I can't wait to read his review on it. Poured from a 12 oz. can. Has a yellow color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is not so good, and hard to describe. I guess the previous reviewers moth balls description fits. Taste is more horrifying then running into Jason and his machete in the forest. Hair spray, battery acid, lighter fluid come to mind. Feels light and putrid in the mouth and overall I was able to finish half the glass, the rest went down the drain.
Oct 05, 2015
Reviewed by megamick from Iowa
1/5 rDev -40.1%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
1/5 rDev -40.1%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
1st beer I actually had to pour out as it made me nauseous - maybe I can't handle the sorghum but I could not even stomach the smell of this. Shouldn't be classified as pale ale as it is vile, like drinking moth balls.
Jan 13, 2015
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