Pathfinder Pale Ale
Saugatuck Brewing Company

Pathfinder Pale AlePathfinder Pale Ale
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From:
Saugatuck Brewing Company
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
ABV:
4.9%
Score:
79
Avg:
3.39 | pDev: 12.98%
Reviews:
11
Ratings:
51
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 24, 2015
Added:
Jan 13, 2013
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  4
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Ratings by StoutHunter:
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Reviewed by StoutHunter from Michigan

3.39/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
I picked up a bottle of Saugatuck's Pathfinder Pale Ale last week for $1.59 at The Lager Mill. I'm a fan of Saugatuck and I'm down to try any new beer that they decide to bottle, so lets see how it goes. No visible bottling date, but I know it's fairly fresh. Poured from a brown 12oz bottle into an imperial pint glass.

A= The label looks nice, it's simple yet good looking. It poured a nice golden yellow color that took on more of a golden hue when held to the light with two fingers worth of white head that died down to a thin ring that stayed till the end and left some nice lacing behind. This is a good looking American Pale Ale, I have no complaints.

S- The aroma starts of with a slightly higher amount of sweetness followed by a good amount of malts that impart a light toasted, grainy and very bread like aroma that reminds me of some type of sweetbread, GRPunk was on the money with Hawaiian bread. After that comes some earthy, floral and citrus like hops, the citrus hops seems to stick out the most and impart an orange like aroma. The aroma is nice and it has some nice balance to it.

T- The taste seems to be fairly similar to the aroma and it starts off with a nice amount of medium sweetness followed by loads of malts that impart a grainy and very bread like flavor that seems to dominate this beer. Up next comes the hops which seem to be on the lighter side and impart some earthy and slight citrus hop flavors with oranges still sticking out the most. On the finish there was a pretty light amount of bitterness with a very grainy and bready aftertaste. This was an average tasting American Pale Ale, the hops just didn't come through enough and it let the malts dominate the flavor of this brew.

M- Smooth, a little crisp, medium bodied with a medium amount of carbonation. The mouthfeel was good and true to style, no complaints here.

Overall I thought this was an ok beer and a pretty average example of an American Pale Ale, it was just too malty for the style and it could use some more hop flavors and a little more bitterness. This beer had ok drinkability, it was pretty smooth and wasn't filling, but the flavors just didn't hold my attention and one would be enough for me. What I liked the most about this beer was the appearance and mouthfeel, they were both good. What I liked the least about this beer was how dominate the malts were, it needed some more hops to balance out all those malts. I wouldn't buy this beer again, there's tons of Pale Ales I would much rather have and I wouldn't recommend this to my friends as a good American Pale Ale. All in all I was a little let down with this beer, I expect great things from Saugatuck and this beer came up short, I think some more hops would really help this beer. Better luck next Saugatuck, this one just wasn't memorable.
Jan 31, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.5 by aussiebeer from Illinois

Mar 24, 2015
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Reviewed by Tone from Missouri

3.79/5  rDev +11.8%
Pours a hazy, gold color. Two inch head of a white color. Great retention and great lacing. Smells of hops, resin, slight sweet malt, hint of biscuit, and a hint of floral. Fits the style of an American Pale Ale. Mouth feel is sharp and crisp, with a high carbonation level. Tastes of hops, resin, slight sweet malt, hint of biscuit, and a hint of floral. Overall, good appearance, decent aroma, blend, and body.
Oct 25, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by spycow from Illinois

Oct 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by HardyA from Michigan

Jun 08, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Kubrickx from Illinois

May 18, 2014
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Reviewed by ChristopherWIU-UTPA from Texas

3.57/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
it pours amber pale, with a slight haze, and a finger width tan head. It has fruity aroma, with a strong taste of light grains/herbs, with a diminish or muted fruit taste. It has little or no bite, no metallic edge, and has a bitter after taste. not really filling and leaves the mouth dry.
Apr 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by clager from Michigan

Apr 04, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by DCdevyl78 from Illinois

Jan 30, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by CaryBrew92 from Illinois

Jan 01, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by FirstBrewsoon from Ohio

Nov 27, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by Danielr26 from Michigan

Nov 05, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by Tracker83 from Michigan

Oct 27, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by marcb105 from Michigan

Oct 27, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by FrankHammer from Michigan

Oct 21, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by scootercrabb from Illinois

Oct 13, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by sgoro from Illinois

Oct 05, 2013
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Reviewed by mfnmbvp from Illinois

3.65/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 oz. bottle, with coded date 130624 printed on the label. Not sure if that's a best by date or a born on date, so whatever. Acquired at the local Binny's as part of a mixed six pack. I just recently tried the Saugatuck + Binny's Hopfinder collaboration, and I liked it a lot, so I'm excited to see what we have here.

Poured into a clear balloon snifter glass.

A - Hmm, strange. Pours about five parts of fluffy rocky cavernous off-white head to about one parts lemony orange colored beer body. Becomes a darker cloudier orange when I pour the rest of the bottle. Epically frothy head with good staying power. Fat fluffy lacing.

S - Smell is light and bready. Lemon zest. Grassy. Earthy. Some yeasty pineapple fruit presence.

T - Taste is very light, crisp, and bready / malty. Not a lot of the lemon zest or other fruit presence comes through much in the taste. Minimal fruit or hops detectable in the taste.

M - Feel is extremely dry and bready. High carbonation could probably be toned down a bit.

Overall, I definitely prefer the Saugatuck + Binny's Hopfinder collaboration over this one. It started out strong, but failed to deliver. Easy drinking with a moderate 4.90% abv, I would have no trouble sessioning this beer, but the flavor could stand to be amped up some.

Saugatuck Pathfinder Pale Ale ---3.5/5
Sep 26, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by mrmitsui29 from Illinois

Sep 26, 2013
 
Rated: 2.5 by gopens44 from Virginia

Sep 07, 2013
Pathfinder Pale Ale from Saugatuck Brewing Company
Beer rating: 79 out of 100 with 51 ratings