Pathfinder Pale Ale
Saugatuck Brewing Company

Pathfinder Pale AlePathfinder Pale Ale
Beer Geek Stats | Print Shelf Talker
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
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews. | Log in to view more ratings + sorting options.
Ratings by sgoro:
Photo of sgoro
Rated by sgoro from Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +10.6%

Oct 05, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.5 by aussiebeer from Illinois

Mar 24, 2015
Photo of Tone
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
Photo of ChristopherWIU-UTPA
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
Photo of mfnmbvp
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
 
Rated: 3.5 by lupercmda from North Carolina

Sep 01, 2013
Pathfinder Pale Ale from Saugatuck Brewing Company
Beer rating: 79 out of 100 with 51 ratings