Wyld Extra Pale Ale - Uinta Brewing Company

jondeelee

Massachusetts

3.68/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

Wyld opens to an aggressively hoppy nose that would more befit a solid IPA than an extra pale ale: dandelion stem, pine resin, and eucalyptus mix with slightly lesser notes of grapefruit rind and rosewater. The hop aromas do fade rather quickly as the bottle is left open, revealing a sweet base, with lovely apricot, orange, berry, and cherry fruit esters, touches of brown sugar, and bits of light toast, hay, and biscuit adding bready notes. As a whole, the nose is admittedly light, but very enticing, featuring an excellent selection of hop and malt aromas, the balance between bitter and sweet finely tuned, and all of it not at all matching up with what is apparently a 4% ABV beverage, which usually begets weak, watery notes. Only strength of aromas prevents this from higher scores.

On the tongue, the beer opens with a bready, grainy note, heavy on whole wheat bread, Grape Nuts cereal, toast, biscuit, and hay. Hops come next, adding small layers of pine resin, grapefruit rind, and lemon, which grow over the course of the mouthful as the sugars die off. There are a fair bit of sugars in here too, including berry, apricot, and light orange fruit esters, as well as brown sugar. The aftertaste is a combination of, mainly, hops and breads, with some sugars left over, and fades with relative quickness. Mouthfeel is medium-light, and carbonation is medium to medium-high, burning the tongue and soft palate and causing the beer to fizz up in the mouth.

Overall, this is decent beer; it’s just too bad the flavor couldn’t quite match up with the excellent aromas, since on the tongue the beer is far lighter and less sweet and hoppy than the nose hinted at. Still, for an incredibly low ABV (Wyld is only .7% ABV higher than Anchor’s Small Beer), this still manages some decent flavors, and would make for good beach fare.

Serving type: bottle

01-16-2013 18:31:17 | More by jondeelee

dbc5

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

05-17-2013 03:24:06 | More by dbc5

dasenebler

Maine

3.7/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Uinta Wyld
5/16/13
12oz can, best before 8/18/13

Lightly hazy gold with a one-finger head. Good retention, lacing. (3.5)

Aroma is subtly hoppy and fruity. I can't tell if it's esters or hops, but I get some ripe melon, and some dank, heavier hop notes reminiscent of Simcoe. Pretty restrained overall, but nice. (4)

Flavor is moderately bitter with some grainy sweetness. Biscuity and cracker-like malt. Exceptionally clean, with a modest hop flavor. Grassy and earthy, with some grapefruit notes. Highly drinkable. Could use a bit more carb. (3.5, 3.5)

This is one of the better XPAs I've had, and it came all the way from Utah! Quality-control-wise this is an impressive beer. No signs of flavor degradation. Clean and delicately hopped. A good beer. (4)

Serving type: can

05-16-2013 19:26:25 | More by dasenebler

JakeDebus

Maryland

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

05-15-2013 18:09:20 | More by JakeDebus

Sunnanek

Sweden

4/5  rDev +13.3%

05-14-2013 16:53:50 | More by Sunnanek

Sam21

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev +6.2%

05-13-2013 03:09:11 | More by Sam21

juicebox

Massachusetts

2.75/5  rDev -22.1%

05-12-2013 22:53:58 | More by juicebox

ljthockey7

Ohio

3/5  rDev -15%

05-12-2013 18:19:25 | More by ljthockey7

mpedara429

Massachusetts

3.93/5  rDev +11.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

A: Pours out a very clear burnt gold color. Two fingers of white head.

S: Quite a bit of variety here with dank pine, mango, grapefruit, and pineapple scents all present.

T: Very similar to the smell. I'm also catching some earthy tones in there.

M: Body is on the lighter side with medium carbonation. The body is also a little creamy.

O: I thought this was a great pale ale. It has a lot more complexity than a lot of others I've had. It is the epitome of the type of beer I would want to pound on a summer's day so I could get a good balance of refreshing and flavor. Unfortunately, the price point seems a bit high when the ABV is so low.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 00:01:33 | More by mpedara429

Omnium

Pennsylvania

3.41/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Bottle > Pint Glass

A - Pours a hazy yellow color, less than a finger head, that fades fast, moderate lacing.
S - First big aroma is wheat, followed by some wild flowers and some weird spices, a little yeast, and barely any hops.
T - This tastes like a watered down mix of a saison and lager, wheat flavor, lager yeast, and some mix of faint spices and floral notes like you'd get in a saison.
M - Light, and quenching, decent balance.
O - This isnt stellar by any means, its not a good pale ale, but it is unique for what its worth, thirst quenching? sure.

Serving type: bottle

05-10-2013 22:06:11 | More by Omnium

KingEdward

North Carolina

3.25/5  rDev -7.9%

05-06-2013 23:10:40 | More by KingEdward

SalMineo

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -15%

05-06-2013 15:35:07 | More by SalMineo

kaelingirl

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

05-01-2013 19:36:04 | More by kaelingirl

JimKal

North Carolina

4.2/5  rDev +19%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25

A: Very clear, dark gold. This was definitely lighter, in appearance, than most of the Pale Ales I've tried. One finger head that left really nice lacing.

S: Nice crisp odor.

T: I just loved the way this tasted. It was somewhat surprising given the light color. Nice citrus hop notes.

M: While the mouthfeel was on the light side it still delivered more than I expected for a 4% ABV beer.

O: This one will be a staple in my fridge. Great taste (subjective), low ABV, and It comes in a can!

Serving type: can

04-28-2013 13:42:06 | More by JimKal

woodychandler

Pennsylvania

4.2/5  rDev +19%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

A mini-trade with my colleague, Sam Knocken, netted me this and several other Uinta beers. That works!

From the bottle: "Earth, Wind and Beer Unleashed by Uinta Brewing Co. Salt Lake City Utah"; "For best flavor enjoy in a glass"; "Brewed with renewable power"; "Extra Pale Ale".

Unleash the hops! My pour not only created a finger of dense, rocky, eggshell-white head with good retention, but my kitchen smells like someone is cutting open a bunch of grapefruits. Yum! Color was a deep orangish-amber with just a hint of haze. Leaning in, I could also smell biscuit-y malts to accompany the citrusiness. Mouthfeel was medium and the taste was pure grapefruit. Finish was dry, not gaspingly so, but still very dry. If the ABV truly is only 4%, this would make for a highly sessionable beer. Me likee.

Serving type: bottle

04-27-2013 15:41:53 | More by woodychandler

Zach136

Georgia

4/5  rDev +13.3%

04-24-2013 23:43:24 | More by Zach136

Kenzie

Utah

4/5  rDev +13.3%

04-22-2013 07:06:46 | More by Kenzie

scmoore81

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +27.5%

04-19-2013 00:07:43 | More by scmoore81

sweisel80

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -15%

04-16-2013 17:36:56 | More by sweisel80

Hockey_Fan

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev +6.2%

04-14-2013 23:59:54 | More by Hockey_Fan

spoony

Colorado

3.53/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

From a 355 ml bottle (best by April 14, 2013) into a tulip.

A-The brew is quite bright in its orange and yellow hues, and a touch murky. There is a dense, nearly-white, two-finger head that drops at a moderate pace into a thick cap, and eventually disappears.

S-The smell is full of sharp, citrusy hops. I mostly detect orange zest and lemon. The malts give a fruity, esthery fragrance, too. There is a little bit of biscuit underneath.

T-The taste is much less inspiring than the smell. The hops are softer and there is more pale, biscuity-cracker flavor. I also detect a tinny, metallic flavor. I'm not sure if the beer is too old (it is close to the best by date), but the flavors are a little oxidized.

M-The feel is soft, non-intrusive, and medium bodied. Ho-hum.

O-This beer starts off with a decent look and a pleasant smell, but the taste leaves a little to be desired. The hops just melt away and the flavor is thin and sort-of metallic. I've definitely had better session beers and APAs than this one.

Serving type: bottle

04-13-2013 22:48:46 | More by spoony

OldTime

Georgia

3.75/5  rDev +6.2%

04-10-2013 19:54:13 | More by OldTime

hosehead83

Ohio

4.13/5  rDev +17%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Poured from a "stubby" 12oz. bottle into a standard pint glass.
Clear gold in color, with a moderate head of white foam.
Aroma-PLeasant boquet of floral, citrus hops
Taste-Nice wave of white grapefruit-rind bitterness, pale malts and "dusty" hops. Light-bodied but vey nice flavor. At 4.0ABV, this brew lends itself well to a session with friends around the grill or on the deck.

Serving type: bottle

04-07-2013 16:01:17 | More by hosehead83

bacher468

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

04-06-2013 16:18:23 | More by bacher468

jeffthepony

Georgia

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

04-06-2013 04:43:07 | More by jeffthepony