Stone Mill Organic Pale Ale - Green Valley Brewing Company (Crooked Creek)

hooligan

Florida

3.2/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Another hotel bar. Common beers galore with your usual Heineken/Newcastle additions... but thankfully there was at least one batch ale offering, the bonus being I've yet to taste at this one.

Chilly hazy orange amber with a thin lispy head.

Floral, slightly medicinal with hints of peppermint, cherry, and toffee in the nose.

Mint-like grassy hop character upfront, with the same medicinal mint/fruit character found in the nose. Very sweet cherry and light toasted oats character. Hop presence lingers throughout and doesn't fade out at the end.

Nice mouthfeel, just enough "heft" without being overpoweringly thick for the style. Nice level of effervescence, appropriate for this beer.

A good pale ale, but I've truly yet to find an organic craft brew that was on par with exceptional. I visited the African themed bar to have the African beer, and ended up having a couple American microbrews. Go figure.

Serving type: bottle

08-25-2008 00:57:49 | More by hooligan

circus_cat

Virginia

1/5  rDev -67.9%

02-15-2013 03:06:02 | More by circus_cat

matjack85

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev +12.2%

02-11-2013 20:10:32 | More by matjack85

ssimpson89

Illinois

2.75/5  rDev -11.9%

12-29-2012 04:05:52 | More by ssimpson89

bzach

Indiana

3/5  rDev -3.8%

10-16-2012 08:42:52 | More by bzach

t0rin0

California

2.5/5  rDev -19.9%

10-08-2012 02:00:58 | More by t0rin0

JimmytheSaintPSU

Pennsylvania

2.25/5  rDev -27.9%

08-21-2012 21:32:18 | More by JimmytheSaintPSU

slowdaddy

Alabama

2.25/5  rDev -27.9%

08-21-2012 17:43:22 | More by slowdaddy

WDJersey

New Jersey

2.75/5  rDev -11.9%

07-31-2012 04:36:32 | More by WDJersey

FriedGold2112

1.25/5  rDev -59.9%

05-03-2012 06:02:24 | More by FriedGold2112

Stoffel

Texas

3/5  rDev -3.8%

01-04-2012 04:36:39 | More by Stoffel

Huffaroma

Montana

2.5/5  rDev -19.9%

01-02-2012 06:19:09 | More by Huffaroma

kornkid8600

California

3/5  rDev -3.8%

12-08-2011 11:15:55 | More by kornkid8600

jenray

Texas

3/5  rDev -3.8%

11-25-2011 14:12:04 | More by jenray

rab53

Massachusetts

2.5/5  rDev -19.9%

11-22-2011 03:11:54 | More by rab53

srandycarter

California

3.63/5  rDev +16.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

A - Clear medium honey, good, head, leaves quick to ring. Some spotty lace.

S - Ghost of hops, mostly sour and light and unappealing.

T - Light malt followed by light hops. Good enough.

M - Balance fair. Good carbonation.

D - Ok, not much here. Yet would be nice served cold on a hot day.

Serving type: bottle

10-08-2010 03:48:48 | More by srandycarter

kegger22

Michigan

4.13/5  rDev +32.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Green Valley's Stone Mill Organic Pale Ale poured a light copper in color with a half inch beige head that reduced to a collar.

The aroma was lightly floral and slightly sweet. No powerful scents here.

The taste was buttery, with small hops and little malt, and as the bottle says, it actually was a nice balance (though not perfect).

The mouth feel was medium bodied, oily and well carbonated.

Drinkability was very good, low ABV and good flavor conspiring to make me want another.

While not one of the all time great beers, I really enjoyed Stone Mill OPA. I'm not sure if the reason this gets such a bad knock is because of the Anheuser-Busch connection. I would definitely try this again.

Serving type: bottle

02-09-2010 06:29:33 | More by kegger22

wahhmaster

Virginia

2.42/5  rDev -22.4%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into a Guinness-branded tulip pint glass.

Appearance: Pours a translucent golden color with lots of carbonation bubbles. Has a thin, white head that dissipates quickly leaving an initial ring of lacing on the glass.

Smell: Wow, I wasn't expecting this aroma. It has a sweet grainy smell similar to most adjunct lagers. A slight touch of nutty and buttery smells but not much. Disappointing...

Taste: The taste isn't much better. It starts off slightly hoppy and finishes with a buttery, toasty taste. That said, the taste is very light and marred by a lot of adjunct-like flavors. I know this is an AB brewery but I wasn't expecting this level of suck.

Mouthfeel: Thin and watery with a touch too much carbonation.

Drinkability: A sub-par pale ale. It's pretty drinkable but the taste is pretty bad. You could do worse but this beer isn't really worth trying. Don't waste your time or your money...

Serving type: bottle

12-27-2009 03:00:45 | More by wahhmaster

jnezda

Texas

2.23/5  rDev -28.5%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

This Organic pale ale sort of pales for the style. Pours a light copper with little head and very light carbonation. The smells were non-existent on the beers I tried poured or from the bottle. The taste is slightly malty and has a finish with some hop characteristics but could use some more body and flavor. The carbonation is mild at best and lacking punch. Not a beer I will be sampling again.

Serving type: bottle

11-17-2009 06:50:10 | More by jnezda

OtherShoe2

Massachusetts

3.63/5  rDev +16.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Received a clear light copper pint with a bubbly off-white head. Some light lacing.

Some candied fruit aromas, sweet grain, light toasted malt.

Toasted malt and some fruit sweetness, with some light grainyness, like light whole-grain toast. Hops are there, somewhat. My issue is that this beer is a little on the muted side for flavor, and that which shines through is the sweetness.

Medium-light body and good carbonation.

Overall, it was ok. Had it on the bartenders recommendation (first pint was a bust -- sour, infected keg -- he came back with a taste and gave me a free pint). Overall, not bad, but not a real seeker either.

Serving type: on-tap

11-13-2009 15:03:44 | More by OtherShoe2

cokes

Wisconsin

2.17/5  rDev -30.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

It pours to a golden-tinted copper with a modest bleached khaki head that shows a bit of stickiness.
Toasted grain nose with a big bubblegum/fruit punch presence. I'm not sure where the hops are at, as it smell one-sidedly sweet.
Toasty, a little, at its onset into the mouth. Then the sweetness is ushered forth, more concord grapey here, but still with somewhat bizarre notions of Hawaiian Punch and Bubble Yum, and then caramel as it warms. It turns a bit astringency and metallic late, as the only notable hop contributions. They ain't tasty, but at least they sheer off some of the tacky sweetness.
Medium bodied, moderate carbonation. It's a bit sticky with the sugary qualities, but otherwise the build is about right.
The balance is way out of whack, English-styled or not. Bad is bad. And so is this.

Serving type: bottle

11-11-2009 07:29:57 | More by cokes

ruckus232

Illinois

3.23/5  rDev +3.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

12 Ounce brown bottle poured into a pint glass

Appearance: Clear golden in color with not a lot of head and a little lacing on the glass

Smell: Fruity sweetness with a slight hoppy flavor in the background

Taste: A sweet maltiness followed by a slight bitterness. Nothing overpowering but nothing special either.

Serving type: bottle

10-16-2009 23:37:43 | More by ruckus232

TheManiacalOne

Rhode Island

3.03/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Poured from a 12oz bottle into a US tumbler pint glass.

A: The beer is a light golden brown color, with a short white head that fades slowly and leaves a spotty lace on the glass.

S: The aroma is of caramelized malts, honey, some hops and some citrus.

T: The taste starts out with sweet with flavors of honey, citrus and caramel. Then there's a decent hops bitterness that comes in but there isn't much balance. The malt character is on the thin side for the style. The after-taste is slightly sweet.

M: Crisp but not very smooth, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is slightly sticky.

D: A little flavorful, goes down ok, not too filling, mild kick, decent representation of style, there are several other beers in the style that are better and several other organic beers that are better as well.

Serving type: bottle

10-01-2009 02:06:07 | More by TheManiacalOne

donteatpoop

Ohio

2.33/5  rDev -25.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

Murky amber color with a decent white head that quickly fades to a film that clings to the edge and forms a small island in the center of the snifter glass.

Smells of molases, raisens and dates. All sweet and none of the hop-impact that I was anticipating.

Oddly bland taste, the dates and raisens alluded to by scent were present. The sweetness washed down with the brew and left an unpleasant chemical residue behind in the mouth. Much as the nose indicated, this is all sweetness with little to no hop presence.

Very watery going down, all chemicals and cotton in the after burn.

This is not something I'd recommend to anyone.

Serving type: bottle

08-03-2009 05:58:52 | More by donteatpoop

aristeros

Georgia

1.7/5  rDev -45.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1

Noticed the "michelob" after I bought it. Their Pale Ale from the "craft collection" was drinkable, though, so we'll see how it goes.

Poured into my Bodum pint glass. Pours a ginger-ale amber with a lot of visible carbonation. A finger of head, but it's gone in about ten seconds. Clarity is good.

Smells of mixed red and yellow fruit, strong sweet malt presence. No bittering hops detected. I expected different and stronger fruit aromas. Slight iron or copper smell that I hope is my imagination; let's find out.

Very light and malty up front, and the metal--copper?--is strong throughout. Some fruit. Watery mouthfeel. A bit of hops at the end, masked by metallic flavors.

I'd be better able to tell what was going on without the metal in there. I won't be finishing this one, although it's a shame, as I don't have anything else in the fridge.

Serving type: bottle

08-01-2009 01:55:21 | More by aristeros