Hurricane Reef Pale Ale - Florida Beer Company

semihobo

Michigan

2.15/5  rDev -32.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

When in Florida, drink as the Floridians do!

12 oz with a nice tropical label. Amber colored, egg white head.

Flat, generic grain smell, some hops spice. Minerals.

A little ginger-like spice -- the label specifically lists Pacific Northwest Cascade hops, but aside from a minor citrus note they taste more like Saaz. Pretty bland.

Thin body, moderately carbonated with coarse bubbles.

Below average, but at least it's an easy quaffer for the balcony facing the beach...

Serving type: bottle

12-26-2009 01:13:36 | More by semihobo

johntfox

Florida

3.5/5  rDev +9.7%

05-21-2013 18:45:10 | More by johntfox

flyingPharmacist

New York

3.5/5  rDev +9.7%

04-05-2013 12:27:32 | More by flyingPharmacist

bralston345

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev +9.7%

01-06-2013 04:45:34 | More by bralston345

tjsmith910

Florida

2/5  rDev -37.3%

01-04-2013 02:47:18 | More by tjsmith910

mooseisloose

Florida

3.5/5  rDev +9.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Somehow ended up with a bottle of this from a BOTMC delivery. Have drunk gallons of this in the keys, imagine that I have never reviewed it until now. Bueno, lets give it a whirl. Popping the top I get a sweet hoppiness with an apparent big malt base. Pours into my recently rediscovered sam's perfect pint as a cloudy bright yellow with a clingy foamy off white macro-bubble head. Taste is floral off the bat then a malt base is smoothly bitter, all transitioning to a sweet and sour finish with a slightly bitter aftertaste. Not your pale ales experts brew but the taste brings me back to the keys, and that ups the overall, considerably.

Serving type: bottle

11-25-2012 23:20:15 | More by mooseisloose

twizzbeatz

Florida

3.5/5  rDev +9.7%

11-25-2012 03:43:23 | More by twizzbeatz

WynnO

Florida

2.75/5  rDev -13.8%

09-08-2012 06:20:36 | More by WynnO

KVNBGRY

Florida

1.75/5  rDev -45.1%

08-01-2012 04:38:18 | More by KVNBGRY

IPAchris

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +9.7%

06-21-2012 13:57:35 | More by IPAchris

FLBEERGUY25

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +17.6%

06-12-2012 05:55:04 | More by FLBEERGUY25

OriolesFan1008

Maryland

2.5/5  rDev -21.6%

06-01-2012 14:26:43 | More by OriolesFan1008

TimH

3/5  rDev -6%

05-19-2012 19:28:08 | More by TimH

kylehay2004

Florida

3.1/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

A: single finger head with excellent retention on a hazy copper-amber body.

S: mostly musty and pungent hops and some sweet caramel malts.

T: Disappointing as I feel it is overly malted with the hops minor players in the flavor contributing mostly some pine and citrus notes with slight grass bitterness.

M: medium body and moderate carbonation.

Overall: A little overboard on the malts which is the discretion of the brewer but I like these on the hoppier side.

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2012 16:09:22 | More by kylehay2004

avisong

Virginia

3/5  rDev -6%

04-13-2012 02:50:32 | More by avisong

bluetrevian

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +17.6%

03-31-2012 23:18:31 | More by bluetrevian

binx

Colorado

3.25/5  rDev +1.9%

03-19-2012 21:02:16 | More by binx

stampfler07

Georgia

3.5/5  rDev +9.7%

02-05-2012 00:06:27 | More by stampfler07

RoryOMoore

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -6%

02-03-2012 16:39:28 | More by RoryOMoore

brycelarson

Minnesota

2.63/5  rDev -17.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

I'm hitting another Florida brew today.

I got a bottle of this and poured into a glass. Slight off-white color to the head - large bubbles, nice continual flow from the bottom of the glass. It left a good bit of lacing on the glass - but died pretty quickly.

This is a moderate colored pale ale - slightly more brown that I expected.

The nose is heavily yeasty - thick and bready with just a hint of something belgian-ish. Slightly hot.

Flavor is fine - it's much more lightly hopped than I expected. Slight harshness to the flavor.

I'm usually looking for a cleaner finish to a pale ale.

This is a refreshing beer.

I would say that it's not remarkable but is certainly serviceable.

Serving type: bottle

01-30-2012 22:59:21 | More by brycelarson

AndrewMichael

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev +9.7%

01-28-2012 22:59:02 | More by AndrewMichael

BRLockwood

Virginia

3/5  rDev -6%

01-02-2012 03:14:04 | More by BRLockwood

CGMLS3

Florida

2.5/5  rDev -21.6%

12-21-2011 00:58:55 | More by CGMLS3

TrickkyGangsta

Florida

4/5  rDev +25.4%

12-05-2011 20:40:26 | More by TrickkyGangsta

WoodBrew

Illinois

2.98/5  rDev -6.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Attended a beer tasting party recently and someone brought a Hurrican Reef Pale Ale to try...froma world beer package that his wife got him for some hallmark gift event. The Pale Ale was golden in color and clear. Little carbonation ane no head was present. The smell had some citrus to it....bought also some metallic waifes. The taste was powered by bitterness and grapfruit....so much so it hurt the mouthfeel. Not the best Pale Ale I ever had.

Serving type: bottle

09-11-2011 14:55:22 | More by WoodBrew