Belgian-Style Pale Ale - Hopworks Urban Brewery

LiquidAmber

Washington

3.73/5  rDev +6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured into a Gulden Draak tulip. Pours a light golden amber with nice streamers of carbonation. Health two finger white head with good retention and lacing. Aroma of piney and citrus hops, cardamom and faint Belgian yeast and sweet malt. Flavor of muted, lightly floral hops, Belgian yeast and spicing and citrus, mainly lemon. Light to medium bodied. A nice balance of hoppy american pale ale with a Belgian presence, but flavors are fairly attenuated. I liked this, but would prefer a bit more boldness in the good flavors that are here.

Serving type: bottle

12-21-2012 03:44:20 | More by LiquidAmber

draheim

Washington

3.7/5  rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

22oz bottle into a tulip. Pours a crystal-clear golden color w/ a bright white sudsy head.

Aroma is herbal/floral and yeasty w/ a vague musty, damp basement smell.

Taste is pale biscuity malt, musty Belgian yeast, old world hops. Some lemony notes and spice. Definitely a hoppy approach to a Belgian pale, but not Belgian IPA territory.

Mouthfeel is a little thin, flat, watery for the style. Still, light and crisp. Carbonation level is appropriate.

Overall, a worthy effort but I think Hopworks has some work to do dialing in the yeast strain. Something was just a little off here.

Serving type: bottle

08-21-2012 00:46:51 | More by draheim