Pine Belt Pale Ale
Southern Star Brewing Company

Pine Belt Pale AlePine Belt Pale Ale
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From:
Southern Star Brewing Company
 
Texas, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
ABV:
6.3%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.81 | pDev: 11.81%
Reviews:
392
Ratings:
680
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 17, 2020
Added:
Apr 09, 2008
Wants:
  22
Gots:
  93
A deep copper colored ale with a substantial malt backbone accented with British crystal malts with aggressive hop bitterness and substantial American hop flavor and aroma. The yeast profile is neutral.

45 IBU

Malt: Rahr special pale, Simpsons 30-37, Crisp 45
Hops: Galena, CTZ, Nugget
Yeast: California Ale
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Ratings by WVbeergeek:
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Reviewed by WVbeergeek from West Virginia

4.33/5  rDev +13.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Appears a pale copper hue bright completely clear body nice foaming off white head leaves a pleasant looking dimpled texture as it slowly dwindles. Fine lacing forms evenly to the sides of my pint glass.

Aroma has a brilliant strong backbone of hops including zesty citrus fruits, and pine cone clean supplies. More of an enticing perfume note in the nose than a cleaning solvent character.

Flavor is straight up aggressive malted perfectly for balance with girth. Everything is bigger in Texas including their pale ales, 6.5% abv is borderline IPA but this is fanfuckintastic straight from a can almost like Hank Williams or the Marlboro Man would do. Actually I poured my sample and it really opens up the experience. Aggressive raw hop components blended with balanced sweet crisp caramel malt explosions this is great stuff. Raw citrus peel, perfume oils/mary jane, and pine cone character is out of this world. A helluva good pale ale coming straight from the Lone Star State, Southern Star is a winner I can't believe my palate better than Dale's any day up their with Three Floyd's Alpha Pale if you ask me.

Mouthfeel is silghty textured with hop oils medium body sturdy carbonation. This one will give you hop burps into next week, damn this stuff in un'fuckin'believable. Please search this one out it will give you a woody due to the excessive citrus and pine hop combo going on.

Drinkability is solid bite into it style of pale ale, much obliged from my end. Excessively enjoyable and drinkable this beer in cans makes hop heads drool once they get a taste. Like I said earlier this would be my tailgate champion or my everyday back yard sipping brew.
Jan 29, 2010
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.5 by imperialking from Illinois

Apr 17, 2020
 
Rated: 3 by RiceOwls27 from Texas

Apr 07, 2020
 
Rated: 3.5 by bdlusa from Texas

Jun 25, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by JohnDon from Texas

Oct 12, 2018
 
Rated: 4.28 by gvickery from Texas

Apr 22, 2018
 
Rated: 3.85 by GarbageMan10 from Texas

Feb 02, 2018
 
Rated: 3.79 by cgrunin from Texas

Jan 30, 2018
 
Rated: 3.25 by Matt141 from Texas

Aug 25, 2017
 
Rated: 3.82 by Timmmmaaayyy from Pennsylvania

Jul 12, 2017
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Rated by Beerucee from Texas

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
At the oyster bar with surprise oysters!
Happy father's day
Jun 18, 2017
 
Rated: 3.79 by Wrigfen from South Carolina

Mar 14, 2017
 
Rated: 3.79 by devilmakesthree from Oregon

Dec 31, 2016
 
Rated: 3.76 by Tiernan from Texas

Dec 10, 2016
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Reviewed by Robert_G from Texas

4.44/5  rDev +16.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Look: Nice and dark for a pale ale. Good firm foamy head; lasts awhile.
Smell: Refreshing, piney; like being in the East Texas woodlands
Taste: Just simply delicious. I love this ale.
Feel: Just right; not watery but not viscous either.
Overall: I love this ale. This and Southern Star's Buried Hatchet Stout are always in my fridge!
Nov 16, 2016
 
Rated: 3.06 by Dinkel from Texas

Nov 12, 2016
 
Rated: 2.83 by Dface from Texas

Nov 05, 2016
 
Rated: 3.77 by ovaltine from Indiana

Sep 21, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by archero from Texas

Jul 28, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by chubenzino from California

Jul 14, 2016
Pine Belt Pale Ale from Southern Star Brewing Company
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 680 ratings