46'er Pale Ale - Lake Placid Craft Brewing Company

Phyl21ca

Quebec (Canada)

2.95/5  rDev -17.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Bottle: Poured an copper color ale with nice thick white head with good retention. Aroma of bitter hops is clearly distinguishable. Taste is comprised of a nice mix between floral malt and bitter hops. Body is a bit thin for my liking but this still make for a refreshing drink in the summer.

Serving type: bottle

08-16-2005 19:28:00 | More by Phyl21ca

oberon

North Carolina

3.58/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Poured a dull slight hazed copper with a nice tight one finger head that left a sheet of lace as it settled slowly,a mix of caramel malt and light citrus a mild toasitness lingers as well.Pretty balanced but not overly inspiring flavors, toasty with a caramel sweetness up front rounding into a soapy-like flavor into the finish with residual grapefruit pine flavors.The soapy flavors keep the drinkability lower for me but its really not a bad brew just somewhat ho hum in my opinion.

Serving type: bottle

07-17-2006 21:09:45 | More by oberon

NeroFiddled

Pennsylvania

4.47/5  rDev +25.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Pours a clear, amber body with golden highlights. It's full, frothy white cap holds quite well and leaves some very nice lace. The bouquet delivers some lightly earthy/citrusy hops along with some mildly caramel malt. It's hops are clear, but not bold, and quite welcoming. The body is medium and really smooth and creamy in the mouth. The carbonation level is lower than might be expected from an IPA at around 2.1 volumes CO2/litre, but it works! It's very English in character, and adds greatly to its drinkability. This beer just sides down the gullet! The flavor offers an exquisitely balanced combination of firm, lightly sweet, caramel-tinged malt; a citrusy fruitiness and mild hoppy spice; and a solid bitterness that anchors it and dries the finish. Exceptionally drinkable and highly enjoyable. Well worth seeking out!

Serving type: bottle

03-11-2003 18:38:44 | More by NeroFiddled

feloniousmonk

Minnesota

4.08/5  rDev +14.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Hazy, dull orange color...solid, 1/4" white head.
Aroma simmers with citrus, grapefruit, pineapple, mango, cherry, absolutely redolent with ripe fruit, quite nice.
Tasty brew, with a nice, hoppy play on the palate initially, before fading back. Well rounded, sufficiently spicy, with flavor of grapefruit rind continuing, sip after sip. Light, but satisfying finsh, medium-bodied, thirst-quenching and consistently delightful. Good job, here!
Thanks to McCall, for the pleasure of trying it out!

Serving type: bottle

10-22-2003 22:33:54 | More by feloniousmonk

WesWes

New York

2.63/5  rDev -26.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

The beer pours a hazy golden color with a lacey white head. The aroma is horrible. It's musty and very plain. There are no hops here. There are no malt aromas here. The taste is much the same. No malt character and little hop flavor. Fuggles is the hop of choice. I'm kind of sick of IPA's being hopped with fuggles. It is a nice hop for most non-hoppy beers, but for this style you need to either increase the amount used or switch to something else, because the alfa-acids in it are too little to sustain the style. The mouthfeel is medium. It is not a real good drink. Not a good IPA. Not even an IPA at all. These guys need to rethink this recipe.

Serving type: bottle

06-13-2003 14:12:40 | More by WesWes

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

3.23/5  rDev -9.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

This poured out as a nice looking copper color with a decent foamy white head on it. The smell of this beer to me was a little on the gross side. I don't know if it was starting to skunk or what but it wasn't a good aroma at all. The taste had a good caramel sweetness that was balanced with the hippy bitterness. The mouthfeel was decent, good carbonation to it and drinkable medium bodied brew. Overall this would have been much better if I didn't hold my breath on every sip I took. Who knows...

Serving type: bottle

01-20-2012 00:27:37 | More by Knapp85

Gavage

New Jersey

3.03/5  rDev -15.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

This IPA pours a golden orange color with a small head. A spot or two of tiny lacing developed. The aroma is floral, but somewhat light for an IPA. The flavor seems slightly unbalanced, as the hops are prevelent, but the malt levels are weak. Orange flavors were also detected.

Thin mouthfeel. Little bitterness in the finish, and this also disappears quickly from the tongue. Drinkability is average since this is an unbalanced IPA and very thin for the style.

Serving type: bottle

01-08-2004 18:30:27 | More by Gavage

tempest

Pennsylvania

3.95/5  rDev +10.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Picked up a single from Abe's. This beer reminds me a bit of Summit Extra Pale Ale in that's it's obviously inspired by English pales and their ingredients, but it's also obviously an amped up American take on the style. The hops had a big earthy, citrus quality that certainly reveals Fuggles close relation to Cascade hops (Cascades are a cross between Fuggles and Russian Serebrianker hops). There's also a big share of malty bread crust and toffee flavors from the barley that nicely balances the hops.

Yes, this beer is overpowering and on the thick side for an English pale ale. But it's still a delicious interpretation of the style and worth checking out.

Serving type: bottle

06-21-2010 03:38:49 | More by tempest

jdhilt

New Hampshire

2.78/5  rDev -22.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pours a five-finger+ (exploded out of bottle) cream head that fades slowly leaving some lace. Cloudy amber color. Hoppy nose. Medium carbonation and medium bodied. Starts and finishes hoppy but some sweetness throughout, goes good with hot spicy chicken. $1.85 for a 12oz bottle from Hoosick Street Discount Bev. Troy, NY.

Serving type: on-tap

10-28-2004 01:00:59 | More by jdhilt

Billolick

New York

4.08/5  rDev +14.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

12 0z bottle, no freshness dating. This understated, balanced British style IPA, pours a nice almond, cloudy. tan head sticks around and leaves classy lacing. Nice hop nose and some yeastyness. Hoppy citrus and grapefruit flavors in forefront, nice malt backbone. smooth and creamy mouthfeel, with medium body. I liked this IPA , suprised its not higher rated. Worth trying.

Serving type: on-tap

04-08-2004 23:05:11 | More by Billolick

Bighuge

Minnesota

4.03/5  rDev +12.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Hazy copper tone. Good sized creamy white head. Retention is very good. Nice toffee malt tones mixed with flowery hops on the nose. On the palate, the base is toffeeish and a little buttery. The hops impart a slight edge with a spicy and floral accent. Bitterness is more fragrant based than hop based. Chalky mouthfeel with a body checking in around medium or so. Decent enough EIPA.

Serving type: bottle

02-03-2005 02:38:06 | More by Bighuge

beerthulhu

New Jersey

3.83/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A: Poured a nice light orange with a modest 1 finger bubbly white head.

S: a nice hop spiciness, zesty with some dried tropical fruit (pineapples) and fresh lemons that was very light and refreshing.

T: a bold, crispy hop flavor from fruggle hops give this a nice spicy zing that was sharp and pleasant. The hopping was more sweet and spicy then floral and dry and a nice change of pace per style. There were some fresh oranges, along with a spicy hop fade.

M: The mouthful was light, with a moderate carbonation fizzle.

D: Easy drinking pale especially in the summer time with a zesty hop spiciness ending bitter-sweet. A nice change up.

Serving type: bottle

07-21-2008 22:44:15 | More by beerthulhu

TheLongBeachBum

California

3.98/5  rDev +11.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Presentation: 12 ounce bottle. As per the BA Database picture, it has a main obverse label that covers some 300° of the bottles circumference. Named after the “…handful of folks that have conquered the legendary 46High Peaks of the Adirondacks, earning the right to call themselves 46’ers.” No strength or freshness date listed.

Appearance: Dark orange, hazy body with lots of streamers. Thin head, but it covers the surface with a uniform white collar that is at least always a ¼” thick, though the top-up produced a decent frothy rocky head. Some attractive lacing on the glass sides is produced. Below average carbonation levels.

Nose: The nose is rather confusing; at first I thought that the beer was off, before I got to taste it. It has a musty damp odor, like soggy hops. Few hops break this strange odor. Some caramel and a light pepper aroma. Weird and a little off-putting.

Taste: Dry start, pale malt feel with a husky powdery texture. The middle has a delicate hop feel that builds into a bitter presence. The bitterness mixes with the husky malts to lend a more balanced feel. The ending has a light citric twang. Finishes with an extremely astringent death and a lingering bitterness.

Mouthfeel: Definitive feel at all times, start to finish, and long after the swallow. Medium body but the low-ish conditioning sparks a reminiscent feel of a hoppy English Bitter on Cask for me.

Drinkability: A solid session brew that drinks relatively easily and a little too quickly for my liking. I emptied the 12 ounce bottle, before I thought I emptied the 12 ounce bottle!!

Overall: A nice brew and highly enjoyable. More a Bitter Pale Ale than your classic American IPA, so it may disappoint some hops-heads, but I personally find it to be a nice change to pace to the higher echelon IPA’s.

A 46’er Cheers to McCall for supplying this one, perfect on a warm afternoon.

Serving type: bottle

07-05-2004 21:40:19 | More by TheLongBeachBum

ffejherb

Pennsylvania

3.9/5  rDev +9.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On tap at Brass Rail Deli on 4/1/10.

A - Slightly hazy light amber/orange-tinted body with lively carbonation bubbles and about a finger's worth of beige froth on top that transformed into bubbly patches and swatches of foamy lace.

S - Nose is somewhat muted overall, although citrus hop notes are noticeable as well as some sweet caramel malt and toasted grains. As the liquid warmed up, some sharper herbal notes also emerged.

T - Initial flavor delivers quite a sharp, crisp hop bite for an English-style pale ale, suggesting not only citrus notes, but also grassy and herbal tones. Caramel malt provides a sweet backbone. Finishes with a distinct grainy malt character with a healthy dose of leafy and herbal hop bitterness.

M - Medium bodied with a syrupy texture and moderate oily character. Lots of active carbonation, resulting in a bristly mouthfeel overall. Finishes with a fairly assertive dry bitterness on the palate for the style.

D - 46'er is definitely on the hoppy end of the pale ale spectrum and boasts lots of flavor and a fairly aggressive hop bite. And at 6% ABV, this lad remains extremely drinkable throughout.

Serving type: on-tap

04-08-2010 23:09:23 | More by ffejherb

Bierman9

New Hampshire

3.33/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

From a 12oz bottle, courtesy of Artied2... Poured a crystal clear, rich golden hue (though there was a bit of sediment in the bottle which was a late addition to the glass and hazed things up). A hard pour whipped up an egg-shell colored 1/4" layer of creamy foam. Or is it foamy cream? Not much lacing to write home about. Exceedingly mild aroma, though it did seem to have some buttery (Ringwood?) attributes. Almost medium bodied, with a slight prickliness on the tongue. Not much malty character here, but a decent-sized dose of bitterness. Maybe a wisp of caramel lurking in the background, but more of a hop-accented bier. Some green apple touches here and there in the lasting, bitterish finish. ALso, label says IPA but style here says APA... Buehler?

Prosit!!

overall: 3.45
appearance: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | mouthfeel: 3.5 | drinkability: 3

879

Serving type: bottle

01-15-2006 19:33:54 | More by Bierman9

Durge

Connecticut

3.35/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This one pours a fairly clear light yellow-copper color with a nice white foamy head and big lacing. It has a mild peppery wheat malt aroma, takes on a popcorn quality. There's a nice medium body creaminess with fairly fine but lively carbonation. The taste is mostly cracker and wheat, a littlle malt presence and a decent citrus hop bitterness at the back. A bit tart overall, along the lines of granny smith apple. Not exactly my taste for pale ale but it is a solid one and recommended for a try. Quite drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

05-03-2008 04:48:09 | More by Durge

Suds

Pennsylvania

3.3/5  rDev -7.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Hazy, dense-orange colored beer with a thin head. The head died with surprising quickness. Floral hop aroma could be more intense, but it is pleasing. Slight yeast aroma and character as well. Mildly malty. At times it seemed that the beer has a slight spicy-hotness to it, but it was hard to place. Nice hop aftertaste. The beer could use more a malt backbone to balance the hops. Also, it's somewhat light and watery. Not bad, but a long way from great.

Serving type: on-tap

11-01-2003 12:06:54 | More by Suds

ngeunit1

California

3.68/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A - Pours a cloudy amber color with some nice fuzzy white head with pretty decent retention and some really nice lacing left behind.

S - Some fairly sweet, almost citrusy malt is the most present aroma. There is a slight amount of herbal notes and a touch of hops.

T - Starts of with some mild maltiness. Then it gets a bit sweeter as the citrus flavors and hops add to the growing malt flavor. The hops make for a tiny bit of a bite at the end.

M - Medium bodied and just a bit too much carbonation, which is a bit above medium level. Though it does make the beer feel a little more crisp, it feels a bit too fizzy on the tongue for the level of flavor.

D - Overall, the flavors are okay, the mouthfeel could just use a little work. The flavors overall are balanced quite well, just a little bit to subtle overall. Overall, fairly crisp and easy to drink.

Serving type: bottle

11-20-2010 20:49:48 | More by ngeunit1

IronDjinn

Alberta (Canada)

2.63/5  rDev -26.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Came in a 12 oz. brown bottle, colourful label, with a little blurb on the side of who a 46'er actually is. Pours out a questionably cloudy amber, although with a nice frothy creamy white head that leaves a fair share of lace in its wake. The aroma is mild, some caramel malt propped up with more intense floral hops, even a touch of citrus and honey. The flavour is mostly florally herbal hops, mildly astringenent, the malt makes a brief appearance within the aftertaste already, a little bit of lemon rind on the finish. The mouthfeel is on the thin side, which although suits the actual flavour profile, doesn't add to it as a whole, since the flavour is fairly one-dimensional itself. This stuff seems like it would be more suited to a draught serving, fresh out of the tap, as this bottled version doesn't seem to do it much justice, leaving it a mediocre pale ale at best. It would stand up straighter labelled as an English Bitter, pale ale seems to be used as an umbrella style far too often.

Serving type: bottle

09-10-2005 16:56:01 | More by IronDjinn

ClockworkOrange

Pennsylvania

3.6/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured from a 12 ounce bottle into a standard shaker glass. Appears a cloudy amber color with about a finger of quickly fading bone white foam. Nose and flavor is of sweet malt, lightly toasted bread, mildly bitter hops, caramel. Dry and crisp from start to finish with ample carbonation. Worth a try if you see it.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2009 02:05:19 | More by ClockworkOrange

thekevlarkid

Maryland

4/5  rDev +12%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Cloudy amber color with reddish/orange highlights. Very little head even after I poured it aggressively. Intermittent lacing. Hoppy, citrus-like aroma. The hop are citrus-peel like at first but appear in the middle as a 'smoky' form when the brew warms but still less pronounced than I was expecting. Definitely an American Pale Ale compared to an India. Medium bodied with a good mouthfeel and a smooth, bitter hop finish. Dry but lacks some malt character to balance it.

Serving type: bottle

08-20-2008 17:22:52 | More by thekevlarkid

blitheringidiot

Pennsylvania

3.53/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Regular good ole 12 oz. browner with a rather plain label and signature Adirondack chair motif that is also on the bottle cap. BA Brownie points there. Steeped into me Troegs pint glass, this English styled Fuggle hopped brew pours crystal clear - pure coppery orange hued with a scant tiny bubbled off white head that quickly fizzled to a slick.

Leafy, cedar aroma hops and some malts blend back in the afterscents. Aroma had to be sought to be found.

First swigs: Dusty dry bitter hops with lasting Sweet Tart aftertaste. Citrousy lemon oil notes blend into a indescript malt balance.

Crisp, creamy, dryness with easy carbonation and a somewhat oily feel.

Last swigs: Dry cedary Fuggles and malt balance. Thanks to fellow BA Ububrew for reccomending to check this out when up in NY. Seems more like an ESB rather than IPA but considering the English style, that makes sense. Unique different scents and flavors make a different beer that is worth trying if you enjoy expanding beer horizons. Reminds me a bit of Shipyard brews.

Beer is good. Happy beering.

Serving type: bottle

08-17-2004 03:27:49 | More by blitheringidiot

puboflyons

New Hampshire

3.88/5  rDev +8.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

From the 12 fl. oz. bottle with no lot code or expiration date. Sampled on Octiber 2, 2009. It pours amber and a bit on the hazy side with a short-lived quarter inch head. The aroma has a nice nose of sweeter caramel and floral hops. Medium mouthfeel. The taste is bitter with a good hoppy background. A nice brew that feels pretty true to the English Pale style.

Serving type: bottle

10-03-2009 01:24:44 | More by puboflyons

RonfromJersey

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +12%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bright amber gold body with fine carbonation, topped by an ample foamy white head, which rose slighty above the glass. Aroma is lighty fruity and herbal. Nice malt foundation to this IPA, and the hops meet but do not overwhelm it. Definitely in the English camp of IPAs, but even so, could use a dash more hop zing. It certainly makes for a good pint, but maybe it should be labeled a pale ale to lower expectations a tad. A good beer, but a slight let down.

Off topic: Label says "Real town. Real beer." The beer is certainly real, but on my trips to Lake Placid, parts of it seemed like an idealized Hollywood version of a winter resort. A very nice place, but real wasn't the word that came to mind.

Acquired in the Philly BA Gathering Beer Exchange.

10/25/03: A new sample from Yen157 has convinced me to up my grade from 3.6 to 4.0. Today's sample has a much sharper hop bite to it. I will attribute this to freshness, since I have not heard of any reformulation. No let down here.

Serving type: bottle

04-19-2003 21:45:27 | More by RonfromJersey

IntriqKen

California

4.43/5  rDev +24.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Hmmm....this is what an American Pale Ale should be.
Poured a slightly haze golden orange with some dark undertones.
Tons of tiny carbonation rises from the bottom for the entire time you are drinking it.
Half finger white head melted to a very nice solid ring of white and some sticky lacing.

Aromas are fruity hops...more citrus than citrus peel...and some sweet pale malt. Mostly a floral, fruity aroma.

Taste is like the aroma with a blast of citrus fruit and floral hops, then some softening from the malt, then an aftertaste of mostly just the dry fresh hops. Some alcohol warmth going down.

Mouthfeel is surprisingly thick for an APA with a sharp tingling on the tongue from all of the carbonation.

Well done.

Serving type: bottle

09-20-2007 00:58:34 | More by IntriqKen