Yellowtail Pale Ale - Ballast Point Brewing Company

ryan1788a5

Massachusetts

3.93/5  rDev +11%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

120z bottle poured into a Pilsner glass.

A: Pale, clear golden-yellow color. Three fingers of rocky white head cap the beer, and it doesn't budge an inch. Thick collars of lacing form on the glass. Perfect appearance for the style.

S: Floral hops, very slight herbal edge, ghost-like hint of light fruits (grape skin?). Malts are grainy with a touch of musty bread.

T: Hop tastes wash over the palate with a very mild bitterness. Floral, green and slightly oily. Subtle hint of herbal spice. Doughy malt tastes shift as the beer dries toward the finish and shift into grainy tastes and hints of cracked wheat. Light fruity notes. Dry finish of grain, bread, and a fading hop bitterness.

M: Light in body. Some firmness of malt texture. Creamy and somewhat full. Active, scrubbing carbonation.

O: This is a very good representation of a Kolsch. It should have broad appeal, owing to the care with which it was crafted and the nature of the style itself. I find it curious, however, that Ballast Point chose to call it a Pale Ale on the label. That's bound to cause confusion when someone purchases it expecting a hoppy American Pale Ale or something of that ilk.

Serving type: bottle

10-31-2012 16:22:48 | More by ryan1788a5

rhoadsrage

Illinois

3.03/5  rDev -14.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

(Served in a bowtie glass)
Best by 09/21/2013
A- This beer pours a clear glowing yellow body with a thin white film of heat that breaks up after a few sips and a slow carbonation pushing toward the surface.

S- The green bitterness of Noble hops and some dry field corn notes is all that come through this lagered clean aroma.

T- The dry pale malt has some stronger field corn taste that leads to a soft Noble pungent bitter note that lingers with a slight almost sulfury dryness. The taste also has a lagered cleanness to it.

M- The light mouthfeel has a tight scrubbing fizz in the finish.

O- The clean beer has lots of qualities of an American adjunct lager with lots of field corn qualities and Noble hop hints. It was a bit of a let down.

Serving type: bottle

06-18-2013 11:50:01 | More by rhoadsrage

doremite

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

06-13-2013 20:56:53 | More by doremite

JVan

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +5.9%

06-13-2013 13:38:51 | More by JVan

Stevie_Janowski

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +20.1%

06-13-2013 00:48:34 | More by Stevie_Janowski

utopiajane

New York

3.75/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Pours cloudy lemon yellow with an orange tint. A hell of a head of foam that stayed forever to a cap and collar. Great lace. Nose is dank and yeasty up front with light bread. Hops are perfumey and floral, There is a light apple smell and sweet grain with grass. Taste is smooth. Light with the apple and cracker malt. The malt is just awesome in this. Hops are noble, floral and reserved. There’s a pleasant sweetness from the malt but nothing you could point at and name and say "honey" or "caramel;" and a little sour from the yeast. A faint touch of spice and straw. The finish was dry and had a nice bitter twang. Finished malty. This is actually a kolsch and tastes like a kolsch. I t derived it’s dryness form the malt more so than from alcohol or hop bitterness. It was a cereal dryness.

I like it. Its not loud, it’s not really fruity. It has a small pucker from the sweet apple and that’s where it gets it’s sweetness. The malt sweetness is understated and behind that. A good kolsch reminds you that malt is sweet in and of itself without caramel, toffee or sugar . The malt stayed dry and breaddy . Very impressive.

Serving type: bottle

06-12-2013 13:58:24 | More by utopiajane

SebD

Ontario (Canada)

3.56/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Appearance: It has a nice clear golden/yellow color to it. It has a nice off-white head that dies down somewhat fast and leaves some lacing.

Smell: The aromas definitely give out hints of sweet caramelly malts, some breadiness and faint citrus.

Taste: Like the aromas, it has some sweet bready and caramelly malts, faint citrus and some floral hops.

Mouthfeel: It has a medium carbonation with a decent overall balance and feel.

Drinkability: It's a very smooth drinkable beer accompanied with good flavors and aromas.

Serving type: bottle

06-11-2013 23:09:52 | More by SebD

sumpjh

California

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

06-10-2013 12:27:44 | More by sumpjh

racingkenny14

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

06-09-2013 14:42:25 | More by racingkenny14

scruffwhor

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +5.9%

06-09-2013 12:55:25 | More by scruffwhor

KingSlayer

California

4/5  rDev +13%

06-08-2013 05:59:09 | More by KingSlayer

savagepm

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev +5.9%

06-07-2013 22:59:22 | More by savagepm

DeutschesBier

Maryland

3/5  rDev -15.3%

06-07-2013 14:26:44 | More by DeutschesBier

RBassSFHOPit2ME

California

2.75/5  rDev -22.3%

06-07-2013 04:49:51 | More by RBassSFHOPit2ME

Kubrickx

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

06-06-2013 20:32:42 | More by Kubrickx

danipp

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

06-06-2013 11:38:00 | More by danipp

Tiernan

Texas

2.5/5  rDev -29.4%

06-06-2013 01:59:48 | More by Tiernan

CGMLS3

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

06-04-2013 03:00:23 | More by CGMLS3

Polarslag

Kentucky

3.25/5  rDev -8.2%

06-03-2013 01:51:58 | More by Polarslag

Chugs13

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -15.3%

06-02-2013 22:29:56 | More by Chugs13

Openwyd

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +20.1%

05-31-2013 22:38:31 | More by Openwyd

marct

Nevada

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

05-31-2013 20:33:22 | More by marct

enelson

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +5.9%

05-29-2013 23:30:59 | More by enelson

Plonk

Alabama

3.25/5  rDev -8.2%

05-29-2013 18:03:28 | More by Plonk

InspectorBob

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

05-27-2013 16:35:15 | More by InspectorBob