Pale Ale - Kind Beers Brewing

AleWatcher

Illinois

1.63/5  rDev -53%
look: 1 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 1

Part of a mix-a-six I grabbed last week in South Carolina...
Bottle into nonic.

So a 7.3% ABV pale ale?! I can't wait. Pours a ruddy, rusty, and unappealing brown color. Thin film of tannish bubbles. Spotty lacing.

Smells piney. Perhaps some European hops used here providing a little dry spicy character? Some toffee and caramel with a dry toasty and roasty malt.
Mild bitterness, but a sticky sweet toffee-like finish is not working me.

Feels ok-- in fact, the feel is the best aspect of this beer; medium-light body with fair carbonation.

Overall-- meh. This is a pass. It isn't the word thing I've ever drank, but it's pretty low on the list when the category is pale ale (or even ipa due to the high ABV!).

Serving type: bottle

10-02-2012 02:14:32 | More by AleWatcher

Zimm

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev +0.9%

05-15-2013 17:37:13 | More by Zimm

InspectorBob

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev +0.9%

05-14-2013 21:14:45 | More by InspectorBob

Mantooth

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +15.3%

03-20-2013 00:02:40 | More by Mantooth

Bin33chef

4/5  rDev +15.3%

01-15-2013 06:06:36 | More by Bin33chef

sendbeer

Georgia

2.5/5  rDev -28%

11-12-2012 20:43:25 | More by sendbeer

jbenson8774

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +0.9%

10-23-2012 00:14:53 | More by jbenson8774

jaswilson2

South Carolina

3/5  rDev -13.5%

10-04-2012 00:41:36 | More by jaswilson2

grumpygerman

Alabama

3.5/5  rDev +0.9%

09-14-2012 02:59:13 | More by grumpygerman

redfox405

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -13.5%

09-09-2012 22:25:18 | More by redfox405

NCbeerpirate

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev +8.1%

08-25-2012 20:18:40 | More by NCbeerpirate

jpmajors

4/5  rDev +15.3%

08-20-2012 21:55:21 | More by jpmajors

gregu2

North Carolina

3.25/5  rDev -6.3%

06-21-2012 00:25:49 | More by gregu2

TheNightwatchman

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +0.9%

05-15-2012 00:11:56 | More by TheNightwatchman

mvanaskie13

Pennsylvania

2.98/5  rDev -14.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Poured into a standard pint glass, color is copper, head is off white.

Smell is pretty neutral, light pale malt and muted bitterness from hops

Taste is mild caramel malt, light biscuit. Overcome. By the bitterness

Mouthfeel is a little harsh, hard to distinguish the strength. Is this really 7%?

Overall, odd brew, starts a little muted and harsh from the bitterness, would like more aromatic hops or additional malt sweetness

Serving type: on-tap

04-14-2012 21:51:15 | More by mvanaskie13

tdm168

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +15.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - clear orangish amber with a quarter of an inch of off white head that is soft, loose, and well retained.

S - bread, alcohol, citrus, caramel, yeast, oranges

T - bread, caramel, citrus, alcohol, dark fruit, raisins, slightly herbal and mildly bitter finish.

M - medium to full bodied, very warm, almost burns in the finish, well carbonated

This is an odd APA. It has some APA characteristics, but at this ABV, character and warmth it fits more of a strong ale category. Overall, though it wasn't bad. Probably worth checking out especially if your a North Carolinian.

Serving type: bottle

04-14-2012 20:39:31 | More by tdm168

OldTime

Georgia

3.5/5  rDev +0.9%

03-09-2012 21:22:07 | More by OldTime

GeorgeP

4.25/5  rDev +22.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Clean amber/pale orange color; richer and more malty than other pale ale's; cereal, herbs,and walnut mid palate, long tart herbal finish. this is what i have found in very good english ESB's you can't get in the U.S.

A great pub beer with fish & chips, BBQ Pork, Black & Blue Burgers.

Serving type: bottle

03-02-2012 17:49:28 | More by GeorgeP

whitekiboko

South Carolina

2.5/5  rDev -28%

12-27-2011 01:06:35 | More by whitekiboko

syrupjoe

Minnesota

3.4/5  rDev -2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

12oz bottle into pint glass.

Pours a cloudy medium amber color with off white head.

Nose is grassy, slightly piney, and just a hint of citrus. Also fairly malty and biscuity.

Taste is strong! My first impression was holy crap this thing has a bite for a pale ale. Strong caramelly malt zip with a little bit of a boozy punch. Hops stand up to malt, but malt is definitely the strongest flavor here.

Aftertaste is almost pure malt... slightly syrupy and grainy tasting. Moderate carbonation.

Overall an okay malt-forward pale ale, but nothing special. Fairly smooth and decently balanced, but just not an exceptional beer.

Serving type: bottle

12-02-2011 19:08:22 | More by syrupjoe

semihobo

Michigan

2.5/5  rDev -28%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Aroma (6/12): Resinous hops. Bready malts. Clean, no esters. Hop aromas are moderately strong but nondescript.

Appearance (3/3): Clear orange with white lace, fairly weak poor retention.

Taste (8/20): Bitter, resinous hops taste with grainy malt taste. Some fruity esters. Dry, bitter finish.

Mouthfeel (3/5): Medium-light body, medium-high carbonation, slightly creamy mouthfeel. Astringent finish is unpleasant.

Overall (5/10): Good grain flavors, although slightly too big for the style. Hop bitterness is borderline excessive, and hop flavor is one-dimensionally bitter and adds astringency, with less aroma than desired. Consider adding more late hops/dry hopping to increase hop flavor/aroma without adding to bitterness or astringency. Also watch for high-carbonate water increasing hop bitterness, if applicable.

Serving type: bottle

07-27-2011 20:57:18 | More by semihobo

KidsDoc

California

3.68/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

12 oz bottle poured into my Mother Earth (NC) pint glass

Burnt orange/amber color with one finger white head and patchy lacing down the glass

Aroma is solid citrus hops and biscuity malt

Taste is a great malt/hop blend - initially a bit hop forward (mostly citrus variety) then blends into a firm malt profile with a bitter bite/finish.

Medium body and carbonation was spot on.

This was a surpise pick up for me. People around here (NC) rave about thomas creek, but this is the first offering I have REALLY enjoyed. I will grab this again as a very solid pale ale for the price.

Serving type: bottle

07-24-2011 22:47:34 | More by KidsDoc

hopsgirl35

Pennsylvania

3.93/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

The aroma reminded me of pine or cedar and
citrus bitterness.

The apperance is dark brown with a little
lace around the glass.

The taste is a medium citrus hops, with a
bread like malt.

The feel is bitter going down on a citrus
note.

One of my favorite's that I like to keep
around.

Serving type: bottle

07-20-2011 00:56:37 | More by hopsgirl35

PDXHops

South Carolina

2.53/5  rDev -27.1%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

12 ounce bottle poured into a shaker pint. Slightly hazy amber with next to no head and zero lacing.

Smells of light metallic hops and some cereal grains. Heftier feel than I expected, but the flavor is pretty much what the nose advertised. Plenty malty, tame metallic hops. Perhaps more of an English than American pale. Neither offensive nor noteworthy.

Serving type: bottle

07-09-2011 01:55:44 | More by PDXHops

tempest

Pennsylvania

3.78/5  rDev +8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Had a tulip at Spinnerstown Hotel for $6. Not a bad beer for a post-ride drink. It had the malt and hops balance of a normal pale ale, but with the character amped up with the extra strength. There was a strong bready malt with caramel and crust, then classic citrus hops with grapefruit. The body was understandably a touch heavier, but overall quite tasty.

Serving type: bottle

05-29-2011 21:25:44 | More by tempest