Off Grid Pale Ale
New Planet Beer Company

Off Grid Pale AleOff Grid Pale Ale
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From:
New Planet Beer Company
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
ABV:
5%
Score:
64
Avg:
2.56 | pDev: 26.95%
Reviews:
36
Ratings:
83
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 20, 2015
Added:
Feb 13, 2011
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  2
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Rated: 2.5 by hozersr from Pennsylvania

Oct 20, 2015
 
Rated: 2.96 by j0hnc2468 from New York

Sep 17, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by mrn1ceguy from Illinois

Jan 06, 2015
 
Rated: 2.5 by Pens1967 from Louisiana

Nov 30, 2014
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Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania

2.78/5  rDev +8.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3
I had purchased this a while back, thinking that perhaps an article on gluten-free beers might be in the offing. When I could not find a taker, the beers got shunted to the side. I had a colleague who has issues with gluten and she was always curious about beers that were gluten-free. I usually eschew them since I am not gluten-intolerant and prefer to leave them for people who are. In the interim, I am purging my massive backlog of bottles this summer and lo and behold! this one popped up. They will now be part of The Great Bottle Purge of the Summer of 2014.

From the bottle: "Ale made from sorghum and brown rice extract"; "Portion of profits go to alternative energy efforts."

I am being driven nuts by these gluten-free beers! I realize that I am not their intended audience since I do not have Celiac, but they just make me feel like drinking a beer after I drink one. I popped the cap and got a gusher for my troubles. Once i got the cap completely free, I gave it a good aggro pour and produced two soapy, bubbly fingers of light-tan head with very limited retention. What an irritating mess! Color was a tea-like deep amber/light copper to copper (SRM = > 13, < 17) with NE-quality clarity. Nose was really odd on this one. It had a slightly burnt sour sugariness to give it a molasses-like odor. Mouthfeel was lighter and thinner than ever! This bordered on ethereal. The taste was sharp, slightly bitter, more in line with an APA, but not quite achieving it. I have to say, other than the 3R Raspberry, this was probably the best of the lot thus far. Finish was semi-dry, which was also a change, as though some residual sweetness had remained from the brewing process. A very curious beer in a very curious style.
Jul 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by TX-Badger from Texas

Jun 08, 2014
 
Rated: 2.5 by beerman73 from Pennsylvania

Apr 18, 2014
 
Rated: 1 by JeltMaaj from Illinois

Mar 21, 2014
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Reviewed by metter98 from New York

2.48/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.5
A: The beer is clear amber orange in color and has a light to moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a quarter finger high off white head that quickly died down, leaving a thin layer of bubbles on the surface and a collar around the edge of the glass.
S: Moderate aromas of sorghum are present in the nose.
T: Much like the smell, the taste is a little tangy and has lots of flavors of sorghum, which seem to resemble rancid cider. No bitterness is perceptible.
M: It feels light-bodied (but not watery) on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer has strong aromas and flavors of sorghum, but seemed a little one-dimensional and something that would take getting used to before it might be considered to be enjoyable.
Feb 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by dbrauneis from North Carolina

Jan 21, 2014
 
Rated: 2.5 by jaydoc from Kansas

Dec 22, 2013
 
Rated: 1.75 by Azpittil57 from Arizona

Dec 07, 2013
 
Rated: 2.5 by spinrsx from Canada (ON)

Dec 04, 2013
 
Rated: 2.5 by Yoda22 from North Carolina

Oct 09, 2013
 
Rated: 2.5 by tastymug from Washington

Sep 29, 2013
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Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri

2.52/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.5
12oz bottle. Poured out a clear, straw-yellow color with a small, white head of foam. It smelled of caramel, grains and floral notes. Odd bitter taste. Very malty.
Sep 29, 2013
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Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)

1.86/5  rDev -27.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
12oz bottle, just called "New Planet Pale Ale" 'round here. Not 'round back, where they apparently keep the sorghum.

This beer pours a clear, medium bronzed amber hue, with two fat fingers of thinly puffy, and weakly foamy ecru head, which surprisingly settles to one of the densest whipped-cream swirls that I have ever seen on such a beer, which wafts off, though, at an accelerated rate, leaving some small patches of fuzzy lace around the glass.

It smells of sharp, heat-less alcohol, flat caramel esters, a musty medicinal essence, a bit of unassailed citrus, and an astringent, grassy, woodiness. The taste is sour, cardboard-infused cider, a rather overt lye-like soapiness, some blotted-out citrus notes, some underripe apple, oh, fuck it - there's nothing malty or hoppy about this so-called 'ale'.

The carbonation is rather obfuscated, and barely noticeable, the body medium-light in weight, and smooth in the vein of Joseph Stalin or Justin Bieber. It finishes off-dry, the over-the-top musty sweetness seeming sort of proud of its persistence, amongst thankfully little else at this point.

Gah. This is the sort of offering that gives GF beers such a bad name. No beer qualities whatsoever, just a whole lot of stale cider, and weird soapy notes. Hardly something worthy of moving off of cider or wine for, if you are an actual celiac, I'm afraid. Avoid.
Sep 25, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by GraduatedCashew from California

Aug 29, 2013
 
Rated: 1.25 by TTripp725 from Pennsylvania

Aug 18, 2013
Off Grid Pale Ale from New Planet Beer Company
Beer rating: 64 out of 100 with 83 ratings