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Pier Pale Ale
Chicago Beer Company
- From:
- Chicago Beer Company
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 72
- Avg:
- 3.03 | pDev: 18.48%
- Reviews:
- 17
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 23, 2016
- Added:
- Jun 20, 2011
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 9
Chi-Town Destination...The Pier. Pier Pale Ale has been carefully formulated and zealously taste-tested to surpass even the highest of expectations.
30 IBU
30 IBU
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Rated by shawn387 from Florida
3.08/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.08/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Easy drinking pale ale with good quality and nice taste
Jan 19, 2015Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.2/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
3.2/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
12 oz bottle served in a pint glass.
Small but durable head over a pale amber body. Loads of visible carbonation accurately signals a rather high carbonation level.
Aroma: plenty of hops with citrus and floral tones.
Flavor: Appropriately hoppy and biller for style. Mildly bitter aftertaste.
Feel: crisp and tingly carbonation in a rather light body that is a tad watery.
Jan 11, 2015Small but durable head over a pale amber body. Loads of visible carbonation accurately signals a rather high carbonation level.
Aroma: plenty of hops with citrus and floral tones.
Flavor: Appropriately hoppy and biller for style. Mildly bitter aftertaste.
Feel: crisp and tingly carbonation in a rather light body that is a tad watery.
Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado
3.22/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
3.22/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
meh, a totally irrelevant pale ale here, nothing new to contribute and nothing special on the whole. its almost flat in the glass, has a nose of sweet malt, even pale malt extract, and doesnt have much of a hop profile to it at all. i can see the appeal to those who dont quite like the hoppiness of the american pale, but for a craft beer and pale ale drinker, this is a frustratingly underwhelming beer. paid something like eight bucks for a bottle of this at the top of the hancock building, and while you pay for the views and dont mind doing so, the beer in the bottle should be a whole lot better than this at that price. one of those real forgettable generic beers that doesnt seem craft at all aside from its label. a real let down, super sweet, flat, and lacking any distinguishing element. will have to get my hands on some more beer from these guys to give them a second chance...
Dec 09, 2014Reviewed by ChainGangGuy from Georgia
3.3/5 rDev +8.9%
3.3/5 rDev +8.9%
12 ounce bottle - $1.99 at Total Wine & More in Kennesaw, Georgia.
Appearance: Pours a crystal clear, yellow-orange body with a pint-sized, white head. Near nil lacing.
Smell: Malty notes of biscuit and toffee co-mingling with hoppy hints of lemon, orange and spice.
Taste: Biscuity malt, a hint of toasted grain and a reasonably light sweetness. Spicy, citrusy hops with a light (but ample) bitterness and a thin measure of grassiness. Crisp, clean finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-light body. Moderate carbonation.
Overall: Runs light and crisp. This one's leaning towards simple refreshment as opposed to a pale ale bursting with flavor and complexities, so many heading to this Chi-Town will end at the last stop in Snoozeville.
Nov 29, 2014Appearance: Pours a crystal clear, yellow-orange body with a pint-sized, white head. Near nil lacing.
Smell: Malty notes of biscuit and toffee co-mingling with hoppy hints of lemon, orange and spice.
Taste: Biscuity malt, a hint of toasted grain and a reasonably light sweetness. Spicy, citrusy hops with a light (but ample) bitterness and a thin measure of grassiness. Crisp, clean finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-light body. Moderate carbonation.
Overall: Runs light and crisp. This one's leaning towards simple refreshment as opposed to a pale ale bursting with flavor and complexities, so many heading to this Chi-Town will end at the last stop in Snoozeville.
Pier Pale Ale from Chicago Beer Company
Beer rating:
72 out of
100 with
79 ratings
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