Essential Pale Ale - Port City Brewing

dexterk1

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

12-01-2012 00:30:18 | More by dexterk1

mcaulifww

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

05-15-2013 19:32:11 | More by mcaulifww

cyclonece09

Virginia

3.7/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a 14 oz "pint" glass. Pours a transparent orange with some floaties in it. Smells like flowery and piney hops, very nice. Tastes of light grain and flowery hops, but not overly bitter. Beer goes down really smooth and is highly drinkable for its light body. Overall, an above average beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-08-2013 21:50:37 | More by cyclonece09

MarvinSnyder

West Virginia

4/5  rDev +13.3%

04-27-2013 20:02:07 | More by MarvinSnyder

IrishColonial

Virginia

2.75/5  rDev -22.1%

04-27-2013 19:38:27 | More by IrishColonial

czillmer

Virginia

4.75/5  rDev +34.6%

04-24-2013 02:35:38 | More by czillmer

bubseymour

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +20.4%

04-11-2013 01:11:48 | More by bubseymour

Sludgeman

District of Columbia

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

04-03-2013 02:53:32 | More by Sludgeman

klesniew

Virginia

5/5  rDev +41.6%

03-23-2013 21:05:30 | More by klesniew

circus_cat

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

02-04-2013 17:37:44 | More by circus_cat

erogers

New York

3.25/5  rDev -7.9%

01-17-2013 07:03:50 | More by erogers

maxk

Maryland

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

01-08-2013 05:39:55 | More by maxk

TubaManJack

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

12-28-2012 02:03:48 | More by TubaManJack

KTCamm

New Jersey

3.55/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a bottle into a pint glass.

Pours medium copper with light white foam. Laces. Nose is grassy pine, citrussy. Mellow malt, pushy hop, latent bitter. Easy drinker with enough hop to make its presence felt but not overpower. Straightforward pale but certainly good.

Serving type: bottle

12-16-2012 15:55:52 | More by KTCamm

e30todamax

Virginia

3/5  rDev -15%

11-30-2012 20:05:05 | More by e30todamax

BigTrubble

North Carolina

3/5  rDev -15%

10-07-2012 17:04:45 | More by BigTrubble

tanner1980

4.25/5  rDev +20.4%

08-31-2012 01:21:28 | More by tanner1980

GrantBrennan

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +13.3%

08-23-2012 02:07:55 | More by GrantBrennan

johnpdennis

2.75/5  rDev -22.1%

08-18-2012 19:18:48 | More by johnpdennis

Clydesdale

District of Columbia

3.25/5  rDev -7.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A: Pours a slightly hazed golden color, with a slight orange tint. The off-white head is medium sized, with a frothy consistency. Retention is solid, and some sticky lacing clings to the glass in a thin ring.

S: A fair amount of cookie/biscuit malty aroma. Light grain and caramel. Some nondescriptly herbal/spicy and fruity hop notes are present, but this is a pretty clean and balanced ale nose.

T: Fairly malty up front. Biscuity, crackery, and grainy flavors dominate. A touch of sweetness. Hop bitterness is medium, with herbal and somewhat soapy flavors. A somewhat muted secondary wave of bitterness arrives into the finish.

M: Fairly firm body. Carbonation is moderate. Hop bitterness contributes to a fading, almost sticky dryness.

D: This is completely drinkable and generally well balanced. It does lack a bit of pizzazz, and I'm not wild about the predominantly soapy hop flavor. In all, it's a serviceable brew but not a standout.

Serving type: bottle

08-10-2012 23:03:36 | More by Clydesdale

2dogbrew

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

08-10-2012 22:07:08 | More by 2dogbrew

jenray

Texas

3/5  rDev -15%

08-08-2012 02:56:28 | More by jenray

kylehay2004

Florida

3.43/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Enjoyed at the brewery tap room in Alexandria, VA.

A: single finger head with excellent retention on a murky bright golden body.

S: excellent aroma with orange peel and grapefruit citrus and light floral hops.

T: lighter malt base with bittering hops hitting hard up front moving to a subtlety sweet lemon custard finish.

M: lighter side of medium body and moderate to high carbonation.

Overall: definite a mildly hopped APA. Flavor is a little simple and the malt seems a bit thin. Overall vey drinkable.

Serving type: on-tap

07-29-2012 16:48:57 | More by kylehay2004

Bike2work

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

06-25-2012 18:30:21 | More by Bike2work

KenC

New Jersey

2.5/5  rDev -29.2%

06-24-2012 15:50:37 | More by KenC