Free Will Pale Ale - Birdsong Brewing

tdm168

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +28.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On tap at World of Beer in Raleigh. Served in a pint glass.

A - orangish amber with a thin lacing of soft, white head

S - floral, faintly bready

T - citrusy, fruity, malty, bready, lightly bitter

M - medium bodied, well carbonated

This is just a refreshing, quaffable, smooth beer. There's good flavor throughout and you can definitely pack a few of these away. It's definitely worth a try especially if you're looking for something refreshing and quaffable.

Serving type: on-tap

06-22-2012 11:04:58 | More by tdm168

VncentLIFE

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev +12.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pour is light amber, with no head. It just looks like an average amber ale.

Smell is soapy, slick, and bitter. Very balanced between the 3.

It tastes soapy and slick. I get hints of medicinal hops, but its really all bitter hops and a soapy malt. It sits very light, and its a nice APA.

Serving type: on-tap

01-01-2012 05:53:08 | More by VncentLIFE

CBlack85

South Carolina

3.4/5  rDev +9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

On tap at Duckworths in Charlotte, served in a pint glass

Pours a clear light amber/copper color with a small off white head that recedes quickly leaving behind a generous amount of lacing

The nose is slightly weak but not bad. What is there is of floral hops and bits of honey. There is also a nice mild bready aroma

Floral and citrusy hops and bready malts work together to make a fairly well balanced taste that ends with just a slight bit of bitterness. Very simple clean flavor. Light/medium bodied and well carbonated. Slightly slick on the tounge and finishes on the dry side. Not a bad beer, but it won't blow your hair back either. A nice easy to drink APA.

Serving type: on-tap

12-23-2011 13:40:10 | More by CBlack85