Jalapeno Pale Ale - Birdsong Brewing

swh1972

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -0.3%

02-26-2013 00:51:04 | More by swh1972

Rifugium

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -0.3%

05-26-2013 01:52:56 | More by Rifugium

marine1975

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -0.3%

05-21-2013 02:24:48 | More by marine1975

Bonko_the_sane

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +13%

05-15-2013 02:29:54 | More by Bonko_the_sane

GTB

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -0.3%

05-06-2013 02:29:05 | More by GTB

KevinGordon

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +13%

04-24-2013 12:50:06 | More by KevinGordon

chinchill

South Carolina

3.38/5  rDev -10.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

On tap at Growlers Pour House in Charlotte.
Pours clear red-amber with a full, creamy and durable bone-colored head that leaves fine lacing patterns.
Smells rather ordinary, with no sign of the jalapenos. You will definitely taste the hot peppers in this beer, although Birdsong used enough restraint that I would not call this challenging to drink. There is some mild heat in the mouth which, I think, is why the ABV seems higher than 5.5%. Given the chilies, this pale ale would probably benefit from more hops so that they aren't so completely masked.

O: A chili beer with little else going one, but that’s not always a bad thing. Worked well with a sandwich and fries.

Serving type: on-tap

04-24-2013 03:34:01 | More by chinchill

Jason

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -0.3%

04-19-2013 02:52:45 | More by Jason

JeffreyJDavis

North Carolina

3.25/5  rDev -13.6%

04-14-2013 15:52:29 | More by JeffreyJDavis

rabiddawg

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +6.4%

03-10-2013 21:52:52 | More by rabiddawg

LXIXME

New Mexico

3.5/5  rDev -6.9%

02-24-2013 23:10:27 | More by LXIXME

Bopol

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -0.3%

02-10-2013 15:01:55 | More by Bopol

vanilla101

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -13.6%

02-05-2013 00:07:24 | More by vanilla101

GehenHerzog

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -0.3%

01-16-2013 15:09:47 | More by GehenHerzog

jorrx003

Florida

4.75/5  rDev +26.3%

01-13-2013 22:17:47 | More by jorrx003

Donkerbruin

3/5  rDev -20.2%

12-05-2012 17:37:07 | More by Donkerbruin

Falcone

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -6.9%

10-04-2012 01:49:13 | More by Falcone

CBlack85

South Carolina

4.3/5  rDev +14.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

On tap at the brewery, served in a pint glass

Pours a clear amber/copper color with a small off white head that recedes quickly leaving behind quite a bit of lacing

The nose is fairly mild; the star is the jalapeno, there is also a floral hop component and bits of citrusy hops as well. The malts are bready and sweet and balance nicely with the spiciness of the jalapeno and hops. There is almost a hint of smokiness from the peppers.

The flavor is balanced well with bready and sweet malts, floral and citrusy hops, and is accented well with the jalapenos. Very simple clean flavor. Light/medium bodied and well carbonated. Slightly slick on the tounge and finishes on the dry side. I was not overly impressed with the base beer (Free Will Pale Ale), but this beer makes it seem as though it was brewed with adding jalapeno peppers in mind all along. The flavors pair so well that the end result easily exceeds the sum of the parts.

Really, an impressive beer with lots of nuances, and supremely easy to drink.

Serving type: on-tap

09-21-2012 03:07:36 | More by CBlack85