Restoration Pale Ale - Abita Brewing Co.

tronester

Oklahoma

3.73/5  rDev +7.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours a slightly hazy golden, with a tiny off-white head. Smell is a hint of citrus. Taste is light malt, hoppy, with a hint of caramel, and citrus. Nice bitterness. Mouthfeel is smooth, slightly high carbonation. Drinkability is quite good, it would be a easy to drink several of these. A good pale ale from Abita.

Serving type: bottle

06-21-2009 22:58:34 | More by tronester

teromous

Virginia

3.45/5  rDev -0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A: The body is a light shade of gold that is very transparent, and a lot of visible carbonation. It's lighter than I'm used to seeing in an APA. The head is fluffy and white, that leaves lacing rings.

S: I get a lot of citrus from the nose, more grapefruit than anything else. It's pretty mellow. I consider it fairly average.

T: Very light hop character at first, with some of that grapefruit-like flavor accompanied by its light bitterness. Then there is a subtle malt presence followed by a hint of alcohol flavor.

M: The mouthfeel has medium-wetness and just a hint of bitterness and carbonation bite. Very drinkable, but mostly because it is very light.

O: Overall I thought that the beer was pretty good. I felt that it would benefit from being a bit drier. I also thought that they could have either improved the hop character or brought out the malt a bit more to give the beer more distinction. It's not a bad beer or anything, it's just that the balance of the beer makes it feel a bit bland. Personally I think it could use more malt flavor, but I'm not holding it against the beer rating.

Serving type: bottle

05-24-2013 22:22:20 | More by teromous

bsquaredd7

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -6.6%

05-23-2013 23:03:10 | More by bsquaredd7

jl28r1

Texas

2.75/5  rDev -21%

05-21-2013 20:25:44 | More by jl28r1

johntfox

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +7.8%

05-21-2013 17:25:19 | More by johntfox

YeahWall

Texas

3.5/5  rDev +0.6%

05-18-2013 02:14:19 | More by YeahWall

ajtorres311

Florida

3/5  rDev -13.8%

05-17-2013 15:52:48 | More by ajtorres311

BYOFB

Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev +7.8%

05-14-2013 01:05:29 | More by BYOFB

aLenwell

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +7.8%

05-13-2013 23:18:07 | More by aLenwell

Tschnab

New York

3.5/5  rDev +0.6%

05-13-2013 17:35:30 | More by Tschnab

rph97

Texas

3.25/5  rDev -6.6%

05-10-2013 20:17:21 | More by rph97

JamesStreet

Louisiana

4/5  rDev +14.9%

05-10-2013 18:53:38 | More by JamesStreet

Compton25

Texas

3.5/5  rDev +0.6%

05-10-2013 12:05:45 | More by Compton25

DrJay

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev +0.6%

05-10-2013 02:57:50 | More by DrJay

blknikon

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -6.6%

05-08-2013 19:24:23 | More by blknikon

jmint

Missouri

3.75/5  rDev +7.8%

05-07-2013 05:12:34 | More by jmint

jgurley

Florida

3.94/5  rDev +13.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Pours a rich gold in my tulip. One finger head dissipates to a thin layer and laces well. I smell the crystal hops. Citrus. Taste is crisp up front, not much at all across the middle, and hop bitterness on the back with an odd soapy aftertaste. A fairly unimposing and drinkable pale ale. Very refreshing mouthfeel.

Serving type: bottle

05-05-2013 22:13:04 | More by jgurley

Sludgeman

District of Columbia

4/5  rDev +14.9%

05-04-2013 23:36:57 | More by Sludgeman

tigermaniac72

Alabama

3.75/5  rDev +7.8%

05-03-2013 19:22:50 | More by tigermaniac72

Chucker17

South Dakota

3.5/5  rDev +0.6%

05-02-2013 00:27:07 | More by Chucker17

rondufresne

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +0.6%

04-29-2013 02:09:07 | More by rondufresne

WDJersey

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +7.8%

04-21-2013 06:29:43 | More by WDJersey

Chaney

District of Columbia

3.5/5  rDev +0.6%

04-19-2013 01:31:35 | More by Chaney

metter98

New York

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

A: The beer is crystal clear yellow in color and has a moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a finger high off white head that died down, consistently leaving a thin layer of bubbles covering the surface and some lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: Light aromas of citrusy hops are present in the nose.
T: The taste is very similar to the smell and has flavors of orange citrus along with a slight amount of bitterness.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer is really easy to drink and would make for a good selection if someone wants some citrusy hop flavors without the associated bitterness.

Serving type: bottle

03-30-2013 21:12:06 | More by metter98

Dbot

Delaware

4/5  rDev +14.9%

03-25-2013 20:45:41 | More by Dbot