Steel Rail Extra Pale Ale - Berkshire Brewing Company Inc.

Maxwell

Massachusetts

3.35/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

The beer pours a very hazy lemony pale yellow gold with a nice finger wide head of white soapy bubbles. This could definitely be a dehydrated piss beer. The head fizzles away to a thin skimming on the top of the beer quite quickly but there is some great fanged lacing drizzling down the sides of the glass. It smells like sour sweet bread with a wonderful spicy background aroma that reminds me more of a saison or a wit than of a pale ale. The sour sweet damp smell could be hops peaking through, but they might also be the sweet malts. The beer tastes very bready with an almost bubble gum-like citrus burst in the middle of the taste, which mellows into a ghost of itself in the after taste with some nice biscuitiness as the main flavor. This seems more like an English Pale Ale to me as the hops are not the main thing in this brew, and only a part of its complexly balanced flavor. The mouth feel is a little harsh with carbonation in the initial sip, but mellows out into a slight prickle coating over the inner mouth and a raspy wet feel on the tongue that is slightly dry. Overall this is a very sessionable ale that sits right above the “session-line.” Nothing is very dominant in the flavor, which gives it a great balanced feeling. I could drink a lot of these I just am not sure if I want to…

Serving type: bottle

07-21-2012 22:12:00 | More by Maxwell

Resuin

Massachusetts

2.5/5  rDev -31.1%

05-20-2013 00:48:44 | More by Resuin

Andrew041180

Massachusetts

3.73/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

A - On tap in a 22 ounce frozen glass at Uno's. I hate when they freeze my glass, I froze my hands trying to warm it up a bit before drinking. Best as I could tell the beer was a nice color, once the beer wamed up a bit it looked to be leaving nice lacing on the glass.

S - Could barely detect a smell. See Appearance.

T - Definitely a better-than-average Pale Ale. Nice malty character with barely any hops coming through.

M - Again, once it wamed up a little this one felt really nice.

O - This is on of my go-to's when I see it on the menu and I plan on having food. It goes well with anything, especially after losing several golf balls over nine holes, which was the case on this day.

Serving type: on-tap

05-19-2013 01:34:24 | More by Andrew041180

1759Girl

California

4.13/5  rDev +13.8%
look: 3 | smell: 5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

appearance> hazy, light carbonation, no head and no lacing.

Smell> apple, cocoa butter

Taste>Medium complexity, starts malty with a sweet floral hop taste and a dry cider like finish. Very unique.

Mouf> Nice. Light and easy.

Drinkability> Quite.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 04:10:22 | More by 1759Girl

IrishKevin

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +17.1%

05-13-2013 23:09:39 | More by IrishKevin

blknikon

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -10.5%

05-08-2013 19:43:45 | More by blknikon

rab53

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%

05-05-2013 01:13:32 | More by rab53

PoppyParthenonE

Connecticut

4/5  rDev +10.2%

05-04-2013 01:59:01 | More by PoppyParthenonE

Bubbalito

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%

05-03-2013 22:28:54 | More by Bubbalito

Gww1864

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%

04-23-2013 22:52:18 | More by Gww1864

scmoore81

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +24%

04-19-2013 02:02:00 | More by scmoore81

loneplainsman

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%

04-17-2013 17:33:40 | More by loneplainsman

NicoleL

New York

3.25/5  rDev -10.5%

04-15-2013 04:45:02 | More by NicoleL

jsh5771

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +17.1%

04-14-2013 20:03:53 | More by jsh5771

safaricook

Netherlands

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%

04-13-2013 01:47:21 | More by safaricook

SmallGirlMad

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -10.5%

03-25-2013 16:08:05 | More by SmallGirlMad

sirjobin

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +10.2%

03-23-2013 01:20:50 | More by sirjobin

captainhowdy39

New York

4.5/5  rDev +24%

03-21-2013 20:00:33 | More by captainhowdy39

MAbeerNE1

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -10.5%

03-14-2013 19:23:32 | More by MAbeerNE1

SFC21

New York

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%

03-09-2013 23:33:41 | More by SFC21

BGsWo22

New York

4/5  rDev +10.2%

03-09-2013 20:17:33 | More by BGsWo22

Duesler

Connecticut

3.25/5  rDev -10.5%

03-04-2013 15:20:10 | More by Duesler

KornWallace

New York

3/5  rDev -17.4%

02-25-2013 00:59:26 | More by KornWallace

bdoggboston

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%

02-24-2013 21:34:42 | More by bdoggboston

Proclarush

Rhode Island

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%

02-24-2013 18:45:28 | More by Proclarush