Steel Rail Extra Pale Ale - Berkshire Brewing Company Inc.

Zodijackyl

Connecticut

4.15/5  rDev +14%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

Pours a brilliant and bright gold with an impressive rich and fluffy pure white head. Aroma is tangy, grains of paradise and other light grains, and a touch of lemon zest.

Taste is a very smooth, with crisp, bright malt up front, and lemon zest blended perfectly with the grains. The taste is light, but the natural sweetness of the grains is balanced with the richness, and both are accented by the lemon. The beer is light, as is the flavor, but there is a fullness to the flavor and it doesn't seem to be lacking in any way. Feels smooth and creamy, but neither heavy nor watery.

Incredibly drinkable - although I think I would prefer this in summer, a growler doesn't seem to be too much throughout a winter hockey game on a couch in New England. Steel Rail EPA
it is an excellent balance of its components and an uncommon balance for APAs as nothing is even close to excess.

Serving type: growler

11-16-2010 01:02:55 | More by Zodijackyl

1759Girl

California

4.13/5  rDev +13.5%
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 +16.8%

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

blknikon

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -10.7%

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

rab53

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +3%

05-05-2013 01:13:32 | More by rab53

PoppyParthenonE

Connecticut

4/5  rDev +9.9%

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

Bubbalito

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev +3%

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

Gww1864

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +3%

04-23-2013 22:52:18 | More by Gww1864

scmoore81

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +23.6%

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

loneplainsman

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

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

NicoleL

New York

3.25/5  rDev -10.7%

04-15-2013 04:45:02 | More by NicoleL

jsh5771

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +16.8%

04-14-2013 20:03:53 | More by jsh5771

safaricook

Netherlands

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

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

SmallGirlMad

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -10.7%

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

sirjobin

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +9.9%

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

captainhowdy39

New York

4.5/5  rDev +23.6%

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

MAbeerNE1

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -10.7%

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

SFC21

New York

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

03-09-2013 23:33:41 | More by SFC21

BGsWo22

New York

4/5  rDev +9.9%

03-09-2013 20:17:33 | More by BGsWo22

Duesler

Connecticut

3.25/5  rDev -10.7%

03-04-2013 15:20:10 | More by Duesler

KornWallace

New York

3/5  rDev -17.6%

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

bdoggboston

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

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

Proclarush

Rhode Island

3.75/5  rDev +3%

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

WDJersey

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -10.7%

02-24-2013 02:19:05 | More by WDJersey

jeffsuth

3/5  rDev -17.6%

02-14-2013 04:05:46 | More by jeffsuth