Signature Pale Ale - Steamworks Brewing Company

CookstLiquor

British Columbia (Canada)

3.6/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured from 355ml bottle. This is Steamworks' other new bottled release and it's a West Coast style pale ale. For a "pale" ale, it pours a rather burnished orange colour. The hoppy nose has bright lemony notes. On the palate there's a lot of bitterness in the grassy, lemony flavours and the malt is a little on thin side. This is crisp and easy-drinking, but lacks a little body.

Serving type: bottle

09-24-2012 23:53:47 | More by CookstLiquor

GarthDanielson

New Hampshire

3.53/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

I am transcribing this from notes that I took last summer. Poured on-tap at the Steamworks Brewing Pub in Vancouver, BC, it was served in a pint glass. The beer presents a hazy orange-gold coloring, darker than most Pales. The head is light and frothy, but stays with the beer as you drink it. Aroma of hops and toasted oats. This beer has a strong, malty backbone that carries the slight, steady influx of green hops. Slightly sour at times, and the body is very full and round, with a heavy aftertaste. The finish is strong and bold, and this is a sipper of a beer, but extremely tasty.

Serving type: on-tap

04-15-2011 22:52:06 | More by GarthDanielson

DoubleJ

California

3.43/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

On-tap at the source itself, on to the beer:

Orange copper colored, with a head that quickly diminishes to a thin lace around the glass. It has a mild aroma, with hop vines and a little orange hitting the nostrils. I thought I'd get a good shot of hops here to taste, but instead it's a rather maltier pale ale. It's bready with a little bite of pale malt sweetness. A trickle of hop leaf here, slightly grainy, and don't forget a peck of alcohol. It seemed to thicken up/get a little syrupy at times in the mouth, not my preferred given the context here.

Given the name, I was hoping for more from Signature Pale Ale. But as far as brewpub pale ale is concerned, it's pretty solid.

Serving type: on-tap

06-06-2010 04:40:40 | More by DoubleJ

northyorksammy

Ontario (Canada)

3.58/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

On-tap at the Gaztown brewpub. A decent pale, well hopped bitter, light golden with lots of lace, and some head. melange of hops makes it close to an IPA as is the trend.Better than their standard IPA.Syruppy, and citrus.You can drink this a long while.

Serving type: on-tap

02-24-2008 21:14:28 | More by northyorksammy

allergictomacros

Ontario (Canada)

3.18/5  rDev -8.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4

A - Clear copper with a decent head and lacing.

S - Light toasted grain and some sockiness.

T - A bit of a buttery flavour with some fruit and toasted grain.

M - Dry with a medium body and a too-high carbonation for my taste.

D - Solid dry basic ale. Easy to drink, but slowly (due to the carbonation).

Serving type: on-tap

09-03-2006 05:44:19 | More by allergictomacros

francisweizen

Australia

3.05/5  rDev -12.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Light amber, dark gold, small white head of foam with adequate lacing. Aromas are of some nice hops and malts in unison, but the aroma seems very subdued to my nose. Taste follows suit, all of the pale ale flavors are there, but they are too subdued. This tastes watered down. Mouthfeel is medium-thin and drinkability is just average. Not bad, just blah.

Serving type: on-tap

07-18-2005 04:47:39 | More by francisweizen

canucklehead

British Columbia (Canada)

3.78/5  rDev +8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

This was my second favourite beer next to their Pils. The colour was a nice dark gold with a silky head. The nose was fresh and somewhat hoppy. The beer was well balanced with a nod to the American take on the style. A solid pint with any meal this has to be their best year round beer.

Serving type: on-tap

04-19-2005 23:17:33 | More by canucklehead