Schlafly American Pale Ale (APA) / Expedition Reserve - Saint Louis Brewery / Schlafly Tap Room

champ103

Texas

3.84/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Pour a clear orange/reddish color. A two finger white head forms with good retention. Rings of lace are left behind.
S: Piny, grassy, floral hops with a bot of a grapefruit kick up front. Bread and biscuit malts along with a caramel sweetness. Enjoyable.
T: Follows the nose with a fairly large hop flavor up front. Pine, grassy, floral flavors. Citrus and grapefruit rind. There is a sharp contrast between the hops and malt. As soon as the hops fade to nothing, a caramel malt sweetness shows up. Along with a bread an biscuit malt flavor. Again, enjoyable.
M/D: A medium body with moderate carbonation. Crisp, clean, and refreshing. Very easy and enjoyable to drink. I can quaff a few without a problem.

Like I have said several times, this is enjoyable. That is it, something that is very good and easy to drink. It goes good with food, and just an all around enjoyable (there it is again) drink. Recommended and well done.

Serving type: on-tap

04-08-2013 01:42:10 | More by champ103

Redrover

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

I had this one at the Flying Saucer. I like Schafly beer but rarely get to try them.

As with most beers at this bar, this one was served in standard pint. The beer is bright gold with a dense white head.

Fresh grainy nose, don't get much hops.

Taste is fresh and grainy. There is a bit of backend bitterness that intensifies as you work your way through the beer. Bits of apricot, cracker and a touch of something sour at the finish.

Mouth has nice crisp carbonation.

It drinks easy and went well with my beer cheese soup.

Serving type: on-tap

02-14-2013 16:36:28 | More by Redrover

seeswo

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On tap with some memphis bbq. Pours a golden color with a nice head on top. Smell is some nice grassy hops. Taste is really good. They changed out a keg for me and I'll bet its fresh. Great grassy hop flavor. Major yum. Touch of sweetness hangs outon the palette, but still goes down quick with good carb. Overal - this is a really good flyover apa.

Serving type: on-tap

04-14-2011 03:35:39 | More by seeswo

donniecuffs

New Jersey

4.33/5  rDev +15.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

At the Flying Saucer in Memphis, TN. Into a pint glass, it poured a slightly clear golden color with 2 fingers of white, good retention, and great lacing. Modest carbonation. Smelled of apple, with a hint of grapefruit and mint. The flavor was a superb progression, starting with spearmint, malt, and apple/pear; evolving to a hint of bitter yellow grapefruit; and finishing on a smooth, minty note. Super velvet-smooth, with medium thickness. Great feel overall. Excellent session beer, primarily due to feel and balance.

Serving type: on-tap

12-18-2010 01:31:20 | More by donniecuffs

Citadel82

New Jersey

4.28/5  rDev +14.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Served in a standard bar imperial pint glass which I purchased and now sits on my office bookcase looking out over the East River in NYC...

Cloudy/hazy orange, with a foamy white head that settled into a thin sudsy lacing.

Smelt of floral, grassy hops with a touch of herbalness, and a nice backbone of sweet caramelized malts.

Moderate carbonation and a crisp, and smooth medium (perhaps a little on the light side ) bodied mouthfeel.

Tasted of floral hops with a hint of fruitiness, some caramelized malts, towards the end a dry herbal, grassy and bready finish,.

Very drinkable, one of their better brews.

Serving type: on-tap

10-28-2006 13:29:51 | More by Citadel82

NJpadreFan

New Jersey

3.03/5  rDev -19.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Schlafly- American Pale Ale

Served up, on tap, at the Schlafly pub in terminal B at Lambert Airrport- St. Louis.

Appearance- dark caramel bronze/ brown with a slight head. No lacing.
Smell- Malt and caramel with a touch of cherry/ orange.
Taste- Big malt up front with a touch of raisin/ cherry blended in. Slight yeasty tone.
Mouthfeel- Light and an easy sipper.

Overall- A middle of the road beer that didn't quite live up to it's American Pale Ale label, but sitting in airports and on planes all day, I'll take it!!

Serving type: on-tap

07-22-2006 13:12:36 | More by NJpadreFan

ihscout426

Missouri

3.83/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

The Tap Room in St. Louis knows how to serve a beer. Room tempature glassware, draft beer at appropriate tempature. This color on this one was light amber with no head by the time it was served. The smell is immediate hops and quite enjoyable. The taste is a nice subtle malt, but not as suttle as an english PA. The mouthfeel is is unmemorable, but the hops on the tongue and the back of the throat hits the spot. Peppery and bitter yet not in the IPA range. A beer true to style and more enjoyable fresh on draght than in the bottle. I alternate between this beer and their awesome Oatmeal Stout as my default beer.

Serving type: on-tap

02-21-2006 18:59:20 | More by ihscout426

Backer2004

North Carolina

3.18/5  rDev -15.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Some pale ales are better than others. This one is the latter. Nothing exciting at all about this pale ale. Very little hops, okay carbonation--and this one came from the taps at the brewery itself from six feet from where I was sitting.

Much better choices available from Schlafly.

Serving type: on-tap

07-21-2005 14:37:33 | More by Backer2004

DrunkMcDermott

Illinois

4/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Served at Soulard Ale House, St. Louis (as Schlafly Expedition). My server didn’t know what style this was, so I guessed, and guessed wrong. I thought its taste tended toward the Belgian side, with dense malt flavor under a milk-foam head. I did catch the American Pale Ale hops, which put on a good spice show against the strong malts. Well done, everyone! Take five!

Serving type: on-tap

07-15-2005 14:47:20 | More by DrunkMcDermott

yankeeheel

Maine

3.9/5  rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a clear golden yellow with a nicely portioned white cap head. Good solid lacing on this one. Smells very grapefuity and grassy. To me this is a borderline IPA. Mild amount of crystal malt up front with a big rush of piney hop in the middle. Ebbs to a nice balanced finish. Moderate mouthfeel and very drinkable. Nice to savor after mowing my yard. Goes down easy.

Thanks to MJR for the trade.

Serving type: on-tap

09-15-2004 22:27:49 | More by yankeeheel

sutcliff

Missouri

3.95/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A nicely hopped APA, which hops lovers, will drink to the last drop. This brew is also a nice addition to the line of Schlafly brews regularly available in the local area. The color was warm. It was not over hopped and the aroma was pleasant. The malt taste was clean and I definitely got some for my Growler that night.

Serving type: on-tap

09-03-2004 22:08:14 | More by sutcliff

Puddleglum

Ohio

4.2/5  rDev +12%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

This is a great Summer Brew. I had a couple of these while grilling out and the citrus aroma and taste along with the bitter hoppy flavor and zingy mouthfeel made this the perfect companion for a good steak on an early Summer's eve. Too bad there were only two to be had. If I lived in Saint Louis this would certainly be a summer staple. This is definitely the best beer I have ever had from Saint Louis.

Serving type: on-tap

06-14-2004 19:07:20 | More by Puddleglum

Ave

Iowa

4.38/5  rDev +16.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

so i killed a growler of this single handedly tailgateing for the rams/packers game last sunday, & man, what a brew. nothing flashy, just straight ahead hoppy goodness. its a sun set amber, with an adjustable head of a ballanced fizz to fluff ratio. much like its IPA cousin, its all hops up front, but dosnt have all the bitterness in the back end. rather it finishes allmost like a brown ale, smooth nuttyness & malt goodness. its incredably drinkable, id allmost give it a 5 on that, but...i don't know, 5s are (& should be) few & far between. a great all around beer.

ave


edit: screw it, 5 it is!

Serving type: on-tap

10-20-2003 19:38:32 | More by Ave

AtLagerHeads

Ohio

3.95/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Another strong Schlafly brew, the APA is nicely bitter with decent hopping against a strong malt base. The amber body is initially hazy but seems to clarify as things settle down. In any case, it is has a nice off-white head that laces very well. The aroma is a muted hop contest, but there is also the malt presence as the beer warms nearer to room temperature. The flavors are of hops, first, and malt, second. The feel is OK, but lacks a crisp finish; it may even be a tad thin. Nonetheless, the drinkability is just fine as with all of the Schlafly brews.

Serving type: on-tap

09-19-2003 03:16:41 | More by AtLagerHeads

Ahhdball

Ohio

3.35/5  rDev -10.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Maybe I got the last of an old batch or my server poured this wrong (see the soon to be reviewed Tap Room) but I was somewhat dissappointed. I've always had great acolades for Schlafly but not on this one.
Red Orange tone with almost no nose (or head). There were hints of citrus and a floral aroma but VERY slight.
Taste was good but not what I expected. This pales (pun intended) in comparrison to others I've had in this style. Barely any hops with a slight caramel finish. A slight bitterness but almost a watered down taste.
Mouthfeel- didn't impress me, felt like water.
Drinkability, I'm heading back to the Tap Room tonight (possibly, I may hit Morgan St. instead) and I probably won't order this, although, I would like them to try for redemption so I may give them a second chance.

Serving type: on-tap

08-07-2003 12:04:09 | More by Ahhdball

MJR

Missouri

4/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Reviewed from a growler...

Appearance: Pours a faint copper with good-to-excellent clarity. It's off-white head starts a finger thick and shrinks to a steady, small cap. Good lacing on the glass.

Smell: The aroma is fresh and hoppy with lots of Cascade and Centennial fighting each other for dominance. I think it's a tie... There's a touch of caramel sweetness underneath the hops.

Taste: Deliciously bitter with lots of fresh, green hop flavor. Grapefruit, citrus, and a touch floral. This one's all Cascade and Centennial...half of the four C's! The malt does show up with a smooth, caramelly sweetness, but it merely serves as a base from which to showcase the hops. There's a bit of breadiness, as well as a touch of a grassy flavor, in there too. Small hint of alcohol in the finish. A bit generic, but still quite good.

Mouthfeel: The mouthfeel is dry and crisp, with a body that's on the lighter side of medium. A fair amount of carbonation keeps it tingly on the tongue.

Drinkability: Good stuff here... This is a good American-style pale ale. It's not outstanding in any way, but quite solid all-around. Finishing the entire growler by myself should be quite enjoyable.

Serving type: on-tap

06-08-2003 22:14:44 | More by MJR

patpbr

Ohio

3.91/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

The pour amber and copper with a nice white head. Citrus and hoppy nose with hints of fruit. Taste follows the smell with citrus and floral hops and a little pine. Malt presents is nice. A bitterness that balances it all out. The mouth is mild and has a dry finish. Overall a easy drinking APA that has enough going on to keep me intrigued.

Serving type: bottle

03-10-2013 01:10:42 | More by patpbr

rundocrun

Iowa

3.93/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Body is orange-yellow with bright, coppery highlights. Slightly cloudy. 2 fingers of off-white head forms and has decent retention. Thick rings of lacing all the way down the glass. Beautiful.

S - Citrusy, grassy and spicy hops take center stage. A pleasant background of sweet caramel and toasted malt make for a good balance though. Overall, not as aromatic as I was hoping for.

T - Lemongrass, slightly tannic black tea flavor and honey-like malts are first up. Juicy and citrusy through the middle with some earthy undertones. I could do with a bit more hop bitterness, but I am quite happy with the hop flavor they've packed into this one. Finish of bitter orange peel and biscuity malts.

M - Medium body. Finish is complex, syrupy and hoppy. Leaves the mouth feeling like it has a good coating of hop oil and malt sugars. Nonetheless a refreshing beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-31-2012 04:22:25 | More by rundocrun

MetalHopHead6

Virginia

3.13/5  rDev -16.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Schafly APA looks great, smells good, and tastes okay.

It poured a beautiful cloudy apricot-color, with a massive foamy off-white head. It left rings of lace from the rim to the bottom of the glass. The smell and flavor had a great deal of pine and citrus rind, with a hint of sweet grapefruit dominated by the acidic and bitter white rind. The flavir finished with pine and resin. The feel was weak, with an extremely dry finish.

Serving type: bottle

02-05-2012 20:00:04 | More by MetalHopHead6

syrupjoe

Minnesota

3.4/5  rDev -9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

12oz bottle into pint glass. Drinking this in a hotel room in Kansas City.

Pours a deep golden color with slight chill haze and one finger eggshell head.

Nose is citrusy, piney, and generally dank. Very funky with slight pineapple notes and light sweet biscuit notes. Also slightly sulfury.

Almost no malt presence in the taste of this one. Very skunky, piney, hops with a very dry finish.

Okay beer, nothing amazing. Would drink again but won't seek out.

Serving type: bottle

01-04-2012 02:59:14 | More by syrupjoe

KomodoDragon

Virginia

3.45/5  rDev -8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A - A pure white 1" head atop a very hazy amber brew. Extremely active, like what one might expect from a champaigne.

S - Piney and fruity easters.

T - Mild malt flavors and a grapefruit bitter finish, probably dominated by the chinook hops. Little too sweet and lacking in balance - perhaps from the dry hopping.

M - Heavy carbonation dominates, taking away any subtitles.

Simple beer. I like the american hop flavors, but usually want more complexity and balance in a pale.

Serving type: bottle

10-03-2011 04:09:49 | More by KomodoDragon

mikesgroove

South Carolina

4.05/5  rDev +8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

medium to light amber color with a thick head of white that sat on top throughout the entire session, nice lacing down the glass.

aroma is light, nice little notes of citrus, hints of apple, pears, light grasses and a smooth, even flavor or light fruity yeast. as i take the first sip i get the clean, crisp flavor right off the bat. really nicely done. clean and light hops, a good strain of yeast and very nice carbonation

Serving type: bottle

09-25-2011 17:03:12 | More by mikesgroove

vande

Illinois

3.98/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Fantasy Football Draft Beer #4

A ~ a nice golden yellow orange pour with a thick, cottony looking layer resting neatly atop

S ~ floral quality with a great hop tone going on... some light grass, but very fresh & clean smelling

T ~ Nicely balanced beer between malt and hop; floral up front, dry w/ a tad of citrus in the back

M ~ medium body with a tinge of creaminess

0 ~ A pretty good beer here. Thanks AlCoponeJR

Serving type: bottle

08-28-2011 15:23:36 | More by vande

merc7186

New York

3.45/5  rDev -8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

I had this beer from a bottle poured into a chilled pint glass.

The beer pours a hell of a lot of head, it has a amber straw color to it, loads of off white head and great lacing on the glass (after 5 minutes). The smell comes off like citrahops, I instantly got lemon grass, mild grapfruit, and mild malt scents. The taste is very hoppy up from and finishes with a grapefruit/piney flavor. The mouthfeel is okay with resin flavors and the beer is UBER carbonated, most head I ever got from a bottle. Overall, I liked this APA, slightly different from other APA offerings and extremely carbonated.

Serving type: bottle

08-18-2011 02:33:41 | More by merc7186

Wegomlegging

Virginia

3.25/5  rDev -13.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Had this on cask, since I'm eternally searching for a beer that's great served via this method. I'm still searching. Not to say this wasn't good, just not something that I'd pick over the rest of the offerings on the chalkboard. The golden-orange, slightly cloudy appearance was nice, as was the hoppy-fresh smell. The head certainly held its own, and given the simple, clean slate aromas, there wasn't much else going on there. Taste was also quite good, slight bitterness and a fresh straw and pine follow-through. It was incredibly smooth, however what didn't work for or me was the hoppiness combined with the soft, watery texture of the cask. The combination of the two left me feeling like I just drank hop water. Overall I'd say this is a good beer, but I can't help but wonder why anyone would want it via cask.

Serving type: cask

07-06-2011 02:38:05 | More by Wegomlegging