American Pale Ale - Blackstone Restaurant & Brewery

sommersb

Tennessee

3.85/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Tasted On: 03-27-2012
Freshness: Best by 06-2012
Packaging: 12 oz. brown bottle
Glassware: Pint glass
Purchased: Single from Midtown, Nashville

Clear, bright golden color. Head is rocky and white, standing 4 fingers high, with fair lace and very good retention.

Aromas are all about the hops -- both citrus and pine.

Taste is crisp and bitter, of citrus and grapefruit. Malt presence is low.

Body is medium, with moderate carbonation for mouthfeel. The finish is dry and bitter.

A good, classic American pale ale.

Serving type: bottle

03-28-2012 00:26:54 | More by sommersb

oberon

North Carolina

3.29/5  rDev -11.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

Poured into a standard pint glass a dull lighter orange color with a thin white layered head atop.Aromas are light with some biscuit malt and earthy/leafy hops,seems more English in style to me.Flavors of light earthy and leafy hops mixed with lightly sweet biscuit malt,it's on the dryer side.To me this is not American on the palate it's slightly beefed up English in nature.Pretty average.A 33 IBU APA...not really.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 22:07:59 | More by oberon

davemathews68

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +0.5%

05-08-2013 22:24:45 | More by davemathews68

ubenumber2

Arkansas

3.5/5  rDev -6.2%

04-21-2013 23:19:57 | More by ubenumber2

beernads

Florida

3.25/5  rDev -12.9%

04-10-2013 09:19:06 | More by beernads

Falcone

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -6.2%

04-01-2013 23:32:38 | More by Falcone

Ajlvt

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +7.2%

03-26-2013 01:47:29 | More by Ajlvt

psmith161

Indiana

2.5/5  rDev -33%

03-09-2013 03:16:20 | More by psmith161

boudreaux

Alabama

3.75/5  rDev +0.5%

02-21-2013 11:03:29 | More by boudreaux

Brianito

Tennessee

4/5  rDev +7.2%

01-24-2013 10:31:02 | More by Brianito

kylehay2004

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +0.5%

01-19-2013 23:34:58 | More by kylehay2004

mwar

Kentucky

1.5/5  rDev -59.8%

12-07-2012 17:29:08 | More by mwar

Nancy

4.75/5  rDev +27.3%

12-06-2012 16:36:17 | More by Nancy

LJWalker

Alabama

3.25/5  rDev -12.9%

12-03-2012 14:18:05 | More by LJWalker

TheBishopco

Tennessee

4/5  rDev +7.2%

11-23-2012 06:55:17 | More by TheBishopco

grahamboudreaux

Tennessee

4.25/5  rDev +13.9%

11-13-2012 22:07:11 | More by grahamboudreaux

bzach

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -6.2%

10-16-2012 06:53:36 | More by bzach

Flounder57

Massachusetts

3.9/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12 oz bottle was poured into a pint glass. A big thanks to my brother for bringing this back from TN.

Appearance: The beer poured a small head that has reduced to a small layer. It is a pale golden yellow with great clarity and vision of bubbles coming up through the glass.

Smell: Some citrus and grapefruit on the nose, and some caramel and citrus too.

Taste: Citrus, bready, slight caramel sweetness, and some lingering bitterness.

Mouthfeel: Creamy, medium bodied, a little chewy, medium carbonation, and crisp.

Overall: a good pale ale in my opinion. Very sessionable and easy to drink too. First beer from TN that I have ever tried too.

Serving type: bottle

10-11-2012 06:44:40 | More by Flounder57

swgwilt

Tennessee

4/5  rDev +7.2%

10-10-2012 01:49:13 | More by swgwilt

firkinhophead

Georgia

3.7/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours clear golden with a faint head. Leaves some decent stickage.

Aroma of sweet grains, apple blossom, pineapple.

Taste is well balanced between grassy, mildly fruity hops and grainy, cereal malts. Mild bitterness but lingers long, keeping the finish crisp.

Body is a bit thin on the tongue. Perhaps a tad under carbonated.

Overall, a nice APA, particularly for those who don't dig piney, grapefruity hops but want a properly bitter ale.

Serving type: bottle

10-02-2012 03:06:45 | More by firkinhophead

beerslushy

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -6.2%

09-26-2012 18:53:15 | More by beerslushy

bigjohnn

4/5  rDev +7.2%

09-21-2012 01:49:32 | More by bigjohnn

Yjt2

3.5/5  rDev -6.2%

09-18-2012 03:00:22 | More by Yjt2

stillmoving

Georgia

3.5/5  rDev -6.2%

09-06-2012 06:53:01 | More by stillmoving

LXIXME

New Mexico

4.18/5  rDev +12.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours with a medium white head that settles into a nice lacing above a clear honey golden colored beer.

Light citrus hops aroma with a touch of pine combines well with a light sweet caramel maltiness.

Light sweet caramel malt with a light bitter citrus hops taste.

A light dry citrusy aftertaste on this medium bodied beer.

A very solid yet light tasting beer, well worth picking up a few of these.

Serving type: bottle

08-31-2012 19:19:38 | More by LXIXME