American Pale Ale - Blackstone Restaurant & Brewery

wedge

North Carolina

3.98/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pours a slightly hazed pale orange color topped with a small head that comes to rest as a creamy sheet. Soft grapefruit, peach, and flowers over lightly toasted cereal malt in the nose. Mild citrus hops, a bit of pine, tea, and a balancing dose of fresh grain. Classic APA flavor, not over the top. Medium bodied, crisp, and only slightly bitter. Ah, I could drink quite a few of these given the chance. Glad I got the opportunity to pick this up while in TN.

Serving type: bottle

07-22-2012 21:04:13 | More by wedge

Tonmeister

Georgia

3.54/5  rDev -5.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

Served in tulip shaped glass

A: light orange, amber with a thin white head.

S: citric, hoppy with a hint of sugary caramel

The taste is hoppy citric on the front end and piney towards the middle. The aftertaste reminds me of a lager style beer, not my favorite.

The mouthfeel is very thin with very little carbonation

Overall, this is a very light beer in my opinion. This is a perfect morning beer and would work great as a session beer. I am not to crazy about this one. I wouldn't describe this an an American Pale Ale. The hops are hiding in this one and are not cutting through like it should.

Serving type: bottle

06-11-2013 16:34:56 | More by Tonmeister

sir_rucker

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +0.5%

05-30-2013 19:44:11 | More by sir_rucker

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