Scape Goat Pale Ale - Big Sky Brewing Company

BigBigPickle

Illinois

4.4/5  rDev +22.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Note: I am not a pale ale drinker, normally. However, I appreciate the style, want to learn more, and want to have a beer around that my wife will drink. This is it!

A: Clear, golden copper. Good head with poor retention. Very good lacing.

S: Yeasty with a bit of malt. Some slight fruit esters with a touch of hoppiness.

T: Nice rounded malt flavor with the perfect hop complement for the style. A nice, bitter, well-rounded pale ale.

M: The above mentioned balance creates a tremendous mouthfeel. Feels great on the cheeks and tongue.

D: Great session beer at 4.7%. Something I will keep in my fridge for sure.

Serving type: bottle

01-12-2010 17:52:31 | More by BigBigPickle

steevbr

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +4.5%

05-24-2013 20:37:22 | More by steevbr

archyquaffer

Montana

3.65/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Served from a 12 ounce can into a Shaker pint glass. A moderate pour produces nearly a one inch thick head, which reduces quickly but leaves about 1/8 inch of creamy froth, which coats the glass in a pattern evocative of a range of snowy mountains. The froth is fed by innumerable little bubble geysers. The color is a honey-golden.

The aroma-flavor is fairly unique, with hop-forward grapefruit-like aromas- but more sweet like a ruby red. I also detect a metallic taste, similar to canned citrus juice (which I love). The beer has a very creamy mouthfeel, as well. The aftertaste is fairly clean, with a malty richness that seems apparent mostly in the burps.

I like the fact that this is obtainable in cans, which are much easier to recycle. If the can lends a little bit of a metallic taste, that doesn't bother me at all.

Serving type: can

05-24-2013 03:34:00 | More by archyquaffer

Jayhawk

Missouri

4.4/5  rDev +22.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Part of my tour of new canned craft beers, which have been slowly appearing at my local liquor store.

Pours a nice copper color with two fingers of foam. Some lacing on the glass as I drink it down (standard pint glass). A nice balance between hops and malt - good hop bit up front and nice, mild citrus flavor. Smells malty with a slight tinge of piney hops. All in all a nice pale ale...it's billed as an English style pale ale, and it's closer to that than an APA...but it's definitely an American made English style pale ale but in a good way. A very sessionable ale at only 5% abv. This might be my new go to canned pale ale...much more to my taste than Sierra Nevada canned pale ale.

Serving type: can

05-24-2013 00:08:23 | More by Jayhawk

elglueckert

Montana

4/5  rDev +11.4%

05-19-2013 21:36:14 | More by elglueckert

Photekut

Azerbaijan

3/5  rDev -16.4%

05-19-2013 00:02:48 | More by Photekut

bigbluebeerguy

Kentucky

3.75/5  rDev +4.5%

05-09-2013 03:49:34 | More by bigbluebeerguy

m0unds

New Mexico

3/5  rDev -16.4%

05-04-2013 03:03:29 | More by m0unds

Ispeakforthetrees

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev +4.5%

05-01-2013 00:10:59 | More by Ispeakforthetrees

SmellsofMahagony

Texas

3/5  rDev -16.4%

04-25-2013 02:28:00 | More by SmellsofMahagony

johnnyboy76

Oregon

3.5/5  rDev -2.5%

04-02-2013 01:41:35 | More by johnnyboy76

bigbeers84

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev +4.5%

03-27-2013 10:09:22 | More by bigbeers84

fivetime

Idaho

3.75/5  rDev +4.5%

03-15-2013 18:41:57 | More by fivetime

shelby415

Oregon

3.5/5  rDev -2.5%

03-14-2013 05:56:31 | More by shelby415

BoFoSho

Washington

2.84/5  rDev -20.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75

One snowy, cold-ass day in Missoula the Big Sky Brewing team met to discuss their next brew. The decision had been made, and the Scape Goat Pale Ale was brought into this world. This beer is really not a scape goat, but truly below average. I usually love pale ales but this one was overly bitter and hard to put down, let alone enjoy. I'll pass on the Scape Goat next time.

Serving type: bottle

03-06-2013 07:14:20 | More by BoFoSho

Britain

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +4.5%

03-05-2013 14:29:47 | More by Britain

Therisse

California

3/5  rDev -16.4%

02-26-2013 17:45:22 | More by Therisse

alexsergio

New York

3.5/5  rDev -2.5%

02-24-2013 23:25:02 | More by alexsergio

delalove

Montana

4.25/5  rDev +18.4%

02-22-2013 20:43:37 | More by delalove

cyrushire

Florida

3.25/5  rDev -9.5%

01-24-2013 05:51:21 | More by cyrushire

Stoshua

Missouri

3.75/5  rDev +4.5%

01-17-2013 22:57:55 | More by Stoshua

outoffocus

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -2.5%

01-13-2013 05:17:09 | More by outoffocus

spycow

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +4.5%

01-12-2013 02:53:56 | More by spycow

DeekNayvuz

Montana

3.75/5  rDev +4.5%

01-11-2013 17:35:48 | More by DeekNayvuz

deweese

Missouri

3.5/5  rDev -2.5%

01-06-2013 21:44:17 | More by deweese