Table Rock Pale Ale - Olde Hickory Brewery

thagr81us

South Carolina

3.55/5  rDev -6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Served from bottle into an Olde Hickory goblet. Poured a hazy red-orange with a one finger white head that subsided to a minimal amount quickly. Maintained phenomenal lacing throughout the glass. The aroma was comprised of sweet malt, caramel, caramel hop, earth, and earth hop. The flavor was of sweet malt, earth, earth hop, grain, caramel hop and subtle fruit hop. It had a light feel on the palate with high carbonation. Overall this was a fairly decent brew. I found this one to be quite earthy upon inspection and OT definitely carried on throughout the glass. I do like the subtle kiss of fruit hop on the followthrough of this one as it did help to balance it out slightly, but it was definitely a case of too little too late. Still not bad for the style, just wish it would have gotten away from the earthy tones a little more.

Serving type: bottle

01-28-2013 23:16:32 | More by thagr81us

anjah

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +5.3%

05-10-2013 20:06:46 | More by anjah

buckyp

South Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%

04-27-2013 02:51:54 | More by buckyp

mendvicdog

Maryland

3.5/5  rDev -7.9%

03-28-2013 14:17:14 | More by mendvicdog

DRBiser

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +11.8%

03-28-2013 02:55:51 | More by DRBiser

duceswild

Maryland

4/5  rDev +5.3%

03-28-2013 00:45:50 | More by duceswild

oline73

Maryland

3.5/5  rDev -7.9%

03-28-2013 00:02:37 | More by oline73

DrinkDrankDronk

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +5.3%

03-20-2013 02:24:42 | More by DrinkDrankDronk

dvmin98

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%

03-04-2013 01:07:53 | More by dvmin98

FLBeerGuy

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%

02-24-2013 14:38:59 | More by FLBeerGuy

bmami

4.5/5  rDev +18.4%

01-13-2013 05:28:44 | More by bmami

DrunkinYogi

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%

12-01-2012 18:25:51 | More by DrunkinYogi

Hopstuff

4.1/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I got to go with the Bros on this one. Its a damn great beer.

A staple for American made pale ale.

And its from NC, so that makes it hotter.

This beer makes spaces between review segments sweat with envy of what might come.

I get this in Growlers from the brew pub and it holds up for a week!

Yummy, YUmmy Yummy...solid as the Rock working out at Miami University's football gym.

And yes there is a video of that!!

Serving type: growler

11-28-2012 04:37:27 | More by Hopstuff

zekeman17

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +5.3%

11-26-2012 13:21:33 | More by zekeman17

jaswilson2

South Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +18.4%

10-02-2012 23:22:11 | More by jaswilson2

mklinger

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -7.9%

07-17-2012 14:27:44 | More by mklinger

rabiddawg

North Carolina

4.75/5  rDev +25%

06-02-2012 22:53:49 | More by rabiddawg

Cresant

Kentucky

2.95/5  rDev -22.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Served this 22 oz. bottle in a Sam Adams glass. Best by: May 2012. The body was medium amber color with a slight haze. The cream colored head left lacy sheets in the glass and a cap on the beer.

The smell was jammy. Whole wheat bread and apple skin.

The taste was fruity with a rather strong grassy bitter finish.Pretty bold hops for an APA (fine by me!). Apples in the taste too. This character bloomed even more which became cloying.

The mouthfeel was medium in density with zippy, prickly carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2012 14:19:44 | More by Cresant

DaveONan

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +11.8%

04-27-2012 22:01:25 | More by DaveONan

tdm168

North Carolina

3.98/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A - pours orangish amber with a quarter of an inch of soft, dense, cloud-like, white head that has great retention

S - super bready, biscuity, sweet, citrusy

T - bready malt; citrusy hop character; faint, piny, bitter finish; overall a rather light flavor profile but fitting for the style

M - crisp, smooth, medium bodied, a bit thin at times

The flavor profile is a bit light but it has good character overall. The bitter finish is a bit intense in comparison to the rest of the flavor profile. In the end, it's flavorful, drinkable, and smooth. It's a good APA that I wouldn't mind having again.

Serving type: bottle

04-22-2012 02:03:43 | More by tdm168

KajII

North Carolina

3/5  rDev -21.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

[Best served in a Shaker glass]

The pour was a hazy copper amber with an average sized (1-2 finger) white rocky head that was mostly diminishing but did have excellent spotty and clingy lacing.

The aroma was of a straw malt, a strong herbal hop and a moldy yeast with notes of caramel and citrus (over ripe grapefruit).

The taste was bitter and acetic with a mild caramel note in the beginning with the finish being rather bitter, hoppy and pungent with the taste of over ripe fruit. The flavor lasted a decent while after the swallow allowing one to totally get the full effect of the hoppy citrus ending.

Mouthfeel was light in body and dry in texture with a nice lively carbonation.

Overall an average Pale Ale with a twist, it is a brew that is just a tad bit on the harsh side of hoppy...

Serving type: bottle

01-28-2012 01:28:15 | More by KajII

Cyberkedi

Georgia

3.48/5  rDev -8.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Firm aroma is malty and fruity, mainly apple, with a subtle yeasty undertone. It pours a nice clear coppery amber with a fairly thick, fluffy and rather persistent pale golden tan head. Malty flavor has a fruity undertone and a good hint of wood that is just slightly bitter. Smooth texture has about average body and average fizziness. Overall, not spectacular but definitely satisfying.

Serving type: bottle

01-17-2012 23:04:39 | More by Cyberkedi

billab914

Virginia

3.18/5  rDev -16.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

22oz bottle into my mad Fox glass. It poured a bright copper color with a foamy head filling the top inch of the glass. great looking beer, I loved the color.

The aroma has more of a bready, caramel malt presence to it with a good amount of tart and crisp fruits coming through as well. Just a little bit of citrus hop notes are there.

The taste also shows a lot of caramel, bready malts and tart fruits to it. A little more of a citrus hop presence and herbal bitterness comes out in the finish.

The mouthfeel is medium bodied for the style and carbonation is moderate. Overall, it was a decent beer but not one that really stood out in the style. It seemed to have a little too much tartness and caramel flavors to me which just seemed to overpower everything else.

Serving type: bottle

12-30-2011 21:13:24 | More by billab914

Lantern

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -7.9%

12-27-2011 14:01:04 | More by Lantern

jak

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +5.3%

12-15-2011 22:08:12 | More by jak