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Moe's Backroom Pale Ale
City Brewing Company, LLC
- From:
- City Brewing Company, LLC
- Wisconsin, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5.7%
- Score:
- 72
- Avg:
- 3.03 | pDev: 16.83%
- Reviews:
- 80
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 01, 2015
- Added:
- May 10, 2007
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
No description / notes.
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Rated by LexingtonBeer from Kentucky
3/5 rDev -1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A suitable alternative and less expensive version of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Jan 25, 2015Reviewed by GroovyDeus from Ohio
2.21/5 rDev -27.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.21/5 rDev -27.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
This is a strange one as the first bottle I had, I really enjoyed - however, the second and third (which I am currently on) seem markedly different.
A: Light amber/orange. Good head/head retention on all pours.
S: Citrus/pine hops up front and then something a bit off/funky underneath.
T: Not bad...light. No malt character to speak of (perhaps a lot of corn in the grain bill). Late hopping or low alpha hops...pleasant enough here but lacking balance. Metallic on the back end.
M: A bit overly carb'd for the style. Gives the beer a sharp feel.
O: I'll finish the 6...and not a bad summer beer, but probably won't be back for more.
Jul 15, 2012A: Light amber/orange. Good head/head retention on all pours.
S: Citrus/pine hops up front and then something a bit off/funky underneath.
T: Not bad...light. No malt character to speak of (perhaps a lot of corn in the grain bill). Late hopping or low alpha hops...pleasant enough here but lacking balance. Metallic on the back end.
M: A bit overly carb'd for the style. Gives the beer a sharp feel.
O: I'll finish the 6...and not a bad summer beer, but probably won't be back for more.
Reviewed by argock from Virginia
3.31/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.31/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a 12 oz brown bottle into a clear Donegal mug. No freshness date. Received as leftovers from my friend Pat's recent visit.
A: Very clear light copper with 1-finger off-white head, a bit wispy, but it leaves a few lace figures behind.
S: Aroma is pretty light with herbal, floral hops with a kiss of citrus and slightly grainy pale maltiness with very slight caramel
T: Inobtrusive but enjyable with nothing offensive. Straightforward pale maltiness, with some crystal 40 caramel, and finishes a bit tealike with herbal and earthy notes. I think this is more of an English Pale Ale than an APA, at least in the hopping.
M: Fairly highly carbonation but the medium body feels lighter and drier for it.
O: I didn't mind this brew at all and rather enjoyed it for what it is -- either an underhopped APA or a misnamed English Pale Ale. Not something I would seek out, but not a bad value per others' reviews and certainly I have had much worse.
Jul 03, 2012A: Very clear light copper with 1-finger off-white head, a bit wispy, but it leaves a few lace figures behind.
S: Aroma is pretty light with herbal, floral hops with a kiss of citrus and slightly grainy pale maltiness with very slight caramel
T: Inobtrusive but enjyable with nothing offensive. Straightforward pale maltiness, with some crystal 40 caramel, and finishes a bit tealike with herbal and earthy notes. I think this is more of an English Pale Ale than an APA, at least in the hopping.
M: Fairly highly carbonation but the medium body feels lighter and drier for it.
O: I didn't mind this brew at all and rather enjoyed it for what it is -- either an underhopped APA or a misnamed English Pale Ale. Not something I would seek out, but not a bad value per others' reviews and certainly I have had much worse.
Moe's Backroom Pale Ale from City Brewing Company, LLC
Beer rating:
72 out of
100 with
104 ratings
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