Light Rail Pale Ale
Northbound Smokehouse & Brewpub in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.60
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Draft at the source. Clear golden color, thick creamy head. Floral aroma. Taste has lightly bitter fruit. OK.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has dome sweet citrus and grass with an earthy grain backbone. Flavor has more of a grassy note with a bit of pine and a grain backbone.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Tap @ brewery. Pours a cloudy, orange appearance with a small white head. Kind of spicy, herbal, light citrusy aroma. A bit tangy, bitter herbal, grassy, orange citrusy flavor with a fairly bitter finish.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Draught at the brewpub. I would call this an IPA. Vibrant, hazy orange color. Big floral aroma. Rich, floral hop flavor and a full palate. It does not have the malt backbone I expect from an American pale ale, and that is OK with me.