Freeride
Alaskan Brewing Company in Juneau, Alaska, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.86
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Arguably the style that triggered the craft beer movement in the United States, the American Pale Ale showcases the floral, fruity, and citrusy aroma and flavors of Pacific Northwest hops in balance with a medium malt body.
Flavor
Alaskan Freeride Pale Ale features a lush, green, almost tropical hop aroma paired with the unique taste combination of these three, distinctive hop varieties, making it both full in flavor and crisply thirst-quenching.
Ingredients
Alaskan Freeride Pale Ale is brewed with Cascade, Citra, and Centennial hops, premium two-row and specialty crystal malts, and Juneau’s glacier-fed water.
Flavor
Alaskan Freeride Pale Ale features a lush, green, almost tropical hop aroma paired with the unique taste combination of these three, distinctive hop varieties, making it both full in flavor and crisply thirst-quenching.
Ingredients
Alaskan Freeride Pale Ale is brewed with Cascade, Citra, and Centennial hops, premium two-row and specialty crystal malts, and Juneau’s glacier-fed water.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours a golden-coppper with smallish head. Aroma of floral hops. Flavor a bit on the tangy side, favoring the bitter pine flavor of the hops, with some malt sweetness underneath. Light, clean mouthfeel and bitter finish aftertaste. Not bad.
Tried
on 25 Apr 2013
at 11:19
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Hazy copper pour with a foamy white head. Wonderful tropical, floral citrus hop aroma. Taste is similar with a biscuity malt presence to round things out. Medium bodied & well balanced. Finishes crisp, clean, and dry. Very Nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Apr 2013
at 14:08
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
I had this today at the Wonder Bar in Casper.
It poured a bright and clear gold with an inch of billowy foam that left a lot of lacing behind after every sip.
The smell is hoppy...biggest notes came from the citra hops; citrus and light hints of tropical fruit. There’s some earthy malt in there as well.
The taste brought the citrus to the forefront, lemon-tropical fruit-grapefruit, followed by some earthy/grainy notes from the malt. The finish is decidedly bitter and quite dry.
Good mouthfeel overall.
It’s a very nice, hop forward APA that I found very damn drinkable and refreshing. Who’d have thunk that I’d get to drink it in Casper Wyoming? Very nice indeed, Alaskan Brewing!
It poured a bright and clear gold with an inch of billowy foam that left a lot of lacing behind after every sip.
The smell is hoppy...biggest notes came from the citra hops; citrus and light hints of tropical fruit. There’s some earthy malt in there as well.
The taste brought the citrus to the forefront, lemon-tropical fruit-grapefruit, followed by some earthy/grainy notes from the malt. The finish is decidedly bitter and quite dry.
Good mouthfeel overall.
It’s a very nice, hop forward APA that I found very damn drinkable and refreshing. Who’d have thunk that I’d get to drink it in Casper Wyoming? Very nice indeed, Alaskan Brewing!
Tried
on 30 Mar 2013
at 08:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12oz bottle. Slightly hazy orange-tan. Pronounced Citra hop flavor, quite fresh and bold. Tropical citrus in the aroma. A really good APA, very new-school, lots of bright hop tones. A touch earthy and biscuity, just enough to give it some depth..mostly all about the hops as far as I’m concerned. Well done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2013
at 22:02
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft @ Toronado, San Francisco, CA. Pours a pale amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty spicy hoppy aroma. Fruity malty hoppy bitter citrus flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter citrus finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Mar 2013
at 11:17
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Draft at Tap Root Beer and Mead Social: Poured a coppery orange color with off white head. Aroma is strong citrus fruit, piney hops, and light malt. Taste was very lively hops with citrus, piney, strong bold flavor, simple malts allowed for the beer to be balanced. I really enjoyed how this left my mouth eager for another sip.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Apr 2012
at 11:44