Sizzle Reel
The Virginia Beer Company in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.39
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~ Bright, Hoppy, Reliable ~
Sizzle Reel is a remix of a classic style. Available on tap and in 12 oz. cans, our 5.0% abv Extra Pale Ale is bright, hoppy, & reliable.
Packing plenty of hop flavor in a sessionable little size, XPA's are a marriage of the Pale Ale & India Pale Ale styles. Sizzle Reel is quite literally an "extra pale" ale – lighter than a traditional APA with all the hop bouquet of an IPA. Our XPA is brewed with Mosaic, El Dorado, & Mosaic HopKick!
Sip here, enjoy at home, and keep your eyes out for more crushable XPA at your go-to grocer too.
Sizzle Reel is a remix of a classic style. Available on tap and in 12 oz. cans, our 5.0% abv Extra Pale Ale is bright, hoppy, & reliable.
Packing plenty of hop flavor in a sessionable little size, XPA's are a marriage of the Pale Ale & India Pale Ale styles. Sizzle Reel is quite literally an "extra pale" ale – lighter than a traditional APA with all the hop bouquet of an IPA. Our XPA is brewed with Mosaic, El Dorado, & Mosaic HopKick!
Sip here, enjoy at home, and keep your eyes out for more crushable XPA at your go-to grocer too.
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5.9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5
Review based on the BJCP2021 guidelines (style 18B). Can 35.5 cl - Batch undeclared (BB undeclared - canned on 04/23/25). AROMA: medium-low to low citric hop aroma and medium oxidized hops (dried grass). soft medium-low neutral malt background with slight sweetness. APPEARANCE: pale yellow body and cristal clear. medium to medium-large white head, creamy, with style-average retention. TASTE: similar to the aroma with medium-low hops (slight citrus and dried grass). medium-low neutral, soft malt background. medium-high bitterness with an almost dry and slightly bitter finish that persists. MOUTHFEEL: medium-low body with medium-high carbonation. OVERALL: an American Pale Ale canned in April so it has some age related issues. To be retasted.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Jan 2026
at 16:26
6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 6
a: mostly clear golden body | thinnish pure white head
a: biscuits | honey | grain
f: creamy | lemons | floral finish
t: bitter | slightly nutty | perfumey end
o: fresh hops | cracker-y malts throughout | older school...decent enough
12 ounce can | Trader Joe's (grocery): Charlottesville, Virginia | 11-October-2025 | US$1,84 | Canned: 17-June-2025 | sampled: 28-October-2025
a: biscuits | honey | grain
f: creamy | lemons | floral finish
t: bitter | slightly nutty | perfumey end
o: fresh hops | cracker-y malts throughout | older school...decent enough
12 ounce can | Trader Joe's (grocery): Charlottesville, Virginia | 11-October-2025 | US$1,84 | Canned: 17-June-2025 | sampled: 28-October-2025
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Trader Joe's - Charlottesville
on 28 Oct 2025
at 06:24