Special Pale Ale

Wellington Brewery in Guelph, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦

Pale Ale - Classic English Regular

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5.97

ABV: 4.5%

IBU: 22

Ticks: 21

First brewed over 30 years ago, Special Pale Ale is one of Ontario's original craft beers. Deep copper in colour, this well-balanced English-style pale ale has biscuit and caramel flavours upfront and a subtle citrus hop finish. So go ahead and crack open a can of SPA!

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6.6

Hopaholic (205) ticked Special Pale Ale from Wellington Brewery 5 months ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Tried from Can on 17 Sep 2025 at 21:15

Robinvboyer (8037) reviewed Special Pale Ale from Wellington Brewery 1 year ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

great nose of fruit hops, and the flavour is much of the same. Just a solid pale ale, nice and refreshing, i stock it as mich as i can for the summer. Very well made, and very solid.

Tried from Can on 27 Feb 2025 at 06:12

7.6

shrubber (15804) reviewed Special Pale Ale from Wellington Brewery 1 year ago

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Berry, caramel malt and hay aroma. Copper color with moderate off-white head. Moderately sweet caramel malt, and mildly bitter hay flavor. Good body.

Tried from Can on 18 Aug 2024 at 16:57

6.1

pictoman (9684) reviewed Special Pale Ale from Wellington Brewery 3 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Poured from 473mL can (w/the brewnosers). Hazy copper with small white head. Caramel and toffee malt. Decent old school style.

Tried from Can on 01 Aug 2022 at 19:52

6.9

theplanck (7492) reviewed Special Pale Ale from Wellington Brewery 6 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

A nice mild pale ale. Balanced but still mildly hop forward. Easy drinking light beer. oakville beer store

Tried on 07 Jun 2019 at 01:01

5.8

Mansquito (19100) reviewed Special Pale Ale from Wellington Brewery 7 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

From my brother: pours a copper with a small but thick head. Aroma is mostly a sort of ambiguous maltiness, light ambiguous hops. Taste is fine. Lightly sweet. Low bitterness. Simple and a bit cheap tasting but goes down easily with a good enough body.

Tried on 30 Oct 2018 at 04:54

5.6

Helsdon (1068) reviewed Special Pale Ale from Wellington Brewery 10 years ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Caramel brown clear. Once again the thought of head. Soft caramel malts nose. Taste caramel malts, some sweetness but not overbearing, hops doesn’t really show up. Meh.

Tried on 18 Apr 2015 at 18:00

Travlr (30173) reviewed Special Pale Ale from Wellington Brewery 11 years ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Sample at Atlantic Beer Festival Moncton. Crystal clear golden amber color, tiny white edge head. Aroma of light smoke and black pepper. Taste is bittersweet caramel.

Tried on 02 Sep 2014 at 08:08

6.9

Ferris (26026) reviewed Special Pale Ale from Wellington Brewery 11 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Draft - Light grains, caramel and earthy hops. Clear copper with a decent beige head. Toffee and earthy hops. Typical and nice English style.

Tried from Draft on 31 Aug 2014 at 05:31

6.4

Boutip (9769) reviewed Special Pale Ale from Wellington Brewery 13 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Can: Poured a slightly hazy amber color ale with a medium size foamy head with average retention and some light lacing. Aroma consists of somewhat dry English style malt with light floral notes. Taste is also a mix between some floral notes with light dry malt notes. Body is about average with good carbonation. Not complex and easily drinkabale.

Tried from Can on 21 Sep 2012 at 11:08