Full Moon Pale Ale
Alley Kat Brewing Company in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 🇨🇦
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.70
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Full Moon is a West Coast style pale ale that is both kettle hopped and dry hopped with Centennial and Cascades. The hops provide this ale with a nice citrus-like taste to balance out the caramel malts.
Notes
West Coast style pale ales are from a larger category of brews called American Pale Ale (APA). The APA is a cleaner and slightly hoppier version of British Pale Ales using North American hop varieties but everything else remains the same, right down to the balance between malts and hops to the medium body. With the additional hops APA tends to produce nice fruit-like flavours while balancing out the bitterness from the hops used in the process. 12.2°
Notes
West Coast style pale ales are from a larger category of brews called American Pale Ale (APA). The APA is a cleaner and slightly hoppier version of British Pale Ales using North American hop varieties but everything else remains the same, right down to the balance between malts and hops to the medium body. With the additional hops APA tends to produce nice fruit-like flavours while balancing out the bitterness from the hops used in the process. 12.2°
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
West coast pale ale....ummmm, not in this bottle. Tinges of citrus, pale, yeasty malts. Nothing very impressive, and quite boring. Run of the mill pale ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:40
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
341ml bottle. Pours a clear gold-amber with a medium, mostly lasting, off-white head that laces nicely. Sweet aroma of caramel malt, bread, floral, citrus and grass. Sweet flavour of caramel malt, bread, lemon, grapefruit, floral and grass with a dry, mildly bitter, hoppy finish. Light body with a thin texture and soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2017
at 01:46
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Light pepper and citrus. Clear amber pour with decent head and lacing. Light bitter finish. Drinks easy like wide mouth cans. Bottle.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Dec 2016
at 10:55
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Thanks to Nic for bringing this back for me from Edmonton. Pours a clean darker amber colour with a frothy warm cap, great retention and thick foamy lace. Big cereal grain malt scent with hints of goat soap and hops. Medium-light mouthfeel, feeling like Perrier but without too much carbonation. Smooth cereal malt flavours with a nice light bitter hoppy finish. The grain in this one balances the grass notes in this one. Pretty easy to drink West Coast Pale Ale that still has a micro character.
Tried
on 31 Jul 2013
at 20:50
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample at Calgary beer fest. Golden color, thick white head, solid lacing. Aroma of lemongrass. Taste is bitter lemon.
Tried
on 08 May 2013
at 06:20
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft - Bread, grain and a slight malt sweetness. Clear amber with nice medium head. Well balanced beer, starting with a bit of bitterness from the hops ending in the bready and grains. The malt is a little lost in the taste, but this is still a nice refreshing session beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Jun 2012
at 12:37
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from BAM. Deep amber with a thin head. Aroma is light caramel and hop.,Flavour is mild fruit that grows into a long lingering bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2012
at 13:02
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught: Poured a hazy caramel brown with off white color head. Aroma was mostly hops and light malt. Taste was a gritty hops with malt to give it character.
Tried
on 11 Jul 2011
at 07:30
6.5/10
ore malt-driven that hops though the flavor of the hops (grapefruit) are quite present with a present but not overdone bitterness.
Tried
on 07 Nov 2009
at 19:01
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
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Appearance: A copper-tinged golden pour with a half-finger head. Retention and lacing are both poor. 3.0/5.0.
Aroma: Aroma is faint. Citrus and slightly vegetal hops, with a subtle grainy background. 3.0/5.0
Taste: A sweet grainy taste takes the forefront, melded fairly well with a subtle citrus hop profile. Slightly vegetal finish. 3.4/5.0
Mouthfeel: The carbonation feels lively on the tongue. Bitterness is kept in check by a fairly large malt bill. The flavors blend fairly well, making for a very pleasant session beer. 4.0/5.0
Drinkability: A highly drinkable beer. Nicely balanced, nice flavors and not too potent. Perfect as an accompaniment to a robust meal. 4.0/5.0.
Overall: The website claims this is a west coast style pale ale. It’s not. It is a nice mellow, but flavorful English style pale ale. Heavily drinkable, and at 5%, on the high side for a session beer, but still perfectly sessionable. Massive thanks to Sean for braving the ferocious Albertan storms to bring this one to Chris & me. 3.55/5.0
Appearance: A copper-tinged golden pour with a half-finger head. Retention and lacing are both poor. 3.0/5.0.
Aroma: Aroma is faint. Citrus and slightly vegetal hops, with a subtle grainy background. 3.0/5.0
Taste: A sweet grainy taste takes the forefront, melded fairly well with a subtle citrus hop profile. Slightly vegetal finish. 3.4/5.0
Mouthfeel: The carbonation feels lively on the tongue. Bitterness is kept in check by a fairly large malt bill. The flavors blend fairly well, making for a very pleasant session beer. 4.0/5.0
Drinkability: A highly drinkable beer. Nicely balanced, nice flavors and not too potent. Perfect as an accompaniment to a robust meal. 4.0/5.0.
Overall: The website claims this is a west coast style pale ale. It’s not. It is a nice mellow, but flavorful English style pale ale. Heavily drinkable, and at 5%, on the high side for a session beer, but still perfectly sessionable. Massive thanks to Sean for braving the ferocious Albertan storms to bring this one to Chris & me. 3.55/5.0
Tried
on 20 Jul 2008
at 22:08