Great American Restaurants Great American Pale Ale

Great American Pale Ale

 

Great American Restaurants in Fairfax, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸

  Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular
Score
6.69
ABV: 5.5% IBU: - Ticks: 12
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6.9
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Tap. Pours clear copper, medium creamy beige head, good lacing. Aroma is light, nutty, hints of biscuit, grass, faint pine. Light plus body.

Tried from Draft on 23 May 2016 at 16:25


6.1
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Orange peel nose. Crystal clear amber, thin head. Orange, dried leaves, and lemongrass. Some fusel alcohol noticed. Medium body, easy carbonation, low bitterness.

Tried on 08 Jan 2016 at 21:04


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

4-5 oz pour on draft at Sweetwater Tavern Merrifield, part of the sampler flight. Clear amber with off-white head. Aromas of light citrus, floral notes. Tastes of nutty notes, biscuit, citrus, toasty notes. Medium body with a dry finish.

Tried from Draft on 03 Sep 2015 at 19:51


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Appearance: Redish brown, clear. Light tan head. Aroma: Fruit, malt. Taste: Dark malt, some hops, earth. Fruit. Pretty good. Info: Draught, 23/8-2013

Tried on 24 Aug 2013 at 09:29


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at Lupulin Reunion 2012. Pours a translucent copper amber with a frothy, white head. Malty nose, lemons, earthy, crackers, oranges. Flavor is well balanced, malty, biscuit, lemons, earthy, dried leaves, oranges. Medium bodied, dry finish. Very well balanced.

Tried from Draft on 17 Jun 2012 at 08:39


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

Draft. Clear light amber color, small off white head, solid lacing. Aroma of slightly smoked caramel and toast. Taste is burnt toast and nuts. Decent.

Tried from Draft on 03 Mar 2012 at 23:37


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Location:A few pints on tap at the restaurant in Centerville, VA...Aug '08 Overall Impression: Only note I have in that it had a decent amount of flavor

Tried from Draft on 14 May 2009 at 10:11


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Sampled at the Cetreville location. Pours a light copper with a large head. Average head retention and good lacing. Aroma of caramel malts and citrus hops. Taste is fruity hops, citrus and apricot, Caramel malts as well. Medium bodied. This one is fairly nice.

Tried on 10 Mar 2009 at 20:26


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

On tap at Sweetwater Tavern - Sterling. Clear light copper body with a medium frothy off-white head. Sweet caramel and floral hop aroma. Sweet floral hop flavor with a caramel background. Medium body, moderate carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 06 Apr 2008 at 13:06


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

A nut brown beer with a thin dense off-white head. The aroma is sweet malty with primary notes of caramel, while the flavor is sweet with notes of toffee and a nice hoppyness that both gives it notes of citrus, but also makes it very crisp. The end is very dry and crisp.

Tried on 13 Dec 2006 at 17:38