Falmouth American Pale Ale
Blue & Gray Brewing Co. in Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.40
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In Falmouth,VA, the fall line of the Rappahannock River, 18th Century Fredericksburg brewers improved on the extra-hoppy India Pale Ale (IPA) brewed in Britain. The IPA was over-hopped in order to survive the long sea journey to India. American colonists used generous amounts of American grain and a modest amount of American hops and created a new beer style, the American Pale Ale (APA).
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tangerine, daffodil nose. Hazy golden, medium head. Tangerine, lilly. Medium body, easy carbonation.
Tried
on 01 Feb 2018
at 02:09
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle - pours orange white head - nose/taste of pine, lemon, malt and grass - medium body
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2015
at 20:01
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Thanks Sierra for the bottle.
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a hazy burnt orange color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within about a minute. There was some light lacing speckling around the glass.
The smell had some citrus with a light tangerine. Light caramel malts here and there.
The taste was mainly sweet through the previously mentioned flavors. There was a quick dry citrus aftertaste and finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. The carbonation seemed okay for the style and for me.
Overall, just an okay APA, nice to try but probably wouldn’t seek again.
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a hazy burnt orange color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within about a minute. There was some light lacing speckling around the glass.
The smell had some citrus with a light tangerine. Light caramel malts here and there.
The taste was mainly sweet through the previously mentioned flavors. There was a quick dry citrus aftertaste and finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. The carbonation seemed okay for the style and for me.
Overall, just an okay APA, nice to try but probably wouldn’t seek again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2014
at 00:28
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Sampled on draft at the brewpub this beer poured a bright orange-amber color with a medium sized creamy tan-white head that left decent lacing. The aroma was sweet and tangy with a pineapple presence. The flavor was sweet yet tart with notes of pineapple, cracker, grapefruit, bread and a mild underlying bitterness. Medium length pineapple and grapefruit finish. Medium body. Ok.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Nov 2013
at 11:02
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at the brewpub. Variegated reddish yellow color, large white head, great lacing. Aroma of caramel and straw. Taste is very malty. Nice stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Nov 2011
at 16:15
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle thanks to my wife: Poured a cloudy copper color with an off white color head. Aroma is sour citrus. Taste was unexpected malts really thick with a soft sour hop not as bitter as one would think.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Nov 2011
at 04:36
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Hops and sweet malts in this pale. Kind of non-descript but pretty drinkable. There was something a bit off about this one though- even though it wasn’t too bad.
Tried
on 12 May 2010
at 13:58
4.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
22 ounce bottle from Corks & Kegs in Richmond, VA. Pours a hazy reddish amber color with a half-finger head. Low retention and poor lacing. Vegetal hops in the aroma with some strangely sweet and salty flavors. Taste is bitter hops and butterscotch. Medium bodied with high carbonation. Diacetyl bomb.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Nov 2008
at 00:18
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Nice crisp copper coloured body with a bright orange highlight and a perfectly sized tan head. Aroma of fresh floral hops, grapefruit, honeycomb and candy sugar. Medium-bodied; Sharp pungent floral hoppiness with mild grapefruit and lemony tastes. Nice mellow finish without an overflow of hops, malt or sugar. Aftertaste shows proper hops, a good malty backbone and a perfect amount of sweetness. Overall, a good APA with nice flavours throughout. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased on 28-August-2008 from Whole Foods in Arlington (Clarendon), Virginia on 26-September-2008.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Sep 2008
at 23:55
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Capital Ale House - Innsbrook. Pours a light amber color. Aroma is citrus and hops. The flavor is mild citrus with hops and a slight amount of bitterness. Overall it’s a pretty decent pale ale.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Mar 2008
at 23:23