Sonoma Springs Brewing Company Lil' Chief Pale Ale

Lil' Chief Pale Ale

 

Sonoma Springs Brewing Company in Sonoma, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular
Score
6.34
ABV: - IBU: - Ticks: 11
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6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Keg at the brewery taproom, 01/02/16. Golden amber with a decent beige cap. Nose is caramel malt, straw, bread dough, light citric notes. Taste is caramel malt forward, orange peel, straw, toasted grain. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close peppered with subtle hop bitterness. Low end APA.

Tried from Draft on 27 May 2016 at 05:03


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Draft - Caramel and some booze with orange. Clear orange gold with a decent white head. Bitter, grainy and orange.

Tried from Draft on 07 Feb 2016 at 16:42


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Draft a the brewpub. Clear dark orange coloured pour with an off white head. Aroma is dirty, nutty grains, medicinal hop, little spicy citrus. Flavour is composed of little spicy pine and tangy citrus caramel malts. Palate is semi sweet. Moderate carbonation. Meh.

Tried from Draft on 03 Feb 2016 at 19:58


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Draft at the brewery taproom. Pours clear, rich gold with a creamy white head. Candies fruits in the nose, some caramel, old pine, bread. Medium sweet flavor with crackery malts, toasted pine, light earth. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Bitter finish, some toasted grains, earth, more aged pine. Seems a little dated.

Tried from Draft on 01 Feb 2016 at 20:45


4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Draught at Sonoma Springs. Clear amber liquid with medium off-white head. Aroma of caramel, toffee, raw sugar, port wine, cardboard, grain and light citrus. Taste is light sweet and light bitter with notes of caramel, toffee and cardboard. Medium bodied with medium carbonation. Quite oxidized. Super malty. Horrible.

Tried on 01 Feb 2016 at 20:43


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at the brewery. Pours a clear copper with small beige head that lasts. The aroma is floral and pine. Medium mouth, bready malt, pine, bitter finish, good.

Tried from Draft on 01 Feb 2016 at 20:35


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Draught @ Sonoma Springs Brewing, Sonoma, CA
Pours cloudy deep golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, grain, floral, citrus and pine. Taste is light to medium sweet and medium bitter with a long bitter and grassy finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.

Tried on 07 Aug 2013 at 20:49


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at the brewpub. An unclear orange colored beer topped by a defense off-white head leaving curtains. Piney, citrusy aroma with some tropical fruits. Pleasant malty sweetness and a nice carbonation level, with a good bitterness and citrus peel. Full body. Long, bitter finish. A surprising find, really good. 130807

Tried from Draft on 07 Aug 2013 at 15:22


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

Draft @ SF Beer Week Opening Celebration 2013, Concourse Exhibition Center, San Francisco, CA. Pours a golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty grapefruit hoppy aroma. Fruity malty slighty bitter hoppy grapefruit flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter grapefruit finish.

Tried from Draft on 08 Mar 2013 at 07:27


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft. Amber beer with a big cream colored head. Summer fruit and grapefruit aroma. Malt and summer fruit flavor with grapefruit. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Summer fruit and grapefruit lingers with light pine.

Tried from Draft on 05 Nov 2010 at 11:28