Daisy Cutter
Half Acre Beer Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
7.28
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught @ Mikkeller Bar, Copenhagen
Pours clear orange with a smooth head. Aroma of fresh wet fruity hops, grass, citrus and grapefruit. Taste is smooth, fruity and citric with loads of fresh wet hops, citrus and grapefruit. Finish is smooth, wet hoppy and fruity with loads of citrus, grapefruit and zesty notes. Really tasty APA.
Pours clear orange with a smooth head. Aroma of fresh wet fruity hops, grass, citrus and grapefruit. Taste is smooth, fruity and citric with loads of fresh wet hops, citrus and grapefruit. Finish is smooth, wet hoppy and fruity with loads of citrus, grapefruit and zesty notes. Really tasty APA.
Tried
on 30 Apr 2014
at 13:17
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draught @ Mikkeller Bar
Aroma is sweetish and hoppy with some pineapple juice and passionfruit. Also hints of minerals. Flavour has pineapple juice, some fruit sugar tones, hops and distant mineral tones. A bit leathery finish. Too sugary but not bad.
Aroma is sweetish and hoppy with some pineapple juice and passionfruit. Also hints of minerals. Flavour has pineapple juice, some fruit sugar tones, hops and distant mineral tones. A bit leathery finish. Too sugary but not bad.
Tried
on 30 Apr 2014
at 13:14
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Draught at various bars around Chicago, including the brewery, 4/17/14
Very soft haziness to the light yellow body, with a moderate amount of white head.
Touches of honey-like maltiness dot the aroma while soft, but succulent floral aromatics and deliciously delicate tropical fruits slowly crescendo in to a juicy, green ending replete with just enough citrus to give it some zestiness, but allow the papaya and kiwi-like notes room to shine. No alcohol and no pine or resin, thankfully.
Flavor is equally delicate. I guess by delicate I just mean it’s not overhopped and is very well attenuated, drinkable and crisp. Almost lager-like in its cleanliness, and full of light pears, pineapples, papaya and just a hint of tangerine and oranges. Some pils malt-like sweetness adds just a touch of honey and provides ample body for the beer, while carbonation is on the lower side, adding to the softness of the mouthfeel. No alcohol, no flaws, absolutely no resin or pine. Delightful stuff.
Very soft haziness to the light yellow body, with a moderate amount of white head.
Touches of honey-like maltiness dot the aroma while soft, but succulent floral aromatics and deliciously delicate tropical fruits slowly crescendo in to a juicy, green ending replete with just enough citrus to give it some zestiness, but allow the papaya and kiwi-like notes room to shine. No alcohol and no pine or resin, thankfully.
Flavor is equally delicate. I guess by delicate I just mean it’s not overhopped and is very well attenuated, drinkable and crisp. Almost lager-like in its cleanliness, and full of light pears, pineapples, papaya and just a hint of tangerine and oranges. Some pils malt-like sweetness adds just a touch of honey and provides ample body for the beer, while carbonation is on the lower side, adding to the softness of the mouthfeel. No alcohol, no flaws, absolutely no resin or pine. Delightful stuff.
Tried
on 26 Apr 2014
at 16:48
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance has a golden colored body with a nice one finger white foamy head that mushroom caps and settles leaving some nice foamy speckled white lacing in the wake.
The smell has citrus, pine and malts strong up front coming through in a floral sense. There is a slight malt profile really more or less subdued only coming out after some warming.
The taste is mostly bitter with a decent refreshing quality coming out in a nice way. There is a slight warming sweetness coming through.
On the palate, its a light to medium, sorta crisp and sharp, sessionable, sticky citrus aftertaste with a dry finish.
Overall, this is a pretty good APA that I wish I could get in my distro, but makes a wonderful APA to have to break into Spring.
The appearance has a golden colored body with a nice one finger white foamy head that mushroom caps and settles leaving some nice foamy speckled white lacing in the wake.
The smell has citrus, pine and malts strong up front coming through in a floral sense. There is a slight malt profile really more or less subdued only coming out after some warming.
The taste is mostly bitter with a decent refreshing quality coming out in a nice way. There is a slight warming sweetness coming through.
On the palate, its a light to medium, sorta crisp and sharp, sessionable, sticky citrus aftertaste with a dry finish.
Overall, this is a pretty good APA that I wish I could get in my distro, but makes a wonderful APA to have to break into Spring.
Tried
on 13 Mar 2014
at 14:58
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can courtesy of AirForceHops. Grapefruit, caramel malt, and earthy orange aroma. Hazy copper with a small off-white head. Grapefruit hops, citrus peel, and biscuity caramel malt flavor. Body on the light side of medium, soft carbonation. This one is smooove, well balanced and oh so easy to drink.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Dec 2013
at 13:40
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft @ Half Acre tap room and liked it enough to bring home a 16 oz. can four pack. Lightly hazy gold / orange color with soapy, white head. Nose starts with sweet grain with then tangerines and piney grapefruit. The malt bill produces a nice solid backbone of caramel and bread. The hops are consistent throughout the brew. Bright citrus notes, pine resin and light grass. If I said this is well balanced, that would be an understatement. Bitterness is lightly lingering. Highly drinkable, very nicely balanced and absolutely refreshing. Do yourself a favor get this fresh from the source, a can with age will not do it justice.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Dec 2013
at 18:31
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 9
Can, thanks to preismj! Almost clear golden liquid with a light amber hue and medium off-white head. Aroma of fresh hops, flowers, mango, weed, pineapple, light bread, grapefruit and lemon peel. Loads of tropical fruit. Taste is dry and light to medium bitter (balanced) with notes mango, bread, toast, biscuit, flowers and citrus. The malt base comes forward a lot more in the taste. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Just a great APA, one of the best I’ve had. Dry and over the top hoppy, but still balanced.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Nov 2013
at 14:13
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at Half Acre Tap Room, Chicago. Poured a hazy light amber with a thin white head. The aroma is hoppy citrus. The flavour is medium bitter with a smooth liqourice hop slightly watery palate with a short bitter finish. Very refreshing.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Oct 2013
at 18:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Half Acre taproom. Pours hazy orange brown with a small tan head. Aroma of citrus, grapefruit, light floral notes and light malt. Flavour is light sweet and moderate to heavy bitter. Medium bodied with light carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Oct 2013
at 17:58
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Draft. A hazy golden beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of citrusy hops, malt, and straw. The flavor is sweet with notes of citrusy hosp, malt, and hay, leading to bitter finish. The body is light.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Oct 2013
at 14:39