Def Leppard Pale
Elysian Brewing in Seattle, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.46
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jake65 (5821) ticked Def Leppard Pale from Elysian Brewing 4 years ago
cheap (9533) reviewed Def Leppard Pale from Elysian Brewing 6 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 2
Black pounder can from JR's. Typical beer smell. Clear pale with a big giant head, wants to overflow my mug. Rather flat but not quite on the palate. Seems a little rude with many ill ale attributes. Stronger attitude, alky shows thru with ease. Some astringent bitterness building in the back of the throat. A little thick and syrupy in the end. Not impressed. Finishes with that bitter astringent bite becoming prominent. Probably should be listed as an IPA, comes across like a weak, aged IPA.
patrickctenchi (4987) reviewed Def Leppard Pale from Elysian Brewing 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
Can: Amber-gold with a thick, off-white head. Orange/caramel, grain scent. Taste is grass and grain malt. Very malty and almost creamy. Solid grass and peel bitterness. Really does come across as a mix of an EPA and Ipa. Pretty nice.
nimbleprop (16712) reviewed Def Leppard Pale from Elysian Brewing 6 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
16oz can pours a clear, neon orange with some clumpy white head. Nose is very beery, paper, orange, honey. Flavor has the same... sticky honey, cheap malt, corn, some soapy bitterness. Flabby finish. Just not real good.
shrubber (15804) reviewed Def Leppard Pale from Elysian Brewing 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Orange, biscuit malt, and grapefruit peel aroma. Hazy golden yellow with moderate head. Mildly sweet orange, biscuit malt, and moderately bitter grapefruit peel flavor. Okay body. Standard.
Drake (22934) reviewed Def Leppard Pale from Elysian Brewing 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Tallboy can from Wine Cellar, De Pere,WI,4/4/19. If you don't assume I'm blastiing Def Leppard while drinking this, you don't know me well! I'm hot sticky sweet, from my head to my feet! Clear amber but with fine floating particles. Large frothy off-white head, good retention. Small floating particles. Oh can't you see? You've got the best of me. You're bringing on the heartbreak! Aroma of syrupy tropical fruit and citrus, crackery malt with some caramel. Taste is pine, resin, tropical fruit, dandelion, lime, caramel malt, tea. Medium bodied, lingering bitterness. A bit past its prime but still awesome, just like the band. I got to feel it in my blood! Not the first Def Leppard themed beer I've tried... thanks Elysian and Three Notch'd!
jinroh (4381) reviewed Def Leppard Pale from Elysian Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can from Beer Cats fukurobukuro. Pours nice creamy orange with quite a fluffy head - that is coming down after a few minutes, leaving also some lacings there. Nose is a bit soapy, soft, light grassy bitterness and malty base. Taste has medium level of bitterness, grassy and a bit herbal, creamy body, malt-forward overall. OK, reminds me Yona Yona - but in the old days when it was still good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
When I saw friends posting a Def Leppard beer I kind of wanted to try it as I remember slow dancing to Pour Some Sugar On Me at my first dance in the 6th grade~! Elysian Def Leppard Pale Ale 6% Can. Opaque mellow gold with a crazy dense head of foam that rose above the lip of the glass and left a ton of lacing around. The hop bouquet is big citrus while the malts provide a sweet backbone. Medium bodied with a slick mouthfeel and semi-dry finish. The taste is bitter woodsy pine with a bit of pithy citrus and mild caramel and biscuit in the aftertaste/finish. It’s supposed to be a melding of British Ale and NW hops. I’d say the hops have the upper hand but can taste both so well done. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Dogbrick (24210) reviewed Def Leppard Pale from Elysian Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Sample at Daily Growler Powell. Hazy golden color with a medium white head that dissipates quickly to an outer ring. Short strings of lace. Fruit, grassy hops and malt in the nose. Light-bodied with flavors of floral hops, fruit and caramel malt. The finish is mildly bitter with a short fruity hop aftertaste. Decent overall.
Bitterbill (4330) reviewed Def Leppard Pale from Elysian Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Canned September 26th clearly stamped on the lip near the bottom. Kudos for that.
A not so gentle pour brings a 3 finger head of foam sitting on a clear medium gold liquid. Cool, it takes a while for the foam to shrink and it does leave some lacing behind.
The smell, to my nose, reveals some solid notes of citrus and bready malt. Aboot equal proportions of bitter and sweet.
The taste accurately reflects the smell with the hoppy bitterness getting a nudge over the malt. I was hoping for the reverse. Still, not a bad drop.
Mouthfeel is fine, drinkability is fine.
I wanted to get a single can but that wasn't an option. The other 3 won't be a big chore to drink.