Stranger Pale Ale
Left Hand Brewing Company in Longmont, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.20
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Sane or senseless? Harmless or harmful? Sometimes it takes awhile to get to know a stranger. Initial impressions are not always reality, so you must delve deeper. Beyond the initial floral hop aromas, malt sweetness is revealed, yet with a spicy undertone that exposes a very rye sense of humor. Take your time to get to know the Stranger. It’s strangely satisfying.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle @ home, bought at De Bierkoning, shared with Dutchdrebus. Hazy almost pale orange color, medium sized white head that disappears fully within a couple of seconds. Aroma of malts, some hops, a bit oxidised so I guess it’s a bit old. Taste malts, lightly hops, lightly bitter. Nothing fruity really, and again a bit old. Or maybe it has been in the store in the light for too long. So all things considered: I think it’s a decent APA when it’s fresh, but now it’s not that good. Too bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Oct 2012
at 11:32
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Bottle @ benzai. Clear pale yellow colour with a shortly lived white head. Smells some hay, some grapefruit, slightly hoppy, cardboard. Tastes some cardboard, some hops, slightly fruity and some pina. Soft carbo, thin to medium body. Probably not very fresh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Oct 2012
at 11:20
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap at Stagshead. pours orange with light fruit nose. tastes floral, resin, orange, pine, and malt. Not a lot of flavor but pleasant enough
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Oct 2012
at 13:11
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap sample at In de Wildeman. Clear golden orange colour, white head. Aroma of sweet caramel malts, cookie dough, sweet floral hops. Flavour is medium sweet, malty, caramel, light grainy and light spicy, light bitter finish. Light bodied. Meh..
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Oct 2012
at 03:28
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle in Fonefan room Borefts 4. clear gold thin lasting white head. Sweetish apa aroma. Hops are ok but it has this sweet american malt i am not keen on. Quite bitter 3.3/5. Bottle from Mouton Rouge Canterbury and drunk at home. Clear gold lasting white head. spicy hops yes. I like it as an APA. Refreshing hoppy, fruity, spicy and eminently drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2012
at 01:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
bottle at de molen ... light golden yellow ... thin white head ... soft pepper orange hop nose ... light bitter hop ... some floral hops ...
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2012
at 01:37
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draught@Earl Of Essex, London. Orange colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, nectary, grassy and nicely malty. Flavour is fruity, floral, caramelly and also has some slight toffeeish notes. Nice brew, but nothing mind blowing.
Tried
on 16 Aug 2012
at 22:40
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle. Pour is pale golden straw. Big white head leaves nice lacing. Floral hoppy aroma I like. Taste I do not. Sweet, metallic, soapy, bready, malty, BLEHHH. Thats it, just not a very good example IMHO.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Aug 2012
at 16:00
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Tap. Pours clear light amber with a small white head and some lacing. Aroma is quite nice with notes of grapefruit and pine. Flavor is more watery than expected, with notes of citrus and grass, with off-notes of metal coming on late and going into the medium bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Aug 2012
at 19:26
3.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
Acquired in a trade. Enjoyed in a Portsmouth Snifter.
A - 2 finger totally white head big and small bubbles. straw to light gold appearance
S - very floral and hoppy. Some orange notes but no hop profile whatsoever.
T - totally bland taste. Sweet and malty. Some spices, bananas? Bready yeast? Such a weird beer
M - 20% carbonation on the mouth swish. Light body. bready finish
O - What is this? drainpour.
A - 2 finger totally white head big and small bubbles. straw to light gold appearance
S - very floral and hoppy. Some orange notes but no hop profile whatsoever.
T - totally bland taste. Sweet and malty. Some spices, bananas? Bready yeast? Such a weird beer
M - 20% carbonation on the mouth swish. Light body. bready finish
O - What is this? drainpour.
Tried
on 18 Jul 2012
at 18:18