Pale Ale
Blue Point Brewing in Patchogue, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.56
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Honey, pine, and orange peel aroma. Clear amber, medium puffy white head. Malt forward with a delayed soapy pine flavor. Finishes with grass and celery, decidely bitter. Pretty well done, although not very unique. In the end, I enjoyed drinking it.
Tried
on 30 Jun 2010
at 14:49
3.4/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
On tap at the Mad Mex, Robinson. Aroma of mild floral hops, smells like a mild IPA. Pale yellow ubiquitous american beer color. A quarter inch white head. Bitter chewing on grapefruit rind flavors. Almost like an IPA in character, now I know why this IPA rates so high on this site. Barely any carbonation, but slightly more than flat. Overall, probably would not buy this again, just a little too much like an IPA for me. Bitter medicinal linger for a few minutes after the session.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Dec 2007
at 15:43
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Plastic sample cup at the brewery tasting room. Color is macro colored yellow with a weak flimsy head. Slightly hoppy aroma followed by a moderately hopped taste. I wouldnt call it an APA but a hoppy pale ale. A weak malt presence. Finish is moderate bitterness. One demonsional, also get some cooked vegetable aroma.
Tried
on 23 Sep 2006
at 09:34
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Golden coloured body with a large-bubbled off-white head. Aroma fairly nice showing some fresh hops, balanced malt and a residual sweetness. Medium to Light-bodied; Soapy mouthful, present malt throughout balanced nicely with a small amount of hops. Aftertaste actually more of a highlight than the taste. Nice maltiness surrounded by the hop character. Little else shows in this beer, and is unfortunately low in complexity...but really not too bad. I had this very fresh, the first few days after being available in New York. This bottle is from Baltimore, Maryland (not New York) and obviously the picture on this page needs to be replaced. Worth trying, but don't expect a Tupper's Hop Pocket Ale ;-). I bought this twelve ounce bottle at Beers of the World in Rochester, New York.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Oct 2003
at 22:31
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
I am always reluctant to try any of Blue Point's beers. I live about 3 or 4 miles from the brewery itself, so their beers are ubiquitous here. They are in every grocery store, gas station and bar. So, every time I go to the bar, I see people switching between bud, miller, coors, and Blue Point, I guess to show local pride. Therefore my association is, people who like bad beer drink Blue Point. However, when I actually do get around to trying one, I'm very impressed (I guess I just need to work on breaking the association some more, and this offering is no exception. It has a great, frothy head and golden appearance, with a somewhat lacking, though hoppy aroma. I would describe the taste as more of an easy-drinking IPA than a mere pale ale. A nice balance of extreme hoppiness and moderate to light maltiness make this a pleasure to drink, and the flowery finish is very enjoyable as the hops slowly melt away onto the tongue. My only complain is that it is too easy to drink. I think I'm going to be packing this stuff away at barbeques this summer. The best Blue Point I've had so far. Once this gets enough ratings, I think it will give Alpha King a run for its money.
Tried
on 26 Dec 2002
at 20:40