Kuka American Pale Ale
Andean Brewing Company in Blauvelt, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.03
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2.1/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 1.5
Bottle from Signal Variety, Plaistow NH. Aroma is caramel malt and yeast--seems a bit unfinished like it is still in its wert phase. Appearance is vile. Within the first 1/3 pour you get a bunch of dark sediment and the last 1/4 pour spews copious amounts of chunks of dark particles. Felt the need to strain it. Is this Maca Root? Don’t know but don’t think this style should have a bunch of sediment, regardless. Color is cloudy orange brown (like apple cider), finger-width foamy off-white head with decent retention and mild soapy lacing. Taste is not good. Slightly sweet caramel malts but something basically just tastes off. Palate is light-to-medium bodied with soft-to-average carbonation and dry mix of sweet and bitter finish. Got a deal on this beer so perhaps it went over but looked on the bottle and the six-pack container and couldn’t find any born-on date. Wouldn’t touch again but would allow for the fact that it might be past its time.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2015
at 18:32
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle thanks to Blipp. Pours a near clear deep reddish amber with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has notes of sweet but earthy grains, a nuttiness a bit of grassy hops and straw. Flavor begins with same musty sweet grains and nuttiness that grows to have a bit of grassy note and a hint of bitter citrus in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2013
at 13:29
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap at Draught 55. Pours kinda ugly brownish orange. Not a ton on the nose just light hops. Tastes hoppy,of orange peel, earthy, caramel, and toast. Bitter and a touch sticky on palate but overall tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Oct 2013
at 17:17
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Location: 12 oz bottle from Buy Rite, 9/213
Aroma: The nose has caramel, some pine, citrus notes, and a little butter as well
Appearance: It pours a clear amber-orange color with a beige head and some drippy lace
Flavor: The taste is a little sweet with some light-medium bitterness, and some off/buttery notes
Palate: The body is light-medium, it has an okay mouthfeel, soft carbonation, and a mild dryness
Overall Impression: First off, I feel like I may have had this previously at TapNY, but I can't recall. Secondly, I wasn't too impressed here. This APA has too many flaws for me to give it a better score than this.
Aroma: The nose has caramel, some pine, citrus notes, and a little butter as well
Appearance: It pours a clear amber-orange color with a beige head and some drippy lace
Flavor: The taste is a little sweet with some light-medium bitterness, and some off/buttery notes
Palate: The body is light-medium, it has an okay mouthfeel, soft carbonation, and a mild dryness
Overall Impression: First off, I feel like I may have had this previously at TapNY, but I can't recall. Secondly, I wasn't too impressed here. This APA has too many flaws for me to give it a better score than this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2013
at 19:01
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Better Beer Of The Month Club. Hazy amber with lots of floaties and a medium off-white head. Aroma of hops, kinda stale, a bit citric and floral, some malt, a bit caramelly, and light spiciness. Flavor starts with some sweetish malt and light fruity notes, continues with moderately bitter hops, somewhat grapefruity, a bit stale. Past its prime, but still quite alright and easy-drinking.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jun 2013
at 11:45
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
New Beer Distributors, NY 12 oz bottle ($2.25): Pours copper with off-white head. Aroma is a whole bunch of different fruits, pineapple, amongst others. Taste is pretty interesting and definitely different from other pales ales that I’ve had. i suppose that the maca root is doing some work. Taste is malt forward, but with an underlying bitterness that lingers off into the aftertaste. Aftertaste is actually a really big plus for this beer as it sustains and changes for a while. Interesting and good. I’m glad I randomly purchased this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 May 2013
at 20:10
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared by Jay at Zach and Matt’s tasting. Pours orange gold with white head. Nose and taste of maca root (I’m confident I know what this is now after three beers from these guys), sweet malt, old stale citrus and light fruit. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2013
at 09:30