Trailbreaker
Backcountry Brewing in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.36
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This pale ale will likely come across more like a session IPA than most pale ales in the market. We kept the malt profile light so that the hops could shine.
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6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Qpaque amber gold, large white head. Fruity, lightly dank nose. . Dry fruity palate. Malt not evident , medium hop finish. Prickly, good lace. Sessionable
Tried
on 21 Oct 2023
at 23:57
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Poured from 473mL can. Cloudy gold with white head. Light tropical with a touch of dankness, muted resinous finish. This beer seems a bit confused - some brightness, some muted subtleness - not cohesive.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Sep 2020
at 04:33
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at the brewery. Nice foggy yellow body and a bit of foam. Soft hop aroma. Flavour is good sharp hops and heavy juiciness. Crisp finish. Very hoppy for a pale ale, missing malt character, but still good.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Feb 2019
at 20:20
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tall can from the JAK's New West. Pours a murky golden with a white head. Aroma is tropical fruits. Similar taste with some hoppy bitterness and malty notes. Not bad.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Feb 2018
at 08:09
6.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draught at Alibi Room, Vancouver, as "Dry Hopped Blonde Ale"
Murky blond color. The aroma is fruity, the body is lean, dry but not weak; it's a bit chalky.
Good.
Murky blond color. The aroma is fruity, the body is lean, dry but not weak; it's a bit chalky.
Good.
Tried
on 06 Sep 2017
at 04:01
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can - Fresh citrus and tropical fruit. Hazy gold with a frothy white head. Citrus and some tropical fruit with a huge hit of bitterness and a reasonable finish. That mid bitterness is very overwhelming.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Aug 2017
at 00:01
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
On tap at VCBW Festival 2017, pours a cloudy golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma brings out considerable tropical fruitiness and dank piney hops. Flavour is fairly harsh, with tropical fruity pithiness and dank hops. Fairly abrasive and astringent, but it works decently well. Not bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Jun 2017
at 13:26
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can from Legacy. Cloudy and light tan. The nose has some nice hop, but also some diacetyl. On the palate, moderate bitterness, some light citrusy hop. Not much diacetyl on the palate, so less than the aroma. But there is something a little bit muted about this beer - whether it’s that touch of butter or just a general want for brightness, it’s a beer that feels like it could and should be better. New brewery, obviously their first go at canning, so I’m sure I’ll re-rate this on tap at the brewery, which might make a difference.
re rate knocked a point off the appearance and that’s it.
re rate knocked a point off the appearance and that’s it.
Tried
from Can
on 12 May 2017
at 21:12