Critical Point Pale Ale
Category 12 Brewing in Saanichton, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.41
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This true Northwest Pale Ale is all about timing. An emphasis on late hop additions with notes of tropical hops, Critical Point is extremely smooth. The alluring citrus aroma will draw you in and the well-rounded caramel finish will keep you coming back.
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6/10
A lightly hazed golden ale with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, nice biscuit malt with resinous floral hops, light mineral notes, light dank notes, pleasant. In mouth, a nice biscuit malt with resinous floral hops, grapefruit pulp, light tropical fruits, very nice. On tap at brewery.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Jan 2022
at 01:15
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Brownish body leading toward copper and just a biy of foam on top. Vague malt aroma, soft hops, but nothing propels upward. Flavour is plasticky hops with soft malt hints and nothing else. Full enough on the mouth, drinkable but very boring.
Tried
on 06 Jul 2019
at 21:02
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at St. Augustine's, pours a clear copper with a small beige head. Aroma brings out lots of piney hops and some nice tropical fruity notes. Flavour is along the same lines, with piney hops, tropical fruits and caramel malts. Rather floral on the finish. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Apr 2016
at 19:44
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Poured from the tap. Hazy orange with white head. Biscuity light caramel malt, hint of orange, a bit of piney resin finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Aug 2015
at 17:20
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bright amber,lasting beige head.Fruity floral nose.Palae has fruity/floral notes with light malt in back.Earthy tones.Lasting medium strength hop bitterness in finish
Tried
on 25 May 2015
at 19:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, Legacy. Hazy amber with a bubbly head. Fresh citrusy, woody C-hop nose with bright floral notes as well. Has a nice clean bitterness, balanced C hop character, good malt sweetness and again the more modern floral-type hop notes come into the finish. Fresh-tasting, too. It’s rare to see a basic pale this dialed in - the brewers genuinely care about this beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 May 2015
at 10:35
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught at Darby’s Public House, Vancouver
Hazy light amber color. The aroma is lightly floral and malty. The mouthfeel is dry, not weak; the dry malt flavor and hopping are ordinary. Correct bitterness. A bit metallic in the final.
Clean but simple Pale Ale.
Hazy light amber color. The aroma is lightly floral and malty. The mouthfeel is dry, not weak; the dry malt flavor and hopping are ordinary. Correct bitterness. A bit metallic in the final.
Clean but simple Pale Ale.
Tried
on 07 May 2015
at 00:43
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap. Pours a deep copper color with moderate head. Aromas of dried fruit and toasted malts. Flavors of bitter citrus, breadcrusts, and bitter resin. So-so...
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Apr 2015
at 16:11
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle - Earthy and orange with some biscuit notes. Clear gold with a rich off white head. Orange hops, light biscuit and some light bitterness. Not bad, not as hoppy as described, but that could be the age. Very dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2015
at 19:06