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Griffin Claw Brewing Company in Birmingham, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Rotating|
Score
6.51
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A well balanced American Ale brewed 2-row malt, caramel malt, Cascades and Centennial hops. Gold medal winner at the G.A.B.F. 5% abv. 35 IBU.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Flight at the tap room. Clear medium amber with a good sized white head that lingers. Light toffee and pine with some floral notes. Light malt base supporting a medium bitter middle that fades through the finish. Medium- mouth with average carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Apr 2015
at 16:48
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Several from the can and poured to shaker or pint. Good basic working man’s APA I drink because it’s reasonably priced and brewed not far away.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Mar 2015
at 19:37
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft - Pale malts, light hops and some biscuit. Clear gold with a decent white head. Biscuit, hoppy bitterness and a pale malt sweetness. The sweetness and dry finish don’t work for me.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Sep 2014
at 12:08
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bitter and dry, pours out a hazy medium golden with small tight whitem head. Faint aroma of malt, hops kick in late at the taste and finish. Sharp and tangy palate.
Tried
on 31 Aug 2014
at 10:35
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16 ounce can into pint glass; no canning date, but was released pretty recently. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy golden amber color with a 2 finger dense and rocky white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with some moderate streaming carbonation. Aromas of grapefruit, lemon zest, orange zest, citrus rind, floral, grass, pine, light caramel, bread, and floral earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with bright hop presence and moderate malt balance; with solid strength. Taste of grapefruit, lemon zest, orange zest, citrus rind, floral, grass, light pine, light caramel, bread, and floral earthiness. Fair amount of earthy floral/pine bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon/orange zest, citrus rind, floral, grass, pine, light caramel, bread, and floral earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice balance of bright citrus hops with moderate malt flavors; with a nice crisp malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a smooth, crisp, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very good pale ale. Good balance of bright citrus/pine hops and moderate malt flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A nicely enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jan 2014
at 19:46
6/10
Tried
on 11 Oct 2013
at 15:13