Square Nail Pale Ale
Publican House Brewery in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.64
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at volo.
Decent amount of piney hops and some light bready malts in the nose. The flavor is quite maltier than i expected. Some evident caramel malts, with more of the piney hops. Medium bitter finish, quie quenching, and a good solid beer.
Decent amount of piney hops and some light bready malts in the nose. The flavor is quite maltier than i expected. Some evident caramel malts, with more of the piney hops. Medium bitter finish, quie quenching, and a good solid beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:28
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Can: Poured a light copper color ale with a large foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of light citrusy notes with grainy malt notes. Taste is also dominated by light citrusy notes with grainy malt bill and some light bitter finish. Body is about average with good carbonation. I thought the hops profile fell short for the style.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Mar 2015
at 15:37
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Poured from the tap. Clear, light medium orangey brown with off white head. Piney, grassy hops with mild citrus hops, subtle caramel malt, a bit watery. Dryish finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Feb 2015
at 18:20
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
This ale poured a medium amber colour with a off white, foamy head. Scents include malt, light caramel, honey and hops. First sip was a little sweet. Flavours of grass, honey and toast. Finish is hoppy with a medium bitterness.
Tried
on 26 Oct 2014
at 17:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can - Pine and citrus hops. Clear gold with a rich white head. Piney, skunky, earthy with a pithy bitterness throughout.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jul 2014
at 08:43
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Single can from the LCBO. Pours a clear amber colour with fluffy-creamy warm cap that stays quite long and leaves very good amounts of soapy thick lacing. Aromas of butterscotch with mild hops, rusty water notes and some bread. The hop give a nice sharp edge of bitterness at first in the taste, with the caramel lingering in the finish. Seems like the grass comes back after that. A beautiful-looking, well-blended Pale Ale with some decent bite.
Tried
from Can
on 27 May 2014
at 18:43
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from the LCBO. Pours a very clear deep amber with a small off white head. Nose is grass, pine and light citrus with some toffee notes. Nice and bitter throughout with only a hint of malt sweetness. Grapefruit and spice in the long dry finish. Medium mouth with active carbonation. Quite good.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Mar 2014
at 17:19
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
pours amber gold. Pretty good lacing but no head retention. The smell is mild but theres some honey malt there. Taste is pretty bitter. This is a little better than the stout i remember having from these guys. The bitterness has a lot of staying power on palate. On tap at volos
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Jun 2012
at 16:31
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Slightly hazy amber coloured body with a copper glow and a thin off-white head. Aroma of light hops, a touch of malt and a good amount of caramel and other sweetness. Light to Medium-bodied; Bright floral and piney hops showing through with a good malt backbone and a touch of earth and nuts on the end. Aftertaste shows more hops than malt, as expected, with a little sweetness and more than a little alcohol on the end. Overall, a nice APA, definitely worth trying if you can find it! I sampled this pint on draught at barVolo in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on 10-October-2009.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Apr 2011
at 18:48
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Growler, 1.9 l, purchased at the brewery, gift from Steve Gamble, savoured on May 23 2009; eye: copper, clear, no effervescence, tiny ring of tan head, slight lacing; nose: mash, hops, malt, caramel, orange; mouth: watery, sweet, hops, malt, caramel, orange, sweet finale with presence of caramel malt and hops, lightly bitter, rather sweet, medium-light body, not much carbonation, sticky; overall: correct FRANÇAIS « Growler », 1,9 l, acheté à la brasserie, cadeau de Steve Gamble, savourée le 23 mai 2009; œil : cuivrée, claire, pas d’effervescence, très petit anneau de mousse fauve, très légère dentelle; nez : drèche, houblon, malt, caramel, orange; bouche : aqueuse, sucrée, houblon, malt, caramel, orange, finale sucrée avec présence de malt caramel et de houblon, légèrement amère, plutôt sucrée, corps moyen-léger, peu carbonatée, collante; en résumé : correct
Tried
from Growler
on 23 May 2009
at 16:01