Rainmaker Ale
Stormcloud Brewing Company in Frankfort, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Regular|
Score
6.97
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Our flagship beer. A classic Belgian Pale Ale with malt and hops balanced squarely in the middle. Brewed with northern Michigan grown hops.
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7/10
Can at Ryan's. Pours clear deep amber, nose is caramel, nutty, floral, citrus, spice, taste is spices, esters, floral, caramel. 7
Tried
from Can
on 12 Aug 2025
at 23:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On draught at The Back Lot.
Tried
on 27 Jul 2022
at 22:50
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
16 oz. draft. Mild lingering esters of yeast, soft grain, and a touch of earth. Lighter body with a smooth texture. Exactly what it should be.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Nov 2021
at 15:21
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
tap on Mackinac Island - solid Belgian Pale Ale - classic taste - very nice overall
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Sep 2020
at 21:05
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce can into tulip glass, no can dating. Pours slightly hazy deep golden amber/light orange color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice dense spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big lemon, orange, peach, plum, pear, apricot, melon, red apple, banana, bubblegum, peppercorn, clove, honey, wheat, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, light caramel/nutty, herbal, floral, wood, grass, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, bready malts, and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with big strength. Taste of big lemon, orange, peach, plum, pear, apricot, melon, red apple, banana, bubblegum, peppercorn, clove, honey, wheat, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, light caramel/nutty, herbal, floral, wood, grass, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, floral, woody, grassy bitterness; pepper/clove yeast spiciness; and light wheat/yeast tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, orange, peach, plum, pear, apricot, melon, red apple, banana, bubblegum, peppercorn, clove, honey, wheat, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, light caramel/nutty, herbal, floral, wood, grass, and yeast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, bready malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with an awesome malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spiciness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly crisp/sticky mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.2%. Overall this is an excellent Belgian pale ale. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, bready malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/refreshing to drink with the modestly bitter/spicy/drying finish; nicely soft feel. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Great well rounded Belgian yeast complexity, balancing earthy hops, and a nicely rich pale/Munich malt backbone. Mild residual sweetness with crisp dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and impressive spot on style example. No complaints.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Jul 2019
at 21:46
6/10
Tried
on 10 Nov 2017
at 06:03
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
tap (last fall) - Pours amber-orange with an off-white head. It smells of Belgian yeast and spices. The flavor is sweet and spicy with Belgian yeast and caramel. Medium bodied with lively carbonation, it’s a pretty good beer. Currently listed as 6% abv on the brewery’s website.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Mar 2016
at 13:44
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at Stormcloud. Light amber pour. Yeasty aroma with hops and pale malts. Yeasty, biscuity flavor, spicy with touches of hops. Rather nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Aug 2014
at 19:56
8.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft. Musty, yeasty lemon/orange malt aroma. Golden yellow with moderate head. Sweet honey, orange, yeast, and malt flavor. Very nice - a great beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Jul 2014
at 15:35