A Tiny Beautiful Something
Maine Beer Company in Freeport, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
7.53
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Our single hop pale ale, brewed to highlight the flavors and aromas of El Dorado hops.
Flavor Profile: Aromas of orange marmalade, apricot, and floral perfume. Notes of spice and earth.
Hops: El Dorado
Malt: American 2-Row, Caramel 40L, Carapils, Flaked Oats
Flavor Profile: Aromas of orange marmalade, apricot, and floral perfume. Notes of spice and earth.
Hops: El Dorado
Malt: American 2-Row, Caramel 40L, Carapils, Flaked Oats
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
50 cL bottle. Pours hazy yellow, small white head. Aroma is mild herbal and grassy, peach hoppy. Bitter, smooth fruity and crisp hoppy. Dry, bitter and smooth citrus hoppy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2017
at 21:14
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
$7.49 bottle from Beer Run. Pours golden with a small off-white head. Nice juicy citrus aroma, including fresh orange, floral hops, light tropical fruit. Flavor is bittersweet orange rind, perhaps some candied orange, pine, minor tropical fruit juice. Good, but missing something to make it excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2017
at 12:40
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Most recently on draught at Roxy’s A4cade, 3/3/17, though I’ve had it a number of times in bottles, since debut.
Minimally hazy, flaxen-golden with light copper hints and a large, well-retained white head.
Grassy, floral and almost heathery hops in the nose provide light lemon, hints of sweat and pepper, as well as juicy apple and nectarine. On the end, light grapefruit and pine linger, threatening to intensify and destroy the levity, but they never really do, thanks in some part to the honey-like malts that seem quite deep from the nose.
In the mouth it’s richly malty and dry with a lively, light floral and grassy hop bouquet that transitions in to juicier yellow fruits and finally ends with some bitter grapefruit and resin. Pepper lingers, as well as strong honey, vanilla and sourdough. Tight carbonation with no alcohol or flaw. I’d like them to get rid of the pine/grapefruit aspect altogether, but nevertheless this is still very drinkable and well-done.
Minimally hazy, flaxen-golden with light copper hints and a large, well-retained white head.
Grassy, floral and almost heathery hops in the nose provide light lemon, hints of sweat and pepper, as well as juicy apple and nectarine. On the end, light grapefruit and pine linger, threatening to intensify and destroy the levity, but they never really do, thanks in some part to the honey-like malts that seem quite deep from the nose.
In the mouth it’s richly malty and dry with a lively, light floral and grassy hop bouquet that transitions in to juicier yellow fruits and finally ends with some bitter grapefruit and resin. Pepper lingers, as well as strong honey, vanilla and sourdough. Tight carbonation with no alcohol or flaw. I’d like them to get rid of the pine/grapefruit aspect altogether, but nevertheless this is still very drinkable and well-done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2017
at 18:32
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
0.5l bottle @ Hotel Room. This is a mild cloudy golden colored one with a nice big lasting and lacing white head on the top. Immediately there's a really hop yeasty aroma coming from this. Reminds me of trub that I get in some of my homebrewed IPAs. There's lots of nice hoppy elements, super fresh. Mild citrus and ripe tropical fruits. Tastes superb also. A bit thinner than oily in the mouth and it's average on the relatively bug bubbles. Really grassy fresh in the taste. Instantly I get that this is something you can drink lots of. Cucumber, lime zest and traces of red berries. Really nice and quenching. 11.06.2015
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2017
at 07:06
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draught @ Milk and Hops - Chelsea. Hazy bright orange with creamy off-white head, light orange peel aroma, medium carbonation, smooth body, medium bitter citrus peel taste with flowery hops, medium bitter finish. Very very smooth and flavorful.
Tried
on 02 Nov 2016
at 13:34
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle: Poured a yellow color ale with a large white foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of fresh grapefruit juice is quite astonishing with some citrusy and tropical fruit notes. Taste is also highly reminiscent of mango and grapefruit with some residual sugar notes and limited bitterness and tons of floral notes. Body is full enough for style with good carbonation. Fantastic beer and wish the grapefruit notes could be so dominant in many more APA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2016
at 14:57
10/10
Tried
on 27 Jul 2016
at 14:45
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 5
Pours a gold from a bottle. What a weird beer. Huge tropical and citrus fruit aroma, flavor is similar but a lot of soapiness and even a little gum, like some crazy fruit flavor gum. Thin in the mouth and very bitter. I think I’d rather smell it than drink it. Meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jul 2016
at 22:39
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Où, Quand, Comment : Dégustée en fût au Farmhouse Tap & Grill (Burlington, VT), le 5/9/2015.
Visuel : Couleur : orangée. Apparence : voilée.
Arôme : Houblon fruité (agrumes, fruits tropicaux), légèrement herbeux (menthe) et floral avec des notes citriques, léger de céréales.
Goût : En entrée de bouche : Goût moyennement amer de houblon fruité (agrumes, fruits tropicaux), floral, légèrement herbeux aux notes citriques, résineuses et épicées, présent toute la gorgée. Un support de malt peu sucré est également présent avec des notes de biscuits.
En bouche : Corps : moyen-mince. Effervescence : moyenne. Texture : légèrement crémeuse. Finale : moyenne-longue aux notes sèches, composée d’une moyenne amertume de houblon floral, herbeux, fruité et aux notes citriques.
Visuel : Couleur : orangée. Apparence : voilée.
Arôme : Houblon fruité (agrumes, fruits tropicaux), légèrement herbeux (menthe) et floral avec des notes citriques, léger de céréales.
Goût : En entrée de bouche : Goût moyennement amer de houblon fruité (agrumes, fruits tropicaux), floral, légèrement herbeux aux notes citriques, résineuses et épicées, présent toute la gorgée. Un support de malt peu sucré est également présent avec des notes de biscuits.
En bouche : Corps : moyen-mince. Effervescence : moyenne. Texture : légèrement crémeuse. Finale : moyenne-longue aux notes sèches, composée d’une moyenne amertume de houblon floral, herbeux, fruité et aux notes citriques.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Apr 2016
at 04:02
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draught at The Growler. Pours amber with a little head. A light and drinkable APA with some pine and citrus.
Tried
from Growler
on 27 Mar 2016
at 20:59