Grunion
Ballast Point Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Rotating|
Score
7.15
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American Pale Ale with Calypso and Mosaic hops. Made by Doug Pominville.
Our Grunion Pale Ale wasn’t born on a beach, but in a backyard. Originating from an employee-only home brew contest, this award-winning hoppy pale ale is named after the tiny local fish known for late night frolics on shore. A pair of new hop varieties lend strong yet balanced summer melon aromas and herbal flavors, while a soft caramel malt sweetness holds it all together.
Our Grunion Pale Ale wasn’t born on a beach, but in a backyard. Originating from an employee-only home brew contest, this award-winning hoppy pale ale is named after the tiny local fish known for late night frolics on shore. A pair of new hop varieties lend strong yet balanced summer melon aromas and herbal flavors, while a soft caramel malt sweetness holds it all together.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at BrewDog Soho. Clear red orange amber colour lasting beige head. dank hop aroma. Dank pine grapefruit throughout. Good mouth feel. Hoppy. Some bitterness on the finish. Drinkable body. Hoppy decent drinking apa. Good.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Nov 2015
at 07:44
8/10
Tried
on 10 Nov 2015
at 12:05
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Hazy pale amber. Thin head. Richly citrusy aroma, moderately bitter taste, quaffable and fruity.
Tried
on 09 Nov 2015
at 16:37
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap at Three Beers. Citrus (grapefruit), tropical fruits, pine, caramel. Mild sweetness and mild to moderate bitterness. Dry and bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Nov 2015
at 14:14
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
(Draught at Man in the Moon, Stockholm, 4 Sep 2015) Amber colour with frothy, off-white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with citrus, tropical fruit, tea and slightly grainy malt. Malty, fruity taste with notes of citrus, resin, crystal malt, slightly metallic with a balanced citric, resiny bitterness. Medium body, quite dry. Fresh, tasty and well made pale ale. Nice one.
Tried
on 31 Oct 2015
at 14:43
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
23rd October 2015
Can. Clear rich gold beer, good pale cream colour head. Palate is airy and with a trailing carbonated nip. Very light malts, touch of sweetness. Hops are a fabulous mix of mango and tangerine with a good dose of hop spice to boot! Whisper of skunk. Light crisp finish. Hop spice lingers on. A real surprise this one, fabulous and sunk in a few mins.
Can. Clear rich gold beer, good pale cream colour head. Palate is airy and with a trailing carbonated nip. Very light malts, touch of sweetness. Hops are a fabulous mix of mango and tangerine with a good dose of hop spice to boot! Whisper of skunk. Light crisp finish. Hop spice lingers on. A real surprise this one, fabulous and sunk in a few mins.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Oct 2015
at 07:30
8/10
Tried
on 22 Oct 2015
at 13:17
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Can from BottleDog, Edinburgh. Hazy golden/amber body with a medium off-white head. Lively carbonation. Nice lacing. Aroma of grapefruit, green pepper, watermelon and freshly opened hop bag. Flavour of bitter grapefruit, orange and stainless steel. Medium body with an oily texture. Soft fizz. Delicious. Tastes more bitter than the 35 IBUs suggest.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Oct 2015
at 14:03
8.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Orange, pineapple, malt, and earthy grapefruit peel aroma. Golden yellow with large off white head. Lightly sweet orange malt and moderately strong earthy grapefruit peel flavor. Nice body. Extra point for its "Beverly Hillbillies" reference (kind of).
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2015
at 14:20
7/10
Tried
on 17 Oct 2015
at 22:08