Paleface
Firebird Brewing Co. in Rudgwick, West Sussex, England 🏴
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.47
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This beer has a striking zesty aroma of citrus and pine, a bold rich malty taste and a dry, fresh finish. Available in cask and bottle.
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7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Clear and golden with a slight chill haze, a frothy white head and a fruity nose. Lightish bodied with tangerine and light malt and a soft, very slightly bitter dry finish
Tried
from Cask
at
White Hart
on 17 Jul 2025
at 15:25
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at Bakers Vaults, Stockport. Pours golden amber with a small off-white scummy head and good lacing. Just hops and some hints of citrus in the aroma. In the mouth it is slightly bitter but with some underlying sweetness. It’s juicy and smooth with flavours of floral hops and biscuits. Later on some malts come through as well. Bitterness lasts into the finish. It’s reasonable.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Sep 2024
at 19:41
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at Vesuvio, Darlington. Gluten Free. Golden colour, white foam head leaving lacing and aroma of citrusy hop. Taste is sweetish, malt, caramel, juicy fruit, citrus, pine and resiny hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying hoppy bitter finish. Nicely drinkable
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Jun 2023
at 18:26
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the Beehive, LGW South Terminal. It pours clear golden - amber with a fluffy white head. The aroma is fragrant, floral hops, nutty, sweet, caramel/toffee, digestive biscuit and a touch of bread. The taste is firm and dry upfront, some bitterness, grassy, floral, biscuity malt base, peppery spice and a touch of soapiness. Average body and decent, lifting carbonation. Decent condition helps, but this is a bit average. Sweeter and more malt that I would like.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Apr 2023
at 09:59
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Newark beer festival 2022. Golden colour with a thin head. Aroma and taste are sweet fruity peach. Light body.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 May 2022
at 15:20
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Queens Head,Brighton. Sunset coloured (it helps to have a missus who once worked for a paint firm, it helps to come up with some exotic colours or two!) pour with a white head. Citrus, vanilla and biscuit aroma. Bittersweet fruit flavours with a whisper of vanilla. Not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Aug 2016
at 07:29
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at Siba Tonbridge 2014. Clear amber no head. A little flat. Some citrus hop. Bit if ginger sting then flat. Disappointing.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jul 2014
at 10:10
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the 16th Egham Beer Festival. Bright amber with a white head; limey citrus aroma; buttery malt taste; and a crisp citrus finish. Very drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Nov 2013
at 11:48