Cape Brewing Company (CBC) Pale Ale

Pale Ale

 

Cape Brewing Company (CBC) in Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa 🇿🇦

  Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular
Score
6.26
ABV: 4.5% IBU: 35 Ticks: 9
Fermentation: Classical Top Fermentation. Special American Pale Ale Yeast.
Malt: Speciality Malt
Hops: CBC secret hops
Yeast: American Pale Ale Yeast
Water: Paarl Mountain Water
Taste: Fruity, Lemony with a touch of granadilla

Awards:
South African National Beer Trophy Awards 2023: Gold Medal/ Best Hoppy Beer Trophy
South African National Beer Trophy Awards 2022: Silver Medal
South African National Beer Trophy Awards 2021: Gold Medal
South African National Beer Trophy Awards 2020: Gold Medal
South African National Beer Trophy Awards 2017: Gold Medal
 

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7.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

keg at The Thirsty Scarecrow Stellenboch ...golden amber ...thin white lacing ...soft sweet floral caramelised fruit nose ..soft juicy sweet floral juicy fruit

Tried on 29 Aug 2025 at 10:05


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

12 - 28 May 2025. Road trip Namibia. Bottle from Spar. Cheers to Anke, Frank & Els!

A: clear golden, thin, white head.
A: pine, grass, rusk, grapefruit, toasted onion.
T: sweetish pear, melon, bitter grapefruit & grass.
F: piney hops, grass.
P: medium body, slick texture, average to fizzy carbonation.
Started well, but a bit empty in the end.

Tried on 12 Aug 2025 at 11:37


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft (in South Africa). Amber bere with a cream head. Light citrus aroma. Citrus and caramel flavor. Medium bodied. Citrus and caramel linger.

Tried from Draft on 12 Sep 2023 at 16:46


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottled. Orangeish golden colour with a small white head. Aroma is mango, some floral tones with sweet malts. Flavour is sweet malts, some grains, mild grassy bitterness along with some floral elements.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2022 at 09:47


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

0,33 boks fra kiosken på Voortrekker Monument i Pretoria, feb-20: klar gylden med ok skum. En velsmakende og balansert pale ale med en passelig dose tropiske frukter i lag med litt grapefrukt og furunål. Halvtørr avslutning preget av mersmak (eller er det den herlige sommervarmen som er utslagsgivende?). Brygget hos Åbro av CBC brewmaster Wolfgang Koedel, iflg etiketten.

Tried on 16 Feb 2020 at 19:46


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle at home, Nivala. Enjoyed straight from the bottle. Aromas and flavours: Some fruits, some hops and malts. Little bit of grassy

Tried from Bottle on 06 Dec 2019 at 17:05


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle as CBC Cape Point Pale Ale. An orange beer, a head is medium and blond. Aroma has fruitness of mango, hint of maltyness. Taste has the same mango, some dry grain, mild bitterness. Decent.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Nov 2019 at 10:06


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

11/10/2019. Bottle from The Savanna, Liverpool Street Station, London. As CBC Cape Point Pale Ale. Same 4.8% so have assumed it's the same as this one, but now it says it's brewed in South Africa with no mention of Sweden. Pours clear pale gold with a frothy white head. Aroma of hops, flowers, grass, malt, citrus, caramel and light pine. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, average carbonation. Sweetness grows in finish. It's ok.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Oct 2019 at 20:26


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

330ml can thanks to Travlr
Pours clear dark golden with a small beige head, some lacing. Aroma of toasted malts, toffee and bready. Flavor is bready, bitters, lemon zest and herbal
Decent

Tried from Can on 19 Jun 2016 at 23:46