Double Take Pale Ale
WX Brands (World Brews) in Novato, California, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.34
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance had a slightly hazy golden orange perhaps close to yellow and almost transparent body with a two finger white foamy head that dies fairly quickly perhaps closer to a minute and leaving a fairly nice spectacular lacing.
The smell had a somewhat malty and fairly bitter hoppy showing a decent bitter aromatic presence.
The taste had a balanced sort of bittersweetness that is absolutely totally spectacular, sweet sort of malty aftertaste and no finish.
On the palate, it sat at/about a fairly light, and somewhat sesssionable, carbonation is very smooth (holy crap, very smooth, good for Double Take).
Overall, this is one of their better brews.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Bottle, 12oz. An amber colored beer topped by a decent, off-white head. The aroma is a bit malty for my likings, at least considering it’s and APA. Some citrusy scents too, maybe a touch of grass and tropical fruits. In the mouth too it’s too malty, and way too chewy for an APA, I’d also like more bitterness going on. Still, it’s a quite nice beer, not just within my definition of a pale ale. Full body, with a pleasant level of carbonation. A beer I won’t miss, but won’t have any problems drinking more of either. 130630
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
12 oz bottle from mixed box at Safeway in Davis, CA. Pours clear copper with a slight white head. Light aromas of roast malt and citrus/floral. Med body. Flavor is roast malt with some citrus/floral hop. It fits the style. The flavors are fairly strong. Ten years ago this would have been a show stopper. Today it’s average "craft". But that’s not bad.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
12 oz bottle from Safeway Salinas. Nose is caramel, light citrus, and a little grassy note. Clear amber with a medium off white head. Flavor is very light bitterness and caramel. Drinkable if nothing better is around.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle. Pours clear orange amber, small white head that dissipates quickly with some lacing. Aroma is citrus, pine resin, caramel, something like a solvent. Flavor is about the same, light sweet, very light bitter. Medium body, slightly weird aftertaste but otherwise not too bad.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Crisp copper coloured body with a thin white head, a bit of movement at the bottom and the sides. Aroma of light earthy hops, some light malt and a hint of cardboard. Light to Medium-bodied; Strong light hoppy flavour with a nice english or german hoppiness, a good light malt backbone and a little sweetness. Aftertaste shows some very nice light hops, no bitterness and especially no alcohol bite or funky flavours. Overall, a surprisingly good beer, and even more surprising is that it comes from Rochester! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle given to me after hockey by a teammate, purchased at Safeway in Arlington, Virginia sampled in January 2013.