Pale Ale Mary
NorthDown Brewery in Margate, Kent, England 🏴
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.28
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A classic English pale ale brimming with delicate orchard-like aromas and a deft balance between earthy hop bitterness and sweet rounded malt character.
Hops - Northdown, Brewers Gold, Bobek
Sight - light amber
Aroma - orchard fruit, floral, citrus
Taste - subtle bitterness, biscuity, crisp
Hops - Northdown, Brewers Gold, Bobek
Sight - light amber
Aroma - orchard fruit, floral, citrus
Taste - subtle bitterness, biscuity, crisp
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5.5/10
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Feb 2026
at 09:01
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Feb 2026
at 20:41
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
6/2/2026. Cask at the 16th Elysian Winter Beer Festival. Aroma is woody, musty, brussel sprouts. Okay.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Feb 2026
at 14:32
Tried
from Cask
on 10 May 2024
at 16:08
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Bear, Paddington on 10th May 2023. Golden amber with shallow off-white foam and spot lacing. Rich nutty malt aroma. Nutty in-mouth and a somewhat dry finish with lingering nutty maltiness. Light body and a smooth mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 May 2023
at 23:02
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Panda 🐼 at home big thanks to Colin. A mostly clear deep orange coloured pour with a small halo ofoff white head. Aroma is semi sweet, weed, hedgerow hop, grass, earthy grains, Flavour is composed of semi sweet, earthy, light tang, hedgerow hops, dirty round the edges. Dirty grains. Palate is grainy, light tang, moderate carbonation. passable.
Tried
on 20 Jan 2023
at 22:11
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottle at home, picked up from the brewery, 14/01/23. Golden blonde with a decent white cap. Nose is pale malts, grains, orange zest, lemon tinged straw. Taste comprises biscuit, grains, orange peel, soft malts, grass, melon. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close Passable pale ... lacking direction and hop presence.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jan 2023
at 17:26
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Clear and golden with a small, bubbly white head and fruit and grain on the nose. Light to medium bodied, some sweet malt and citrus fruit in the flavour, very slightly sour and bitter in the finish. [Shrewsbury CAMRA Beer Festival 2022]
Tried
on 21 Sep 2022
at 10:17
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle - Pours a hazy orange amber colour with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma is citrusy, light malts and hint of yeast. A moderately sweet taste, sweet pale malts, oranges and citrus peel with a light peppery bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jul 2021
at 11:41
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle. Poured a hazy medium amber colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is malt, earthy mineral, grassy citrus fruits. The flavour is moderate bitter, light sweet, with a light, crisp, citrus fruit, light pepper spice, light hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2019
at 21:23