Sidecar Orange Pale Ale
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, California, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - Flavoured Rotating Out of Production|
Score
6.56
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This beer has a pop of bright orange flavor that emphasizes the natural citrus-heavy character of Cascade, Equinox and Mandarina hops. Brewed with orange peel added directly to the kettle, and all the classic hop flavor you'd come to expect from our all-new take on the hop-forward fruit beer.
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6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at Rose & Thistle, Frimley Green. Pine and citrus, some caramel. Bright orange amber. Thick and fluffy white head. Light bitter, with a kinda sour-umami edge. Light bodied. Thin. Fizzy carb. Long slightly astringent finish. OK. The hops and citrus almost cancel each othet out. Not as hoppy or orange as I expected. A tad medicinal.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Sep 2017
at 10:53
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Hazy golden with a lasting white head. Aroma of malt and citrus, very familiar for a Sierra Nevada fan. Sweet malty and fruity flavour with a little more orange than your average SNPA.
Tried
on 15 Sep 2017
at 13:16
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6
Hazy golden orange color medium white head. Aroma of orange peel. Taste is lightly bittersweet orange and bread. Decent.
Tried
on 02 Sep 2017
at 09:51
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
This tastes terrible when you drink it right out of the can! Not that such affects my ratings, more like a general caution. Anyway, light amber-gold color, looks like SNPA. Light orange peel character with light citrus hopping. Balanced flavors, light bready, light resin, light bitter finish, light orange peel flavors, some orange juice.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Aug 2017
at 09:40
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle drunk 7.1.17.
Lightly-to-minimally hazy, soft-hued, brass-tangerine with a small, off-white head showing moderately-low retention.
Soap, citrus, biscuit and definite orand juice-like notes collect in the nose with punchy grapefruit, bubble gum and honey sitting rather inharmoniously on the finish.
Acidic citrus cuts through bubble gum and nearly saccharine-like sweetness to find a fizzy, medium-light body, citric hops and a pretty mediocre orange peel character. Soap and grain on the end with orange juice acidity and nothing particularly enjoyable in any aspect.
Lightly-to-minimally hazy, soft-hued, brass-tangerine with a small, off-white head showing moderately-low retention.
Soap, citrus, biscuit and definite orand juice-like notes collect in the nose with punchy grapefruit, bubble gum and honey sitting rather inharmoniously on the finish.
Acidic citrus cuts through bubble gum and nearly saccharine-like sweetness to find a fizzy, medium-light body, citric hops and a pretty mediocre orange peel character. Soap and grain on the end with orange juice acidity and nothing particularly enjoyable in any aspect.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2017
at 15:59
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Bottle) Pours hazy amber with short-lived small white head. Nice aroma of oranges / mandarins with faint biscuit notes. Medium bodied with plenty of carbonation. Nice taste. There’s a pleasant bitterness from start to finish, dominating in the finish. The orange fruity notes peak in the middle but are also present throughout. There’s a subtle biscuity malt. Pleasant, a bit different.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2017
at 08:34
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
355ml bottle. Pours a clear orange-amber with a large, frothy, long lasting, white head that leaves plenty of lace. Sweet aroma of biscuit malt, orange peel and grass. Sweet flavour of pale malt and orange peel with a dry, hoppy, bitter grass finish. Light to medium body with an oily texture and soft carbonation. Good but not great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2017
at 00:18
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Deep golden, hazy, loose but stable off-white head, moderate but distinctice dryish citric-fruity nose, pale malt well detectable, some herbal-hoppy edges; moderate to solid dry bitter-sweet flavour, nearly medium bodied and a bit fizzy, but crunchy; lingering bitter fruity-orangey finish with good balancing pale-malt. The perfect summer-drink...
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2017
at 06:52
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Schneiders Getränke, Köln. Great fresh orange beginning. Floral fruity, very light and refreshing in body. The hops are fruity with the orange-zest there as well. Round and smooth with orange and some malt in the aftertaste, moderate bittered. Very nice and refreshing summer beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2017
at 16:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 oz. bottle, pours a hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out light oranges, biscuity malt and citrus hops. Flavour is bright and citrusy, with citrus hops, some orange character and biscuity malt. Bright and nicely balanced. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Aug 2017
at 20:07