Pale Ale (Bottle/Can Conditioned)
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, California, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
7.03
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Heavy on hops, that was always the brewery plan. So in 1980, we loaded Pale Ale up with Cascade—a new hop at the time named after the mountain range—and the intense aromas of pine and citrus sparked the American craft beer revolution.
Admin Note: Bottle/Can Conditioned. Considered a separate entry from the Draft/Draught version.
Admin Note: Bottle/Can Conditioned. Considered a separate entry from the Draft/Draught version.
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6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Medium stable bubbly head, quit4 clear and dark orange colour, quite malty orange and pine, medium goorapefruit peel and pineapple bitterness. A bit too malty but still quite nice.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Aug 2026
at 19:31
5/10
Tried
on 29 Jan 2026
at 02:36
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
It is a regular ale, on the American way. The color is copper, bitter, hop, malt, a bit watery but it is easy to drink, drinking it a long time ago, to repeat one of these days.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jan 2026
at 13:39
6/10
Tried
on 08 Nov 2025
at 15:00
6/10
Barva tmave zlatava, pena nizka a brzo pryc. Vune slad, karamel. Chut slad, karamel, ovoce. Dojezd suchy, ovocny citrusovy. Plnost stredni. Horkost stredni. Fajn ember ale. Vzpominky na SF
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Oct 2025
at 20:06
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
0.473 l can from 'Craftbeershop.com', canned in March 2025. A little hazy, golden orange with a medium large, frothy, slowly diminishing, white head. Sweetish, gently fruity-resiny aroma of mango, grapefruit, orange jam, some pine and light tobacco. Gently sweet, moderately bitter, quite resiny and gently fruity taste of pine, tobacco, grapefruit, mango and some orange jam, followed by a short, gently bitter, slightly dry finish. Medium body, smooth and gently effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. First time I tried this iconic beer in all those years, delivers as expected. Nothing outstanding anymore, but really well-balanced and harmonious.
Tried
from Can
from Craftbeer Shop
on 12 Sep 2025
at 18:22
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 7
Re-rating (previous 7.3) Review based on the BJCP2021 guidelines (style 18B). Can 35 cl - Batch 16 (BB: not declared - Canned on: 112724). AROMA: medium-low hop aroma (pine, slight ripe cantaloup melon) supported by medium malt character with slight toffee notes. slight ripe orange. APPEARANCE: deep gold color and clear. medium moussy ivory head with average retention. TASTE: medium-low fruity notes similar to the aroma (ripe melon, orange), followed by medium-low malt (toffee-like). medium-high bitterness that lingers beyond a medium-dry to dry finish. balance towards the hops and bitterness. PALATE: medium-light body with medium carbonation. OVERALL: a nice american pale ale example with the balance tilted towards hops.
Tried
from Can
on 21 May 2025
at 15:22
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Wow - can’t believe I haven’t gotten around to rating this one yet. BUt yeah, it’s a sierra nevada, pretty decent stuff.
Tried
from Can
on 20 May 2025
at 00:49
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. This is a pretty good American pale ale. Nice aroma and flavor. I recommend this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2025
at 05:16
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Can shared at work. Pours copperish golden with a lacing white head. Nose is restrained, vague floral and fruity hops with a malty touch. Taste is more intense tho, it shows floral, citric and resinous notes with a good amount of bitterness. Light to medium bodied with average carbonation. Well rounded with a nice balance, nothing revolutionary obviously, but classic for a reason.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Mar 2025
at 11:58