Special Pale Ale (SPA)

Bath Ales in Bristol, Bristol, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Pale Ale - Classic English Regular Out of Production

Score

6.05

ABV: 3.7%

IBU: -

Ticks: 27

With a wonderful golden colour and prominent citrus aroma, we’ve ensured that Special Pale Ale is nicely light and crisp, and is dry without being harsh. Special Pale Ale is a full-flavoured and really satisfying bitter.

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eurosoba (18828) ticked Special Pale Ale (SPA) from Bath Ales 3 years ago

28/11/1998. ROYAL STANDARD INN, 61 Penpol Terrace, HAYLE, Cornwall, England (ST. AUSTELL)
Never see it any more. A sad loss

Tried on 08 Nov 2022 at 09:48

Finn (18241) reviewed Special Pale Ale (SPA) from Bath Ales 8 years ago

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

Fra fat på Salamander Bath 3 Mai 17. Lys gylden. 0 skum. Juiceaktig. Veldig lett fruktaroma. Smaken syltynn. En aner litt frukt & litt malt.

Tried on 01 Jun 2017 at 09:17

RuneBlix (26478) reviewed Special Pale Ale (SPA) from Bath Ales 8 years ago

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

Cask, half-pint, shared with Finn at The Salamander. Filmy layer, clear pale golden body. Scattered lacing. Mild dried fruity aroma. Hints of lemon to a malt-accented taste profile. Malt-fruity endnotes. Easy going. (Bath 03.05.2017).

Tried from Cask on 28 May 2017 at 13:30

4.6

RichTheVillan (12446) reviewed Special Pale Ale (SPA) from Bath Ales 9 years ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Cask at Aston Manor Beer Festival; clear golden yellow pour with a bubbly white head, aroma has feint malt, taste is a bit like malty water with some hay.

Tried from Cask on 03 Jun 2016 at 14:01

6.5

daniele (14510) reviewed Special Pale Ale (SPA) from Bath Ales 10 years ago

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

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Tried from Draft on 22 Aug 2015 at 15:22

6.8

allmyvinyl (21224) reviewed Special Pale Ale (SPA) from Bath Ales 11 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask at The York Tap. Pours clear pale gold, thin white head. Solid pale, malt and light lemon citrus aromas, light sweet taste.Decent body for the strength.

Tried from Cask on 16 Sep 2014 at 01:47

4.6

YantarCoast (5285) reviewed Special Pale Ale (SPA) from Bath Ales 11 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Draught at the Hop Pole in Bath. Hoppy and citrusy aroma. Hoppy flavour. Not bad.

Tried on 22 Aug 2014 at 07:13

6.4

VastActiv (16457) reviewed Special Pale Ale (SPA) from Bath Ales 11 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at Gallow’s Bird, Espoo. Originally rated 30092011. Colour is clear golden with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Fruits, citrus, floral and malts.

Tried from Cask on 06 Aug 2014 at 09:33

5.5

Olut (22183) reviewed Special Pale Ale (SPA) from Bath Ales 12 years ago

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

The pump clip simply read ’Special’ rather than SPA but it is the same drink. Lighter golden with not much head, it has a pleasant drier malty character to it.

Tried on 26 Oct 2013 at 13:39

jimgreen (21728) reviewed Special Pale Ale (SPA) from Bath Ales 13 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Draft at the Old Contemptibles, Birmingham. Poured a light amber with a bubbly white head and some broken lace. The aroma is grassy and slightly malty. The flavour is medium bitter, somewhat sharp, with hints of butter, toffee and caramel. The bitterness lingers into the aftertaste which is almost mandatory for a pale ale to deliver a really unusual and refreshing ale. Hats off to Bath Ales for daring to be different.

Tried from Draft on 04 Mar 2013 at 09:01