Powder Monkey Pale Ale

Heavy Seas Brewing Company in Halethorpe, Maryland, United States 🇺🇸

Pale Ale - Classic English Regular

Score

6.45

ABV: 4.8%

IBU: 28

Ticks: 47

At Heavy Seas, we brew a traditional English-style pale ale with our own East Coast twist: UK Fuggles and Goldings dominate the flavor of Powder Monkey, but has subtle notes of citrus and flower from Cascade hops added in the boil and hopback. Brass in color, Powder Monkey, like all of our beers, is well balanced: distinct bitterness and a slight malt sweetness characterize the taste. In 2010, it won a bronze medal at the World Beer Cup; in 2008, it won a silver medal at the Great American Beer Festival.

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RichTheVillan (12544) ticked Powder Monkey Pale Ale from Heavy Seas Brewing Company 3 months ago

at GBBF 2025

Tried from Cask on 22 Aug 2025 at 14:52

6.9

Jow (8011) reviewed Powder Monkey Pale Ale from Heavy Seas Brewing Company 5 months ago

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

At. Town and Fin Pub while taking drawing lesson. orange pour and big foamy head. Nose is citrus and hay. Tatses of orange peel, sharp lemon, hay, sawdust, touch of pine, herbal. Thin and bitter.

Tried on 11 Jul 2025 at 23:49

6.8

Maverick (5062) reviewed Powder Monkey Pale Ale from Heavy Seas Brewing Company 6 months ago

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

Orangey brown pour from bottle. Bit of hops and a little malt but otherwise uneventful.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 01:25

kristincedar (7053) ticked Powder Monkey Pale Ale from Heavy Seas Brewing Company 11 months ago

Tried on 13 Dec 2024 at 16:48

Gripweed57 (8703) reviewed Powder Monkey Pale Ale from Heavy Seas Brewing Company 4 years ago

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

12 ounce bottle. Bright amber gold pour. Small frothy beige head. Earthy, woody malt aroma hints at mint. Flavor is reminiscent of toasted malt with floral, grassy notes. Typical British ale character. Decent.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Feb 2021 at 05:13

WingmanWillis (38005) ticked Powder Monkey Pale Ale from Heavy Seas Brewing Company 6 years ago

Tried on 09 Aug 2019 at 16:52

maniac (11830) ticked Powder Monkey Pale Ale from Heavy Seas Brewing Company 8 years ago

Clear amb bod med foam tan head. Earthy floral arma. Earthy floral flav, some toffee and bready. Med bod mod low carb. 7/4/7/3/14 3.5

Tried from Draft on 03 Sep 2017 at 15:22

ben4321 (11441) reviewed Powder Monkey Pale Ale from Heavy Seas Brewing Company 9 years ago

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

12 oz bottle. Clear orange with a beige head. Pale, bready malts, light spice notes, light hop notes. Similar flavor. Lightly sweet to front with a bit of bitterness as well. Light-medium body. Fizzy carbonation. Okay.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Feb 2016 at 18:17

5.4

solidfunk (21802) reviewed Powder Monkey Pale Ale from Heavy Seas Brewing Company 10 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

OK for style, meaning this is properly boring but easy to drink. Dark amber pour with good head and lacing. Light bitter finish. Some mash malt. Some light citrus peel, but not super well integrated. Tap at Rosslyn brewpub.

Tried from Draft on 06 Jul 2015 at 16:49

6.3

trapped (8267) reviewed Powder Monkey Pale Ale from Heavy Seas Brewing Company 10 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask @ Albion. Murky dark amber with medium sized beige foamy head, doughy aroma, sweetish taste, low carbonation, thin body, long bitter finish. Typical bitter.

Tried from Cask on 02 Jul 2015 at 15:50