Isaac
True West Brewery in Acton, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Rotating|
Score
6.87
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This classic American-style Pale Ale pours a deep golden color with a small white head. Malty biscuit aromas mingle with citrusy American hops in this refreshing beer. Moderate malt flavors of biscuit and caramel seamlessly meld with judicious amounts of fruity and citrusy American hops to attack your taste buds, with a firm hop bitterness that lingers long into the finish. Isaac is named after a Captain (Isaac Davis) who led the Acton Minutemen into the Battle of Lexington and Concord. During this battle he was the first officer to be killed in during the American Revolution.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Brewery draught, 8/12/26.
Bread, sweaty hop and toast all at once, with a bit more aroma than many of their beers. Very fruity on the finish.
Buttery with apple, sweaty moderately boiled hop and a lightly toasty, bready, buscuity texture. Sweeter up front but drying out. Despite the butter, apple, pepper, there's something compelling here. Or maybe it's just the throwback novelty.
Bread, sweaty hop and toast all at once, with a bit more aroma than many of their beers. Very fruity on the finish.
Buttery with apple, sweaty moderately boiled hop and a lightly toasty, bready, buscuity texture. Sweeter up front but drying out. Despite the butter, apple, pepper, there's something compelling here. Or maybe it's just the throwback novelty.
Tried
from Draft
at
True West Brewery
on 12 Aug 2026
at 19:05
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
10 oz draft. Flavor has a decent amount of bready malt with moderate citrus. Lightly juicy fruit and mild citrus/ grapefruit rind bitterness. Well made.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Aug 2025
at 14:57
6/10
Tried
on 02 Aug 2023
at 16:25
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Aug 2023
at 15:31
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF 2023 - Day 1. Pours clear gold with a small, bubbly white head. Lightly sweet with some citrusy hops, dried pale malts, a little bitter pine needles. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Decent balance to finish, more citrus rind, piney impressions, lean pale malts. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Aug 2023
at 13:35
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
1st August 2023
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Almost clear gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is light and semi dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Light sweet pale malts. Sweet floral fruits, juicy ripe tangerine and mandarin. Light finish. Fresh and drinkalble if a tad dry.
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Almost clear gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is light and semi dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Light sweet pale malts. Sweet floral fruits, juicy ripe tangerine and mandarin. Light finish. Fresh and drinkalble if a tad dry.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Aug 2023
at 13:33