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Pelican Brewing Company was born at the beach in Pacific City in 1996. Here, in front of a rundown old building at the water’s edge, stood three enthusiastic young folks whose thirst for great beer overshadowed their understanding of what it would take to build a brewery. They did it anyway. And now twenty years later, older, and wiser, Pelican Brewing Company is a craft beer industry leader with fans throughout the Northwest and around the world. Today we’ve taken our breweries and our values to other Oregon coastal towns where we wake up each day in a place that reminds us that amazing is possible. Cheers fellow fanatics. This is as good as it gets.
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7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
12 oz can purchased as a single at the Made in Oregon shop at the Portland, Oregon airport. Canned 10/22/18 per bottom of can. The pour is a hazy cloudy orange with a small white head. The aroma is mango pineapple tropical fruit The taste is the fresh tropical fruit hops, fruit mango soft sweetness and a cereal malt base holds it all together. The palate is an unfiltered medium body with soft natural carbonation and a dry citrus peel finish. Clean take on the style, tasty.
Tried from Can on 18 Dec 2018 at 19:50

8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
650 ml bottle. Pours a very dark brown with moderate head. Aromas of sticky caramel, sweet bourbon, dark fruit and caramel malts. Flavors of same with a hot finish. Great
Tried from Bottle on 09 Dec 2018 at 05:26

6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Refrigerated brown bomber via BuckeyeBoy poured in a glass. Black with small light brown head. Aroma is cocoa, medium body, medium carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is cocoa and dark chocolate. Pretty dry.
Tried on 05 Dec 2018 at 00:54

6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Tap at Pelican Cannon Beach. Classic West Coast Pale Ale. Filtered orange body. NW hops. Old school but nice. Heavier side of medium bodied. Good.
Tried from Draft on 11 Nov 2018 at 23:01

7.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Tap at Pelican Cannon Beach. Sweet and creamy. Forebearer of Black IPA. Heavy specialty malts, but still well balanced. Classic NW hop tones. Excellent beer.
Tried from Draft on 11 Nov 2018 at 22:59

7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Tap at Pelican Cannon Beach. Bright orange body, unfiltered but not opaque. Juicy, mosaic peach tone. Not really a hazy per se, but a solid IPA. A little hefty feeling for 6.2%. Pretty solid beer overall.
Tried from Draft on 11 Nov 2018 at 22:57

7.8/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Crowler fill, thanks to Britney at Growler Guys. Aroma is dark bread crust, toasted marshmallow, anise, caramel. Pours dark brown with a two finger beige head with excellent retention and lace. Taste is moderately sweet and lightly bitter in the finish. Really great brown ale.
Tried from Crowler on 17 Oct 2018 at 00:22

7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can from a Grocery Outlet. Pours hazy/translucent coppery/gold with a slight white head. Aroma is mango/citrus with some slightly roasty malt support. Med body or so. Flavor rather matches the aroma. It's a little juicy; not all that dry; not all that bitter. I think the wheat provides inadequate support for the malt. Barley - Barley - Barley (except for fruit beers I suppose). It's an ok drink, but not up to the best NE IPAs.
Tried from Can on 09 Oct 2018 at 00:34

7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
12oz can picked up at Total Wine in Spokane
Pours slightly cloudy golden with a medium sized white head that dissipates quickly, light lacing. Fruity, oranges, sorry grains and bitterness
Good
Tried from Can on 30 Sep 2018 at 03:47

8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle: Poured a light brownish orange with no head. Aroma is huge boozy with malts. Taste is boozy alcohol with malts little more American hops rugged.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Sep 2018 at 17:51