Clipper City Pale Ale

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Pours copper-amber with a medium fluffy white head with lost of carbonation. Laces fairly well. Only slightly hoppy with sweet malts overwhelming the hops. An average beer, left a lot to be desired for an APA.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 6

A nice light golden pour with a smallish head and some spotty lacing. Light aromas of ripe fruits (apples), slightly sweet malts and very little hops. taste is thin but satisfactory with a slight malt sweetness up front and not enough hops in the end. Maybe a good golden ale but not a good APA.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

Of English persuasion as no American hop varieties are evident in this fresh bottle. Amber copper pour with a dissipating thin head and splotchy lace. Malty cereal baby, with a toned down fruitiness. Lighter in body, balanced, no give or take one way or the other...a bit of a bland feel all around. Pale malt, cardboard, faint hops and mashed fruits. Nothing worthwhile that I can immediately think of.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

A beer of the month club entry for march/april 2010 -- Pours nicely copper color, short lived head, pleasant bready, slightly hoppy bitter flavor. An easy drink, when you want something that is not too dramatic or overbearing.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Crystal clear, amber/deep golden ale with a small, creamy, off-white head. The nose is of honey, citrus fruit peels and juniper. Well-balanced flavor... malty, but perfectly hopped. Notes of caramel and English toffee.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Poured a nice copper color with a medium head. smelled of hops. Typical pale ale. Wasn't anything i would go looking for, but wouldn't turn it down if handed to me.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

Tan color. Small head. Aroma is malty and slightly sweet. Medium bodied Pale Ale. Malts are nutty and sweet. Hops are mild and floral. Well balanced. Very smooth. Perhaps a touch too sweet and thin for a Pale Ale, but very drinkable. Would be a good session beer. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is sweet.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Poured with a nice head that lasted for most of the drink with sustained lacing. The color was brownish gold. The aroma was hoppy and very typical of an average American pale ale. Not bad, but not great. Just average for its style, which are a dime a dozen.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Pours a nice goldenrod color, lots of bubbles with a vigorous, but short-lived head. Aroma is somewhat sweet, not too overpowering so I like it. Flavor is a little weak, with a metallic fishy taste...odd. Overall it’s alright, but has room for improvment.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 5

Poured a copper color with a small off white head. Mild hoppy aroma. Slightly hoppy watery taste and mouthfeel. Funky after taste of metallic vegetables. Nothing special here