Mad River Steelhead Extra Pale Ale

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

WoW - Extra IPA, well it might be considered EXTRA WIMPY! Light flaver, light body. In reality the flavor is fairly good, but there is just not a lot of it!

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

I had this beer with dinner at the Bottega Restaurant in Nappy Valley, California. This beer was quite nice but tasted to me more like an East Coast IPA - very piney, little floral/citrus notes. It was good just not what I was expecting in a state that is home to Lagunitas, Russian River, and Sierra Nevada.

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

Lacking... I didn't expect a ton-'o-hops in a pale ale, but did expect some... missed it. Very lightly hoppy, but more grassy like a barely average lager perhaps. Thin and very light bodied. Bitter finish.

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

A nearly watered light amber colored beer. A medium sized, frothy textured, white head rises briefly above. Disappears fairly quickly, leaving nothing but a thin soapy ringlet. The nose bready malt and faint grassy hops. The tasting matches, but a little more pronounced. An effervescent, light body. Probably works as a session beer, but no much more than that.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 5

I was thinking that was I was going to be enjoying a nice pale ale with dinner, but this was no pale ale. Aroma is peachy somehow, but not juicy peaches...more akin to unripe peaches...green I suppose. Some grass notes too. Sweet on the tongue, lacking any noticeable hop profile that would assert itself and remind me that I’m drinking a pale ale. Seemes a bit buttery too. Not awful...just....next!

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

nice malt/hop interplay here, which is the only thing making this a slightly above average pale. it was a fairly pleasant surprise. clean, crisp, and refreshingly dry in the finish. 7/09 - not nearly as good last time. fully average, but i'll only knock the score a bit unless it's the same several times in a row.

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

Bottle courtesy of durhambeer. Pours copper with a white head. Smells spicy with some underlying caramel hints. Tastes lightly bitter and resiny with some nice malty undertones.

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

This brew is a pretty average beer. It poured a golden hazy color with a small white head that left some lacing. The mouthfeel was medium and crisp still. The aroma was of floral and hops. The flavor was well balanced for PA mainly hop flavor but a little malt balance. Overall my only gripe is the low alcohol content but i wouldn't ding the beer because the flavor was good.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

This beer pours a brightly coloured orange body. With a small white head. Retention is poor but lacing is fairly decent. Not a lot of foam but well carbonated and easy to bubble up temporarly (hope that makes sense). Aroma is typical, honey, hops- not sure what kind, familiar but hard to distinguish and piney. Taste is what i enjoyed the most- flavors are astringent, fruity and tangy like tangerines. great beer, Humboldt county- dank beer, but not that dank.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6

Hazy pale yellow colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is lemony and orangish. Flavour is yeasty, fruity and has some hints of caramel. Watery, very watery.