Portland Original Portland Ale

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

Quite ho-hum in my opinion. Nothing special on the pour but a weak head and an expected light amber color. Lighter than I was planning and at first glance I thought it was a pilsner. Very little in the aroma. Just a hint of hops and citrus. Flavor was weak, but there was balance in the malt and hops. Finish was clean. Would be refreshing on a hot day, but I probably wont go out of my way for this one again.

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

Poured with small nice sized head, then all gone..a yellow colour straight up, smells very faintly of lemons and syrup. non bittered really, a lack luster beer here. clean aftertaste though.

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

Light gold color. Aroma is malty and fruity. A medium bodied American Pale Ale. Malts are fairly sweet. Hops are slightly spicy. Fairly smooth. Light and refreshing. Kind of your typical microbrew American Pale Ale. Not bad, but nothing to distinguish it between several hundred other pale ales. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and crisp. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.

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

Light orange, lots of carbonation. Little head. Grapefruit and a little hops earthiness in the aroma. The flavor is subdued with some hops, a little dirt and some grapefruit. A medium body. Refreshing, but not special.

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

Pours a light golden/yellow, with a tiny head which goes rapidly to be replaced by a thin ring and lace around the glass. Nice sweet malty aroma greets my nose, I also sense some lemon and other fruity smells..prety nice stuff. mmmm , intresting for such a pale looking brew.Sweet malt taste is quickly overpowered by the hop bitterness and it fimishes dry. I can taste bananas somewere in here and a slight pepperyness ( is that a word?)..nice Nice in the mouth, not too much carbonation and a dry finish. Not the most flavourful beer ever devised! But a very drinkable one, non-the-less..a good lawn mower beer!

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

Light golden/yellow color with a slight chill haze to it. Little head retention, but carbonated fairly heavily. Aroma is nice and hoppy, just like I enjoy. Not real strong, but distinguishable. Mouthfeel is good, solid and smooth. Not quite as bubbly as I like, but not bad. Flavor is balanced quite well, but leans toward a hop bitterness, fitting the style quite nicely. Hop profile comes forth from beginning to end, finishing with a welcome piney bitterness. Overall, I could drink more of this!