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Switchback Extra Pale Ale

Switchback Extra Pale Ale

Rated 3.125 by BeerPals

Brewed by Switchback Brewing Company

Burlington, VT, United States

Style:  American Pale Ale

4.8% Alcohol by Volume

47 International Bittering Units

This beer is available seasonally


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Our Extra Pale Ale (XPA) is a hop-forward pale ale that employs an abundant use of whole cone hops. We have balanced the amazing bouquet and flavors that whole cone hops possess with a subdued malt character, creating a crisp refreshing beer. We developed Extra Pale Ale as a test brew on our 5 gallon pilot system utilizing Vermont grown hops from the UVM Hop Extension Program, and we loved the test beer so much that we decided to put XPA into production on our original 15 barrel brew house. Using whole cone hops created the challenge of reconfiguring the brew house just for this beer, but we’re overjoyed with the resulting aromas and ­flavors of the Centennial, Chinook, and Cascade hops.

ID: 97567 Last updated 1 month ago Added to database 2 years ago

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Most noted beer attributes

citrus 100%
watery 100%
freshly cut grass 100%
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Statistics

Overall Rank31492
Overall Percentile43.9
Style Rank1278 of 2315
Style Percentile44.8
Lowest Score3.5
Highest Score3.5
Average Score3.500
Weighted Score3.125
Standard Deviation0.000

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  • CHOPZ 7576 reviews
    rated 3.5 2 years ago

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

    Stubby from the brewery from my 2022 Vermont trip, pouring a hazy with tiny particles through it. The head is big, frothy, slightly creamy, white with good retention and leaving some dirty-thick creamy lacing. Grassy-herbal hoppy aromas with citrus hints. The mouthfeel is juicy, fairly thin and not much dryness in the end. Flavours of citrus that are on the mild side. A refreshing, wet Pale Ale with some hoppiness, grassiness all fitting the light style.

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