American Pale Ale (APA) Beer Reviews
Give some props to Ken Grossman (Sierra Nevada) for getting this hoppy, refreshing brew on the map. A true classic.
by Mike | American IPA, American Pale Ale (APA), California, Mug, Pint Glass, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, United States |
Sierra Nevada is practically craft beer royalty. Founded in 1979, they were years ahead of their time and blazed a trail that craft brewers have followed ever since. Not only were they pioneers in brewing high quality American Ales, but they essentially introduced the...
by Michael Larson | American Pale Ale (APA), Mug, Pennsylvania, Pint Glass, United States, Victory Brewing Company |
It smells like orange-flavored fruit snacks. And hops. Really, really good hops. It may be one of the best smelling beers that I’ve ever smelled. Mixed in is a slight bit of yeast, refreshing and cleansing. In color, it is a simple golden orange blend, clear and...
by Michael Larson | American Pale Ale (APA), California, Mug, Pint Glass, Stone Brewing Company, United States |
Teamwork. Its not a word associated with big beer. Can you imagine an InBev-Miller Coors collaboration? Escondido’s Stone Brewery, however, has made collaborative brews commonplace. The telltale light brown bottle sitting innocently on my local liquor store shelf,...
by Michael Larson | American Pale Ale (APA), Capital Brewery, Mug, Pint Glass, United States, Wisconsin |
I haven’t thought about beer in a while. Now, its not quite as tragic as it sounds, I’ve drank beer recently, I just haven’t sat down and really thought about what I was tasting. Today, amidst Chicago’s 5th biggest snow storm on record, I thought it would be a good...
by Taylor Birkey | American Pale Ale (APA), Deschutes Brewery, Mug, Oregon, Pint Glass, United States, Wet/Harvest Hop Beers |
Tom and I recently cracked a bottle of Deschutes Brewery’s Bond Street Series Hop Trip, a fresh-hopped American Pale Ale. It comes as per usual in the familiar 650mL bomber, and has a nice label with an illustration of a truck carrying an overflowing load of...
by Taylor Birkey | American Pale Ale (APA), Deschutes Brewery, Mug, Oregon, Pint Glass, United States |
I was fortunate enough to recently have a buddy bring me some Deschutes beers that he picked up in Minnesota. One of those brews was Mirror Pond Pale Ale … one of their classic offerings. While on the West Coast, this Pale is toted as a balanced beer. One thing...