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AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20ChadPolenz (1674) - Lakeland, Florida, USA - AUG 22, 2016
2015 BJCP Category: 18B American Pale Ale
AROMA: Hop forward nose of tropical and citrus fruits plus slight grassy notes. Low pale/amber malt presence. 10/12
APPEARANCE: Clear shade of amber/pale orange. CO2 streams steadily. Average white foam with good lacing. 3/3
FLAVOR: Hop-forward in terms of flavor rather than bitterness. Tropical and citrus fruits up front followed by herbal/grassy taste on the back end. Oats may impart slight sweetness; otherwise malt backbone is firm and unobtrusive. 17/20
MOUTHFEEL: Medium-light body; quite crisp. Smooth and quaffable. Minor lingering grassy hop sensation is easily tolerable. 4/5
OVERALL IMPRESSION: One of the few APAs that really stands out as such. Well-balanced, highly drinkable, and quite tasty overall. 9/10
TOTAL SCORE: 43/50
DISCLAIMER: The author is not a certified BJCP judge; therefore, this score sheet is not necessarily indicative of proper BJCP judging techniques and protocol. The author is grading to 2015 BJCP Guidelines in order to prepare for examination.
AROMA: Hop forward nose of tropical and citrus fruits plus slight grassy notes. Low pale/amber malt presence. 10/12
APPEARANCE: Clear shade of amber/pale orange. CO2 streams steadily. Average white foam with good lacing. 3/3
FLAVOR: Hop-forward in terms of flavor rather than bitterness. Tropical and citrus fruits up front followed by herbal/grassy taste on the back end. Oats may impart slight sweetness; otherwise malt backbone is firm and unobtrusive. 17/20
MOUTHFEEL: Medium-light body; quite crisp. Smooth and quaffable. Minor lingering grassy hop sensation is easily tolerable. 4/5
OVERALL IMPRESSION: One of the few APAs that really stands out as such. Well-balanced, highly drinkable, and quite tasty overall. 9/10
TOTAL SCORE: 43/50
DISCLAIMER: The author is not a certified BJCP judge; therefore, this score sheet is not necessarily indicative of proper BJCP judging techniques and protocol. The author is grading to 2015 BJCP Guidelines in order to prepare for examination.
