4.3
AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
2015 BJCP Category: 18B American Pale Ale
AROMA: Potent piney/floral hops. Moderate malt presence of somewhat sweet honey/amber grain. 9/12
APPEARANCE: Orange/copper hue; mostly clear. CO2 visible. Med-high off-white froth retains and laces well. 3/3
FLAVOR: Medium-high hop flavor throughout. Flavor is earthy/piney and slightly dank. Malt base is evident and supportive. Mostly clean grainy malt with a touch of bread or toast. Hops linger with a mild resiny aftertaste, but eventually fade. No alcohol presence. No esters. 17/20
MOUTHFEEL: Medium body and carbonation. Crisp, but smooth. Highly efficient for 5.6% ABV. Excellent accompaniment with food. 5/5
OVERALL IMPRESSION: One of the pioneers of the APA style and it still holds up after 30 years. 9/10
TOTAL SCORE: 43/50
NOTE: I am a rank-pending BJCP judge. I am reviewing commercial beer to BJCP specs to hone my judging skills.
AROMA: Potent piney/floral hops. Moderate malt presence of somewhat sweet honey/amber grain. 9/12
APPEARANCE: Orange/copper hue; mostly clear. CO2 visible. Med-high off-white froth retains and laces well. 3/3
FLAVOR: Medium-high hop flavor throughout. Flavor is earthy/piney and slightly dank. Malt base is evident and supportive. Mostly clean grainy malt with a touch of bread or toast. Hops linger with a mild resiny aftertaste, but eventually fade. No alcohol presence. No esters. 17/20
MOUTHFEEL: Medium body and carbonation. Crisp, but smooth. Highly efficient for 5.6% ABV. Excellent accompaniment with food. 5/5
OVERALL IMPRESSION: One of the pioneers of the APA style and it still holds up after 30 years. 9/10
TOTAL SCORE: 43/50
NOTE: I am a rank-pending BJCP judge. I am reviewing commercial beer to BJCP specs to hone my judging skills.
NOTE: Read and watch my 2010 original review here: http://www.chadzbeerreviews.com/2009/07/sierra-nevada-pale-ale-chadz-beer.html
