Tribute Extra Strong: 6.0 – That is one of the easiest pale ales to drink that I have ever had on my life. It’s light and airy but the taste is still lingering at least to not make this just water.
Price Average: Tribute Extra Strong $4
Website: http://www.staustellbrewery.co.uk/
Brewdog Dead Pony Club: 6.5 – I got this in one of the most hipster places in London I could find, and it shows. However while this pale is more like.an IPA it doesn’t go too far as some ‘Pales’ tend to do when amongst the hipster crowd. This does not, and is therefore actually quite good.
Price Average: Brewdog Dead Pony Club $5
Website: https://www.brewdog.com/
Karbach Weekend Warrior: 6.0 – It’s a nice good pale ale, but aside from some well done balance of hops – it lacks a more distinictive taste and/or flavor.
Google Shop Average: Name $5 for Draft
Website: http://www.karbachbrewing.com/
Abita Restoration Pale Ale: 4.0 – Another substandard offering from Abita – I suppose I have to try other beers from them (they have to have done something right). Because even for an American Pale Ale this is kinda tasteless.
Google Shop Average: Abita Restoration Pale Ale $8 for 6-pack
Website: https://abita.com/
Rapscallion Honey: 6.0 – The honey doesn’t bring a lot of sugar to the party, and cuts the hoppiness making this a very drinkable beer, but not very tasty.
Google Shop Average: Rapscallion Honey $6 Draft (hence image)
Website: http://drinkrapscallion.com/
Blue Moon Rounder: 7.0 – Here we come to the really good outing from Blue Moon’s sampler – enough that it’s still in their fall collection (we got summer on sale recently). This is the perfect beer to see all your other distinct beers in the fridge, and go – okay, but I’ll take this first/last. It’s certainly not a great beer, but like a Boston Lager of Guinness – when the time is right it’s all you want.
Google Shop Average: Blue Moon Rounder $18 for a 12 Pack Sampler
Shiner Wild Hare Pale Ale: 6.5 – It’s actually got a lot of nice flavor to it, and isn’t just hop city. These Shiner beers have been mostly middling, but this is certainly the best so far.
Google Shop Average: Shiner Wild Hare Pale Ale $7 for 6-Pack (with mixed pack)
Website: http://www.shiner.com/
Thornbridge Kipling Pale Ale: 6.25/10 – Says it’s South Pacific (New Zealand) Style Pale Ale, but all that really does is bring an initial fruity taste followed by the bitterness. Better in our mind than other Pale Ale’s. The fruit by the way is Orange-y/Tangerine and Grapefruit as far as we can tell so it’s a good citrus without being all lemony or something else.
Google Shop Average: Thornbridge Kipling Pale Ale $8
Website: http://www.thornbridgebrewery.co.uk/