Dale’s Pale Ale
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I was at my favorite retailer recently and I was able to score seven craft beers in cans. So, I’m declaring this “Can Week”.
First up: Dale’s Pale Ale from Oskar Blues.
Dale’s Pale Ale is our flagship beer and America’s first hand-canned craft beer. It’s an assertive but deftly balanced beer (somewhere between an American pale ale and an India Pale Ale) brewed with hefty amounts of European malts and American hops.
It features a merengue-like head, a copper color, and a hoppy nose, thanks to a big post-boil addition of Centennial hops. To complement its hoppy first impression, Dale’s also sports a rich middle of malts and hops, and a bracing finish. Dale’s is 6.5% alcohol by volume, and features 65 International Bittering Units.
We think of it as the perfect, everyday beer for hopheads like us. Dale’s Pale Ale’s rich flavor has helped us make many new fans, and its numerous honors have helped us kick huge holes in the misconceptions regarding cans.
Muddy amber with a little haze; off-white head with lots of lacing. Nice big piney and resiny aroma from the hops. Nice “backbone” and plenty of bitterness in the finish. A glorious beer for my fellow hop-heads.
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November 8, 2009 - 10:02 AM
Al- I’m a huge Dale’s Pale Ale fan. You should try to get your hands on a can of Sly Fox Pheonix Pale Ale (http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1853/5996). It’s another one of my favorite canned craft brews. Take care. -Al
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November 8, 2009 - 7:34 PM
I’ll keep an eye out for it. Thanks for the tip.
November 8, 2009 - 8:16 PM
I haven’t liked any of the Sly Fox stuff. (just my opinion) I have loved all of Oskar Blues stuff.
November 9, 2009 - 10:05 AM
I think Odyssey, Sly Fox’s Imperial swamps Pheonix, but I would take a Dales over either. I don’t know how they do it, but I agree with Ron and love all their stuff.