Ginger Pale Ale by Laughing Buddha Brewing Company

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Beer specs

Preferred vessel: Pint glass
Color: 6 SRM

Beer details: Rating: 79; Ginger Pale Ale; Brewery: Laughing Buddha Brewing Company · Seattle, WA; Variety: Ale · Non-traditional / Hybrid / Mixed Ale · Herbed / Spiced Ale; Alcohol: ABV 5.00% / ABW 4.00%; Preferred vessel: Pint glass; Color: Deep Gold (Vienna Lager) (6 SRM); Added by tiffehr; Last updated by Keith

From the website: “Ginger Pale Ale is flavorful beer that pairs brilliantly with a variety of foods. It’s wonderful with sushi, Thai dishes, and Peking duck because it cleanses the palate and awakens your taste buds. Brewed like a classic English pale ale, but uniquely with ginger, galangal, and Mandarin orange peel.

Ingredients: Munich malt, crystal malt, victory malt, two row barley, ginger, galangal, Mandarin orange peel, noble hops”

Crisp, Citrus, Tangy, Ginger

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Reviews

Review by tiffehr

Rating: 66

tiffehr

drank this beer from a Pint glass in Seattle, WA

Jan. 14th, 2009 at 9:26 p.m.

Comment:
Drink this with any light-minded asian food meal, like sushi or a nice bento box. The ginger is a great “fruit” twist to this basic hoppy pale ale—it’s not sweet or syrupy. The ginger and carbonation have a nice interplay. With a complementary snack, it goes down way to easy. Ends with a tangy citrus impression. However, if you don’t like ginger, this one’s not for you.

Characteristics: carbonated citrus ginger tangy
Review by Keith

Rating: 87

Keith

drank this beer from a Pint glass in Seattle, WA

Jan. 16th, 2009 at 6:23 p.m.

Comment:
Pours to a light, true amber with a very thin head. It’s crisp and tangy, with a bit of a carbonated bite to it. The ginger taste is evident, as are hints of citrus and just a touch of spicy hops. It’s nice and balanced, not too sweet or too bitter. Mouthfeel is light/medium bodied, sort of tingly and easy drinking.

Having this one with a spicy homemade sicilian flatbread pizza and it’s proving to be a great compliment. I can see why they say it would go great with Thai.

Good stuff!

Characteristics: citrus crisp ginger tangy
Review by Remi

Rating: 75

Remi

drank this beer from a Pint glass in Spokane, WA

March 27th, 2009 at 10:16 a.m.

Comment:
Very flavorful; very ginger-y. I don’t dislike it, but the ginger can be a bit overwhelming, even though it has a nice crisp refreshing flavor to it. It might go well with sushi, but again, can be a bit too much flavor-wise.

I think I respect the ale more than I like it.

Characteristics: crisp flavorful ginger
Review by Kevin

Rating: 90

Kevin

drank this beer from a Pint glass in Portland, OR

June 23rd, 2009 at 2:29 p.m.

Comment:
This beer taste like ginger ale with a bite. Very nice and refreshing on a hot day or spicy meal.

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