{"charset"=>"UTF-8", "site"=>"American Pale Ale", "description"=>"See the best American Pale Ale beers on tavour.com.", "keywords"=>"American Pale Ale,beer,top,best", "canonical"=>"https://www.tavour.com/s/american-pale-ale-s25"}
tavour logo
Home
Home Gifts Blog Sell Your Beer Careers

American Pale Ale

About This Style

American Pale Ale is the style that jump-started American craft. Period. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, when independent U.S. breweries began popping up, the Pale Ale reigned supreme. It was different enough to distinguish craft brewers from their Lager-making macro counterparts, but not so different as to alienate American beer drinkers.

Of course, those pioneering breweries didn’t want to just recreate an English-style, they wanted something all their own. Fortunately, Cascade Hops had just burst onto the scene after being developed by Oregon State University. Early American Pale Ales from the likes of Sierra Nevada and Deschutes heavily featured the fruitier, more flavorful hop, and many still do today.

More recently, Pale Ales have proven a versatile canvas on which to paint a wide variety of flavors. As hop growers develop ever-fruitier cones, brewers have used the clean, balanced, slightly malty Pale Ale to show off those new-school tastes.

Aroma: Berry, pine, citrus, and stone fruit often dominate the nose, but some malty sweetness and bread-like notes should be present as well.

Appearance: Generally clear bodied, with a pale yellow to dark golden color. In recent years, many brewers have embraced an unfiltered, hazy look in their Pale Ales.

Flavor: The flavor follows the nose, with bold hops balanced against a touch of malty sweetness and some bready character. Things shouldn’t swing too malty though — Pales rarely display flavors like caramel or date, and when they do it should be quite subdued.

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with a crisp, clean finish that invites another sip. American Pale Ale is a shelf-staple style built for easy drinking, and brews are typically approachable and fairly sessionable.

Tavour icon

Find and rate beers like this on the Tavour app!


Popular Beers

topplingGoliathBrewingCo._mosaicDryHopPseudoSue
1. Mosaic Dry Hop Pseudo Sue
star star star star star
4.35
Toppling Goliath Brewing Co.
topplingGoliathBrewingCo._galaxyDryHoppedPseudoSue
2. Galaxy Dry Hopped Pseudo Sue
star star star star star
4.31
Toppling Goliath Brewing Co.
moreBrewingCompany_dDHDusty
3. DDH Dusty
star star star star star
4.2
More Brewing Company
proclamationAleCompany_derivative:Mosaic
4. Derivative: Mosaic
star star star star star
4.1
Proclamation Ale Company
elderPineBrewing&Blending_resilience
5. Resilience
star star star star star
4.1
Elder Pine Brewing & Blending
liquidGravityBrewingCompany_paleFromTheCrypt
6. Pale From The Crypt
star star star star star
4.09

Liquid Gravity Brewing Company

singleCutBeersmiths_thisisTomorrow
7. This is Tomorrow
star star star star star
4.08
SingleCut Beersmiths
barebottleBrewingCompany_smallWonderDust
8. Small Wonder Dust
star star star star star
4.05
Barebottle Brewing Company
barebottleBrewingCompany_rainbowDrops
9. Rainbow Drops
star star star star star
4.04
Barebottle Brewing Company
evilTwinBrewingNYC_weNamedThisPaleAleSomethingCatchy
10. We Named This Pale Ale Something Catchy
star star star star star
4.02
Evil Twin Brewing NYC
barebottleBrewingCompany_mosaicMicrogreens
11. Mosaic Microgreens
star star star star star
4.01
Barebottle Brewing Company
maineBeerCompany_mO
12. MO
star star star star star
4.0

Maine Beer Company

transientArtisanAles_flightless
13. Flightless
star star star star star
4.0
Transient Artisan Ales
greatRaftBrewing_dDHCommotion
14. DDH Commotion
star star star star star
4.0
Great Raft Brewing
mikerphoneBrewing_stunna
15. Stunna
star star star star star
4.0
Mikerphone Brewing
elderPineBrewing&Blending_xPA
16. XPA
star star star star star
4.0
Elder Pine Brewing & Blending
dancingGnome_lustra
17. Lustra
star star star star star
4.0

Dancing Gnome

pipeworksBrewingCompany_supremiumHypsterBeastMode
18. Supremium Hypster Beast Mode
star star star star star
4.0
Pipeworks Brewing Company
moreBrewingCompany_lil'Dusty
19. Lil' Dusty
star star star star star
3.97
More Brewing Company
barebottleBrewingCompany_bloomingBliss
20. Blooming Bliss
star star star star star
3.9
Barebottle Brewing Company
barebottleBrewingCompany_smallSecrets
21. Small Secrets
star star star star star
3.9
Barebottle Brewing Company
frostBeerWorks_reallyPaleAle
22. Really Pale Ale
star star star star star
3.9
Frost Beer Works
proclamationAleCompany_derivative:Citra
23. Derivative: Citra
star star star star star
3.89
Proclamation Ale Company
hopflyBrewingCo._holyGnar
24. Holy Gnar
star star star star star
3.87
Hopfly Brewing Co.
triptychBrewing_dankMeme
25. Dank Meme
star star star star star
3.86

Triptych Brewing

fourCityBrewingCompany_superCitrusCity-Mosaic
26. Super Citrus City - Mosaic
star star star star star
3.86
Four City Brewing Company
transientArtisanAles_cromulent
27. Cromulent
star star star star star
3.84
Transient Artisan Ales
oronoBrewingCompany_tigerStyleFiercePaleAle
28. Tiger Style Fierce Pale Ale
star star star star star
3.84
Orono Brewing Company
proclamationAleCompany_derivative:Mystery
29. Derivative: Mystery
star star star star star
3.84
Proclamation Ale Company
barebottleBrewingCompany_scurvyFighter
30. Scurvy Fighter
star star star star star
3.83
Barebottle Brewing Company
barebottleBrewingCompany_hypnoticTropics
31. Hypnotic Tropics
star star star star star
3.8
Barebottle Brewing Company
fremontBrewing_fieldtoFerment(CitraandAmarillo)
32. Field to Ferment (Citra and Amarillo)
star star star star star
3.78
Fremont Brewing
mikerphoneBrewing_likeThis&LikeThat
33. Like This & Like That
star star star star star
3.77
Mikerphone Brewing
gunHillBrewingCompany_casualFridaze
34. Casual Fridaze
star star star star star
3.76
Gun Hill Brewing Company
modistBrewingCo._falsePattern
35. False Pattern
star star star star star
3.73
Modist Brewing Co.
maplewoodBrewingCompany_charlatan
36. Charlatan
star star star star star
3.72

Maplewood Brewing Company

proclamationAleCompany_derivative:Galaxy
37. Derivative: Galaxy
star star star star star
3.7
Proclamation Ale Company
stormBreakerBrewing_dryHoppedRightAsRain-Galaxy
38. Dry Hopped Right As Rain - Galaxy
star star star star star
3.67
StormBreaker Brewing
proclamationAleCompany_derivative:ElDorado
39. Derivative: El Dorado
star star star star star
3.66
Proclamation Ale Company
copperKettleBrewingCompany(Colorado)_sobremesaNo.4BarrelAgedImperialPaleAle
40. Sobremesa No.4 Barrel Aged Imperial Pale Ale
star star star star star
3.63
Copper Kettle Brewing Company (Colorado)
singleCutBeersmiths_cut-OutBinAmericanPaleAle
41. Cut-Out Bin American Pale Ale
star star star star star
3.62
SingleCut Beersmiths

Fill your fridge with unique craft beers you can't find locally. Access highly-rated IPA's, Stouts, Sours and more. Craft beer delivery, made easy.

Twitter logo Facebook logo Instagram logo
Home Gifts Blog Sell Your Beer Careers Help Contact Us Privacy Policy Terms of Use

Notice of Collection

© TAVOUR, 2021.