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  • American Pale Ale
  • 6% ABV
  • Label approved Oct 12, 2019

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90 seek it out · 80 would buy again · 70 fine, wouldn't seek it · 60 disappointing · 40 flawed or drain pour

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Bad Sons Beer Co. (Bruising Beer)'s American Pale Ale. Label approved 12 October 2019.

Stronger than 60% of the 752 American Pale Ale labels we've read.

From the label

“THIS BEER IS FUELED BY OUR LOVE OF HOPS. EACH IPA IN THIS SERIES IS CUSTOM MADE USING ONLY A SINGLE HOP AND FINE-TUNED TO SHOWCASE THAT HOPS UNIQUE CHARACTER FLAVOR PROFILE. CHECK THE BOTTOM OF THIS CAN TO FIND OUT WHICH HOP WE TRICKED OUT IN THIS IPA.”

How to serve it

Serve at
45–50°F (7–10°C)
Glass
Nonic pint: the bulge gives you a grip and room for a head

About 175–195 calories and 14–20 g carbs

About 120 of those calories come from the alcohol.

General guidance for American Pale Ale. Calories and carbs are estimates from the ABV and how the style usually finishes; numbers the brewery prints beat ours. More beer tools

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Readers' scores

About this beer

This is the 4th of 4 labels we have from Bruising Beer Company. It is one of 136 american pale ale labels approved in October 2019. Its label was approved 32 days after it was submitted. The label carries the Brewers Association independent seal.

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Brew it

A starting-point recipe from the style and the ABV on the label: derived, not tasted, and the sheet says which is which.

The bench sheet

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Style: Pale AleBrewery: Bad Sons Beer Co. (Bruising Beer)