Coopers Original Pale Ale (Coopers Original)

Member Name: RocketFuel

Product:	Coopers Original
Date:	06/05/09 (95 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Taste, quality

Disadvantages: Price

What a great beer!!!
Firstly, I'm no beer expert. But I think I have good taste when it comes to beers and like to try a variety of different beers when I get the chance......hick....

This beer is not available everywhere. So far I have only been able to find it in Tesco's and Morrisons. The reason that I was looking for this beer in the first place is that I have made a number of the Coopers homebrew kits which have turned out great. So I wanted to try the real deal.

This beer is bottle conditioned. Meaning that when they bottle the beer they add some extra sugar for the yeast to consume and this carbonates the beer. This improves the taste and mouthfeel of the beer rather than force carbonating it like most commercial beers. I actually use the live yeast sediment from the Coopers bottle for my homebrew. You can mix this sediment into the beer before pouring it. I think this contributes to the flavour but it's a personal choice. The yeast is actually quite goodfor you. I believe it is full of B vitamins. So now you can justify having a nice cold one!!

Once poured into a glass it has a thin white head. This disappears after a few minutes and doesn't really leave any lacing on the glass. The beer is pale golden in colour. It tastes/ looks like a bit of a lager/ wheat beer cross in that it has a fruity/ citrusy smell and has a light citrusy taste. Pour it into a glass and it looks a bit like a hazey/ cloudy wheat beer. It is also moderately carbonated a bit like lager.

I really love this beer and can't recommend it enough. It's very refreshing and would be great for a summer BBQ. It's quite light for flavour and in no way overpowering. If you like lagers or wheat beers you'll probably like this. The only downside I can see is that it usually costs around £1.50 for a stubby 375ml bottle. The Coopers Original Pale Ale is 4.5% Alc but I think in the review heading it said 5.8%, that is the Coopers Sparkling Ale. Which, by the way is also a very good beer. I am bottle conditioning the homebrew version of the Sparkling Ale at the moment.

Summary: A lovely refreshing beer that regular lager drinkers will like