DuClaw Venom Pale Ale
This American-Style Pale Ale is aggressively hopped giving it a citrusy flavor and aroma. No antidote needed.
3.5
203 reviews
Baltimore, United States
Community reviews
Tap. Slight floral aroma. Amber appearance w slight lacing. Hoppy taste with slight fruits. Nice lasting bitter/citrus palate.
Decent brew. Not overly hopped which is nice. Aroma is muted hops. Taste is similar, light hops and bready malts. Good stuff.
Bottle. Light unfiltered clear amber color. Malty taste. Lil to no aroma. Malty for an ipa.
On tap 5 oz. sampler at DuClaw in Bowie, MD.
Clear, orange-red with off-white head and excellent lacing.
Aroma of bread, grass, floral hops, caramel, grain and a hint of citrus.
Taste of floral hops, bread, grain, citrus and pine.
Medium/full body and medium carbonation.
A good beer to have if you were planning on having more than a few. Smooth and light.
Draft, pours copper with off white fluffy head. Lacing wasnt that much to note. Aromas of earthy hops, florals, and malt. Taste is alot sweeter and maltier then I would like but still pretty balanced and sessionable. Finshed with a caramel bread flavor. Not bad.
Pours a light golden yellow. Aroma of roasted but light malt and grain with a robust head. Taste is smoked/roasted with a light body and highly carbonated. Finish is dry but bitter. Not really my favorite. One-off
Golden color. Bottle. Thanks blaw. Very foamy head that stayed put. Citrus aroma with a pine taste and a bit caramel. Clean crisp finish. Pretty good.
Draft at brewpub, and Craft Ale House. Pours hazy copper with off-white head. Nose is caramel malt, piney hops. Tastes of caramel malt, resiny and peppery hops, with finishing tropical fruit flavors. Decent complexity and feels bigger than it is.
12oz bottle courtesy of GT2/CaptCougar, a nice basic APA, nothing superb but nothing offensive this bottle was a little long in the tooth, but still a solid choice
Draft at Khyber Pass. Clear medium copper pour with a slight foamy head. Sharp earthy hops with unexpected dark amber malt flavors that cushions the impact. Floral nose. Lavender. Truffles. Straw. More meadow than barnyard. Lots of citrus pith. Dark vanilla caramel. Charred tangerines. Wildflower honey. Pink peppercorns. Slight smoked cherrywood. Very nice mix. Sharp hop bite with a nice integral earthy dark sugar back.
On the seventh day of Christmas. Pours deep copper with a fluffy white head. Aroma is floral, citrus and earthy. Taste is mild bitters that linger into a sweet finish. Medium bodied with sticky texture.
Pretty impressed with this pale ale. Pours a copper color with a soapy white head. Aroma of pine, citrus, and hops with caramel, citrus, and pine flavor. Well done!
Malt aroma is surprising in the mix with the hops on the nose. I think there is too much cara in the mix here, I think it is just a bit too much on the overall profile. On the sweeter, maltier style of pale ales if you’re into those you might like this one. For me, not a fan, but I would try it on tap.
tap. dirty herbal, wet hay, slightly dank hop nose. earthy toasted caramel malt backing. okay.
Nice pale ale. Nice orange-copper color. Medium bitter. Not overly floral. Very Good, but not great.
Clear dark orange in color with a large white head. Super hoppy for a pale ale. Dry, bitter finish. More like an IPA.
Bottle from Mari’s. Pours clear copper with a big white head and tons of carbonation. The aroma has some pine and other floral elements.. pretty straight forward. Taste is medium bitter with a little sweetness on the finish.. this is a different taste that I can’t describe.
not too bad has a bit of a caramel malt taste of front with some mild citrus hops in the aftertaste.
Pours clear amber with thin white head some lace. Lite citrus, earthy aroma, flavor follows aroma with some bitterness and a long dry bitter, funky earth finish.
Tap at DuClaw Arundel Mills. Pours a low haze orange with a dense buttermilk head. Great retention. Dusty, cheesy nose with orange candies. Taste is dusty, nutty, orange syrup, loads of cheesecloth. Palate is silkier, not too papery. Doesn't seem fresh. Lacing is massive.
12oz bottle, thanks to my parents for bringing this back. Good crisp malty flavor, light caramel. Light toasty, good light earthy hops, little bitter taste. Some soft, lighter brighter carbonation, dry finish. Mostly hazy amber color, lots of sediment floating within. Good light khaki thick foamy head, leaving good thick rows of lace.
I popped the cap on this one and it foamed all over the place. Shenanigans! Pour is a dull, but clear gold with two fingers of cream colored foam on top; decent head retention and lacing. Nose is light citrus fruits and hops. Taste is on track with the nose, but a somewhat flat and malty taste kicks in after the fruity hops start to subside. The blandness then rolls right into the finish. Not terrible by any means, but I’m not sold on this brew either.
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Aroma: very fresh, frontal citruss with hint of caramel, clean with gentle peppery finish. 7+
Appearance:fine haze on sunny amber wth large foamy tanned top.. Some lace noted. 3+
Taste etc.: medium full bodied with lighter vibe to it thanks to refreshing hop profile. Not too hefty, quiet drinkable. Perfect as session drink.
Amber in color with one finger white head. Big citrus hop aroma, but fails to deliver that in the taste. Taste has almost a soap quality to it, not sure what about it that I don’t completely like. This is an okay beer.
Clear golden amber with a small white head, fades fairly quickly... Fresh grassy and herbal hoppy aroma some citrus some bready malt notes... Lively medium body... Bready and somewhat herbal flavor dry finish... Nice pale, interesting...
I drank a growler of this last night while eating wings and watching football. Bliss.
The beer appears a orange/amber hue. It is, for the most part, transparent, though not 100% clear. Each pour yields a substantial head that leaves a film of caked-on lacing stuck to the glass. The scent is relatively weak, emitting a balance of hop and malt aromas. The beer tastes decent. It’s nothing amazing, but nothing offensive either. I mean, I did drink the whole growler by myself - it is certainly drinkable and enjoyable, though not remarkable, beer. The feel is remarkably smooth, making this beer quite quaffable. I really enjoy pairing a simple pale ale with wings or other variants of bar food. I have had this beer several times. It’s local, fresh and consistent. Enjoy a beer at DuClaw if you’re in the area.
I had this beer in a large tall glass in an airport bar. The beer had a mostly clear amber-rust color with a large, light tan, foamy head that had good retention and lacing, and great cling. The aroma featured a light citrus hops with some pine, plenty of earthy and grainy hops, and a touch of caramel malt. Its taste was slightly bitter and grainy with some lightly sweet caramel malt flavors as well. The body was creamy and had average carbonation and life, and was a touch dry, with a full mouthfeel.
Clear amber copper with a foamy white head. Fruity, light citrus, a rustic earthy quality. Toasted malt, light fruity citrus flavor. Medium bodied. OK.
This poured a light oranage color with a white head. Aroma was if light citrus, and herbal nots, with some salt and light grain too. Flavor was fairly bitter but not much hop flavor, somewhat bland and uninviting with a malt finish. Meh