Asheville Pizza Houdini ESP

Brewed by Asheville Pizza and Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Asheville, North Carolina USA

Date: 01/25/2002
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

hazy light amber, scant head, fresh hop aroma on a slightzy sweet malt base, lots of hop flavor. low bitterness,
-------- /> Date: 03/31/2006
Source: downtown brewery

dark opaque yellow, huge cream head, sweet carmel malt aroma with light floral hops, big hop flavor on a nice carmel malt base, light sweetness, long bitter finish

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+/4

On tap at a brewfest, pours a hazy golden, decent white head. Taste is nothing to write home about, pretty much what you’d expect in a pale ale. They were polling the tasters as to whether or not is was "spicy". I can assure you that it was not, despite the dead-heat between yes and no that they had tallied. Good beer, not excellent beer.

tap... golden amber color with full white head, mild bitter, not too strong, fruity overtones, pretty good....

on tap-pours an off white head and gold color. Aroma is citrus hops, medium malt. Taste is citrus hops, medium malt-sweet. Balanced nicely. Easy drinking. Mild carbonation.

Draft at APBC. My favorite of all the beers sampled here. Hazy copper with tall white head. Evenly balanced aroma of sour fruity hops and grainy malts, soft and alluring. Flavor is the same. The palate is about perfect for an APA, or any style for that matter. Very smooth and mellow finish, crisp and fresh in all aspects. Well done.

Draught at the brewpub. slightly hazy amber color with thin off white head. Fruity and grainy malt aroma with a grapefruity hoppy note. Flavor is similar, but the malt is dominant. Crisp finish.

draught. Semi hazy copper pour with a white head. There’s a small grapefruity aroma. It goes down crisp with earthy tones and a zesty pine-like finish. Not too sweet, all in all. Nice.

This is another Asheville PIzza Company Classic, it’s been on tap there forever, like the Shiva. Pours a cloudy deep orange color with the remnants of a very happy sparkly head on top and lacing that clings to the glass afterwards such that you can really see the sips. Great hops dominate the flavor, citrusy like any good American Pale ought to be. Lovely palate, medium to full body. The bitterness of the hops lingers with just the slightest metallic edge. This best thing about Asheville PIzza Co. is the consistently good hops. When I went in the other night there were four different house pale ales on tap. APC is definitely the best place in town for consistent micro-hoppy-goodness.