Bagel Beer Poppy Seed

Formerly brewed at Coast Range Brewing Co.
Style: American Pale Ale
Gilroy, California USA

Iron in the nose that develops to a chardoney charactor as the beer warms and a thick lush head that turned to nothing quickly. Fair amount of malt but lacking the citrus I would expect in an american pale. Odd bitterness comes and goes on the side of the tounge. Alcohol becomes very present for ony 5.25 abv. Slight dryness in the finish and a bitterness that is somewhere between hops and chemicals. Not sure whats going on in this beer, it was almost like drinking 3 diferent ones.

This is better than the pilsner, yet not that great of a pale ale. This almost tastes like a pale lager, if their is such a thing. I just took another sip, and realized that I still rated it a little high.

A cloudy amber-yellow beer with a light head. Taste is thick, yet smooth. A yeasty flavor lingers after a mellow, easy initical hit of poppy seed flavor. Smells slightly citrusy with faint aroma of poppies. A very drinkable beer, but a bit too heavy after a while.

Sweet aroma of poppy seeds. Thick caramel color and smooth with a malt flavor. The body of this beer tends to swirl over the palate - carbonation is ’snappy’. Very refreshing. Felt like a 12oz size would be more appropriate though.

Average deep golden in appearance, mostly but not crystal clear. Slightly bready but not doughy. I think I can smell the sweet alkaloid poppy aroma. The beer is slightly sweet and creamy with a bit of stickiness to it. There is a good tasting breadyness to this. There’s a bit of heat in the soft finish.