Bayhawk CPA (California Pale Ale)

Brewed by Bayhawk Ales
Style: American Pale Ale
Irvine, California USA

mike bought this because he’s in the process of taking his CPA exam. god this is a terrible beer. there was no skill in making this. i could brew a better pale from malt extract.

I’ve now had two beers from this brewery and and swearing off from them - two horribly frustrating beers. Pours lightly hazy copper with a nice beige head. The aroma has citrus, plastic and lightly toasted malt. Medium body that’s a bit watery with a small amount of sharp carbonation. The flavor starts very bland with a bit of toasted malt and dull light hops. The finish has some woody piny hops and a bit of resin that is on the plastic side. A mediocre at best pale ale. There is no more Bayhawk in my future unless recommended highly by a trusted source. This was highly forgettable.

Bomber bought at Hi-Time in Newport. Something like a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale without the malt balance. It’s an OK hoppy beer. The term California Pale Ale - CPA - kind of rubs me the wrong way if the beer is not highly hopped and a little more complex. does CPA have a definition?

Appearance: Pours a murky, light amber body with a thin, white head. Smell: Caramel malts with a fruity peach character to it and a something odd and out of place that is still vaguely familiar that I can’t place. One day I hope to unlock the Bayhawk CPA’s secrets. Taste: Lightly fruity with some measure of toffee sweetness. Light citrus notes lead up to the mildly bitter finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-thin body. Moderate carbonation. Drinkability: Just another shrug-inducing, run-of-the-mill pale ale.

22oz bomber. Light amber color, somewhat murky in clarity. Nose is very hoppy with citrus and sweet malt undertones. Medium body but is is almost soapy in the mouth. It doesn’t have the clean, sharp bitterness that the better pale ales have. Slightly below average in my opinion.

Moderate cookie malt aroma. Moderate citrus hop aroma and low yeast aroma. Light amber color, clear, with thin off white head with low head retention and lacing. Light malt presence is soon overtaken by citrusy hops and hop bitterness. Hoppy dry finish. Medium thin body smmoth mouthfeel.

Pours a copper color with a white head. Aroma is grainy, with some grassy bitter hops. Flavor is bitter grainy, with a grassy, citrus bitter finish.

Porus a transparent bright bronze with a thin-lacing white head. Aroma of grainy pale malt and some earthy grassy hops. Body starts semi-sweet and grainy pale malty with a crisp bittering hoppy presence toward a thinner, drier finish. An average APA.