Underhook (160), Lincoln Park, New Jersey, USA Aug 3, 2008 Pours a light hoppy scent, strong cloudy lacing down the glass. Smells of citrus, hops, grass. Tastes really balanced, not much malt but the hops are not too overpowering- lots of balanced fruit, nothing dark but lots of light fruit, not tropical or citrus but enough to keep my taste buds going in the summer. Very good, if you can find this somewhere I’d recommend it.
WeeHeavySD (2031), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA Oct 6, 2008 Bomber via trade or via me, don’t recall. Shared with my girlfriend pre dinner. Caramel Pour with a nice big head. Nose is really nice and big with a lot of apples for some reason and nice citrus. Taste is sweet and tasty great, really awesome pale. DrDavid (487), Johnson, Vermont, USA Sep 28, 2008 (Bottle). Mild grapefruit and hops aroma. Cloudy copper color with small light tan head that laces nicely. Flavor is very pleasant and drinkable. Citrus and light caramel malt. Clean finish with light bitterness. Quite good and refreshing. elihapa (407), Hawaii, USA Sep 5, 2008 Poured from Growler, a beautiful ruby red-brown with a medium white head. Aroma of hops, and a touch of roasts. Flavor starts on a smooth, semi-sweet note, with caramel, hops, and some earthiness. Through the mid-palate and the finish a distinct roasted flavor along with peet and some hops comes forward. The finish is medium-length, and just a tad strange in flavor. Overall, a solid pale ale that did not disappoint. Jblauvs (177), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA Aug 31, 2008 Hazy orange pour with offwhite head. light grass hops in the aroma. Some fruit and significant hops in the mouth. Dark and murky. Also has some notes of fark sweet fruit. Not bad. BrotherGrendel (189), San Diego (La Jolla), California, USA Aug 23, 2008 Appearance is a murky brown orange hue, head is a huge layer of off-white creamy dense foam that sustains well, big swaths of lace on the glass.
Smell is subtle, mostly clean and crisp pale malts, very subtle caramel and citrus tones, light fruits and bread in the background.
Taste is pretty solid for a pale ale, mild mix of bread/caramel/pale malts dominate and transition to sweet breads, slight citrus and honey, finishes malty sweet.
Mouthfeel is medium-bodied, clean crisp watery mouthfeel, mild carbonation.
Drinkability is high and in the session range at 6%, this is a standard craft style pale ale that is slightly sweeter than usual, surprising dearth of finishing hops, i’m rather ambivalent about this beer overall.
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