Big Sky Scape Goat Pale Ale

Brewed by Big Sky Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Missoula, Montana USA

Pours a deep copper/amber color with a thin off white head that dissapated rather quickly. Smells of flowers and very light hops. The taste was surprisingly of caramel with a hint of flowers as well. The finish was again a surprise as it was rather sweet. It’s a surprising pale ale, but the flavor is still rather likeable.

12 oz bottle. Poured a golden amber color with a slight white head. Aroma was crisp hops and malt, some floral aroma. Flavor began with citrusy hops, then a strong malt flavor, and ended with a sweet finish. Overall I Iiked this one a lot.

Pours a clear medium amber color with a faint white head. The aroma is floral and lightly hopped. The flavor is a bit flowery with a light hoppy finish. The beer is easy to drink, and it doesn’t coat the mouth. This is a decent, light flavored pale ale. This beer is probably best for a warm day, but it probably doesn’t have the body to stand up to the sun for long without getting skunky.

Bottle. Pours a golden amber with an off white head and decent lacing. Faint aroma of hops. Flavor is conservative with hoppy notes throughout.

Pours golden with a huge foamy head. Medium lacing. Aroma is sweet caramel covered in grapefruit and pine needles. Flavor is initially warm and malty, toasted notes give way to a somewhat aggressive hop character that becomes quite fruity, but never sweet. Somewhat thin on the end. Not bad at all.

Light amber pour with white head. Malt and hop aroma. Sweet taste upfront with hoppy finish. Nicely balanced. Leaves a nice lacing down the glass. Best of Big Sky as of yet.

12 oz bottle courtesy of the Binny’s singles rack (Orland Park, IL). Pours a hazed golden straw, a tad dull, with moderate bubbly head that laces a bit. Aromas are heavy on lemony citrus, light grass, florals, tamer pale malts, with a hint of grapefruit. A touch of cereal grain sweetness. Initial is light bodied, a bit of an unwarranted sharp hop bitterness, lemon and grapefruit, a tad too bitter for the pale malt body. Almost a combination of too sharp hop up front, and too unassertive pale in the body. A bit watery. Finish is pleasant, with lemon and grass, moderate bitterness. Too watery overall. Ehhhhhh.

Pours an orange copper with a small white head. Aroma is very floral. Pine, resin, sweet honeyed malt, and grapefruit. Tastes very similar to the aroma. Pine, resin, honey dew melon, grapefruit rind and spice. Decent mouth feel. Not bad.