Bitter Root Pale Ale

Brewed by Bitter Root Brewing
Style: English Pale Ale
Hamilton, Montana USA

Bottle pours vibrant orange, light sediment, mediocre fizzy white head, spotty lacing, with light carbonation.   Grainy nose, slight diactyl.   Strong grains on the tongue with very light malts.   Seems also a bit metallic.   Decent hop profile tho.   Body and mouthfeel are medium, bordering on the thin side.   Metallic finish, slightly harsh.   Meh...

The beer after extrication from the brown 22 ounce bottle pours nebulous deep amber to mahogany color with a Bunyanesque creamy light tan head, the lace a thick and glutinous sheet to obscure the glass. Nose is lightly floral, backed up by a nice malt sweetness, quite crisp and clean. The beer starts lightly sweet with a nice malt profile; the top is fair to middling in its feel to the palate. Finish is orthodox in its acidity; the hops are purposeful in their spiciness, the aftertaste quite dry, and a real refresher as its 103 here today.

220z Bottle, 11/03. Pours a brilliant copper with medium, pale head and good lace. Aromas of sweet malts, floral, gym sock. Flavors are initially sweet and bready, hop profile is subdued. Most of the bitterness is just before the finish rounding out at the end. Not a typical NW pale, good though.

NABA BeerFest 03: A nice pale ale, tons of cascade hops with a nice finish, aroma was not the best however.

Nice hoppy roasted malt aroma, copper color with an average off-white head. Flavor up front is that of toasted sweet malt, the finish is a smooth not too bitter hop. Good solid pale from MT.