Blue Canoe Class 5 A.P.A.

Brewed by Blue Canoe Brewery
Style: American Pale Ale
Titusville, Pennsylvania USA

Sampled at the Slippery Rock Beer Festival. Nice hoppy aroma on this one. Fresh hops with a bit of grassy character. Light grain with malt sweetness, but mainly hoppy. Medium orange amber with light haze, topped with foamy lacing head. Medium body with medium-high carbonation. Starts with light malt sweetness and tons of fresh grassy hop character, resinous. Light citrus and carbonic acidity. Finishes strong with hop bite and good bitterness.

On tap at Blue Canoe. Pours a slightly murky orange with a pretty decent pillowy head and very light aromas of citrus. Flavor is sharp with hops and very bitter... grapefruit peel and lemon rind, and a touch of pine. Still, this beer was a little unbalanced toward the hop tea side of the spectrum, but it was still good.

Pours rather dark amber for a pale ale with adequate head, taste is a nice combo of malt and citrus, I’ve had better APA’s with more citrus/grapefruit flavor and aroma, The use of Willamette hops for dry hopping is a bad choice IMO.

Classic APA.......The Blue Canoe is really someplace special, and Matt can make some beers..........nice citrusy aroma, hops do not overtake this brew, which is a good thing. Slight hop taste, of minor grapefruit with a nice malt balance.