H.C. Berger Indego Pale Ale

Formerly brewed at H.C. Berger Brewing Co.
Style: American Pale Ale
Fort Collins, Colorado USA

Nice crisp citrusy hop aroma (but only if you strain to detect it). Slight pine hints. Amber color with small head, good retention and lacing. Decent malt sweetness upfront. Clean with a little caramel taste. Nice finishing bitterness. Hop flavors are nice (somewhat herbal), but understated.

Had a bottle of this tonight after doing some yardwork. This brew pours a clear flat copper. The average sized bone colored head is creamy, mostly lasting and has decent lacing. The nose is burnt malt, dried fruit, and I’ll be damned if I can nail down the rest. The flavor is quite unlike anything I have tried to date (this is most definitely NOT an APA as it is currently listed for style). The ale starts caramel/honey sweet with a spicy pepper middle and a bisquity finish. The light body has a soft creamy texture, and an alcoholic feel to the finish. Most interesting.

the end of my berger sampler 6 pack: it’s bittersweet. sweet ’cause this one might be the pick of the litter. overall, they weren’t overwhelming. let’s face it, they hardly whelmed at all. and i love a good whelming. but bitter ’cause i hear they’re going out of business, thats too bad--it’s like at a funeral, even if you think the guy was a festering corpuscle, you gotta say SOMEthing nice. i thought this ale was like an oktoberfest marzen. whiskey colored, and tho scalped, it still had a bakery of nice malty tones, a touch of sweetness, caramel and easygoing. maybe not a paulaner, but better than a corneal abrasion anyday.

Hint of caramel malt in aroma w/ little to no bitterness. Very slight bitterness in flavor. They must use caramel malt in most of their beers. Not really in the pale ale style.

Yuk. Beer-flavored water at a microbrew price.

Very pale, they forgot to add flavor, too low of carbonation, the bottom of the bottle was swill water, and definately dissapointing....

red in color. no hops, not in the aroma or taste. dont buy this, its horrible, save your money

Almost copper in color with an odd sour nose. The flavor is good, but not what I would expect from a pale ale. At the bottom of the glass the sour flavors come forward. I’m not that familiar with alt beers, but this is not the flavor profile I expect from a pale ale.