Howe Sound Timberline Pale Ale

Clear golden with a hoppy citrus aroma. Decent hoppyness, but I found it bit boring.

Pleasant citrus (tangerine, lemon, grapefruit) and floral hops blend well with toasty and bready malts with some caramel sweetness in the nose. Somewhat hazy golden-orange coloured body is topped by adecent white head that recedes slowly to cover. Plenty of citrus character in the flavour along with toasty and caramel malts and underlying fruity esters. Bitterness is quite tangy. Mild butterscotch note rounds out the taste. Medium light body with moderate carbonation that is pointy on the tongue. Tulip glass. Just above fridge temperature. 1L Swingtop bottle (Brewery Creek, Mar-07).

(1 litre swing-top) Purchased at the brewpub on December 9th for $8.50. Pours a small foamy white head that disappates to the rim. An amber orange body. Nose is very pine cone and caramel malt. Flavour is somewhat biting in tartness. Fairly good balance. Everything I would expect in a Pale Ale.

Pale golden, slight haze topped by a thick creamy white head. Nice bright lemon-citrus aroma, some grassiness. Flavour is lightly bready, with citrus and some dustiness. Fairly hoppy with some sweet citrus and a slight sweatiness in the back. Strange that these observations are so different from other ratings.

My bro brought this back in a growler so it was a tad flat. Nevertheless, the beer was brown with minimal head as expected. Aroma was roasted malts with some sugary notes. Tastes slightly sweet with some creamy smoothness for balance.