Hurricane Reef Pale Ale

Brewed by Florida Beer Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Melbourne, Florida USA

Clear and headless and appley in color. Aroma is sweet and syrupy with a bit of grain and tomato. Taste is same, but light and grainy with a bit of tannins. Light finish with minimal aftertaste.

Bottle in Florida. Poured clear dark amber color with an average frothy white head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Medium sweet spicy hop aroma. Medium body. Medium bittersweet flavor with a medium sweet finish of moderate duration. Good drinkable beer.

Bottle... Jupiter Craft Brewers Festival ‘08... Clear golden ale with a small, creamy, white head. Good retention. The nose provides lots of sweet toffee and caramel with only whispers of earthiness and peppery hops; not a good start for an APA. Barely medium-bodied with lively carbonation. Way too sweet and not bittered nearly enough to compensate. Heavy sweetness followed by barely moderate bitterness... as an APA, these elements should be totally reversed. Finishes sickeningly sweet with just a tinge of bitterness. Not a terrific drinking experience for me, and I’m a malthead.

[930-20071206] 355mL. Faint fruity orange hops aroma. Clear, orange brown body with a quick creamy white head. Sweet yeast and orange hops flavour has a bit of malt and pineapple notes. Medium body. Weird tropical fruit notes.

Very clear golden coloured body with a light orange tint and a thinnish large-bubbled tan head. Aroma of soap, stale hops, cardboard, malt and very little else. Medium-bodied; Strong hoppy flavour up front with some good malt and a bit of soap/cardboard/metal following behind. Aftertaste shows a bit more funk - nothing pleasing at all from this. Overall, a sub-par beer, this one isn’t really worth trying! I sampled this twelve oune bottle purchased from Total Wine in Tampa, Florida on 11-December-2007.

17 NOV 07. 12oz bottle. Orange, amber color, off-white head. Aroma of citrus hop. Not much malt aromas. Flavor is all malt. Very grainy and cereal. Smooth hop balance in a bitter finish. Crisp and clean. Surprisingly good.

From bottle : Pours a nice hazy dark amber color with a thin white head, decent carbonation. Nose of some floral hops and spices. Flavor is quite good, a nice hoppy flavor with a little dash of malts, well balanced. Medium body that is smooth with a little bitter bite toward the end.

The best Florida Beer Co. has to offer. Simply put, this beer is outstanding in terms of its refreshment value. As smooth as the label infers, the finish is balanced with a sweet aftereffect. Appearance is cidery. Great choice.