Illinois Newmarket Pale Ale

(Tap) Pours a light amber color with almost no head. Sweet, fruity aroma. Light hop notes in the taste. The fruity taste almost seems like a flaw. Could have been more hoppy and had a better mouthfeel. Not particularly good.

From the tap this poured a pale amber with a white head that had no desire to do any lacing. The aroma is faint, but it presents some sweet caramel covered by grapefruit anmd pine hop scents. A bit thin, but I can forgive them that because of the hops. The grapefruit gets almost juicy in the flavor, balancing out nicely with the sweet malt. Good crisp, bitter finish. Pretty decent.

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not sure i got a good sample of this one. ill try later to try it again and re rate. it was very sweet and a little watery. a good deal of citrus flavor, but that didnt taste like it came from the hops.

Draft, at IBC. I can definitely find the Cascade hops advertised on its description, but I didn’t find it to be especially hoppy for the style. Still some fruit taste that may be more from hops than esters.

Wonderful pale ale-the aroma was very piney/hoppy with a tad darker appearance than say SNPA-lots of lace and a smooth palate with a strong emphasis on Cascade hops. A good brew from an interesting brewery